Easy Sponge Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3/4 cup cornflour
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon custard powder
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c (350f).
• 2 grease and flour two round 20 cm (8") cake tins using 1 teaspoon castor sugar and 1 teaspoon flour mixed together.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together 3 times.
• 4 separate egg whites from yolks carefully making sure no yolk is mixed into the .
• 5 beat whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.
• 6 gradually add sugar and yolks one at a time. add vanilla.
• 7 gently fold in the dry ingredients until just barely mixed through.
• 8 pour evenly into the 2 tins.
• 9 bake for 20-25 minutes.
• 10 turn out to cool on racks immediately.
• 11 when cool, sandwich with jam and whipped cream. ice and decorate top.