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Simple Sponge

Simple Sponge

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Light and fluffy sponge cake, perfect with fresh fruit or jam filling.
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Details
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8
Calories 152
Cuisine British, European
Taste Sweet
Occasion Dessert, Tea Time
Difficulty Level Beginner
Cooking Method Baked
Cost $
Diet Hindu, Lacto-Vegetarian, Lactose-free, Ovo-Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Vegetarian
Intolerance Egg, Gluten, Grain, Wheat

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.
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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

Adapted from 101 Square Meals: Easy Recipes for Everyday Life by the Health Service Executive and Safefood, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Original available here.
Image source:
Image from 101 Square Meals by Health Service Executive and Safefood, CC BY 4.0.
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