Ingredients

• 3/4 cup cold water
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Beat cold water and egg yolks together until mixture makes 1 quart--at least 10 minutes. Slowly add sugar and vanilla to egg yolk mixture, beating for at least 7 minutes more.
3. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt together. Fold into the egg yolk mixture.
4. Beat egg whites until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold one third of the egg white mixture into the batter to lighten; fold in remaining egg whites. Pour batter into an ungreased tube pan.
5. Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip, about 50 minutes. Turn upside down to cool in pan for 1 hour. Loosen sides and coax from pan.