A question about a recipe: Lemon Birthday Cake

Merrill is a co-founder of food52.

added about 2 years ago

Yes, this is confusing the way it's written. You separate 7 eggs. Then, you use 4 of those egg yolks, plus 8 more whole eggs, for the cake. Later, you use the whites of the 7 eggs for the frosting. Make a little more sense?

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Eric Liftin added about 2 years ago

Thank you, Merrill. That's exactly right. I'm sure there's standard recipe protocol for such an arrangement.... Enjoy! /Eric

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Thank you both.

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