Simple Sponge
Light and fluffy sponge cake, perfect with fresh fruit or jam filling.
Equipment
- 2 Cake tin 18-cm
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Sieve
- Saucepan
- Oven
Ingredients
- 125 g caster sugar
- 4 large eggs ideally at room temperature
- 125 g flour self-raising
- strawberry or raspberry jam for filling
- icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6.
- Place sugar in a bowl and whisk together with eggs over a pan of hot water for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and continue whisking for 5 minutes.125 g caster sugar, 4 large eggs
- Gently fold in sieved flour, in about 4 lots.125 g flour
- Pour sponge-cake mixture into 2 greased and floured cake tins.
- Bake in a preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes.
- When the sponges have cooled, spread the jam and put the sponges together.strawberry or raspberry jam
- Using a sieve, dust the top with icing sugar.icing sugar
Notes
Serve with fresh fruit or as a delightful tea-time treat.
Nutrition per Serving
Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 36mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 135IUCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
Source
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