Sunday, 9 June 2013

Classic sponge cake recipe.

175 g /6 oz Butter (You may need extra for greasing)
175g/6 oz Caster Sugar
3 eggs Beaten
Pinch of salt
175g/6 oz Self-Raising flour
1 tbsp icing sugar
3 tbsp raspberry jam
Fresh cream

Method.
Grease 2 baking tins with butter. The two baking tins should be about 8 inches round.
Beat the butter and sugar altogether in a mixing bowl using a wooden spoon or alternatively you can you a hand held mixer. Continue to beat the mixture until the colour is pale and the texture is light ad fluffy. Add the eggs a little at a time,  and beat well after adding each egg.

Sift the flour and salt , then gently add the mixture, folding it with a metal spoon or a spatula. Divide the mixture between the tins and smooth over with the spatula. Place both tins of cake mixture on the same shelf in the centre of a preheated oven, so that they both cook at equal times. Set the temperature to 180 degrees celcius/350 F/Gas mark 4, and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.

Now remove from the oven and let them stand for 1 minute. Loosen the cakes from th eedges of the tins using a round bladed knife. Turn the cakes out into a clean tea towel or plate. Once the cakes are cool sandwich them together with  jam and fresh cream, and sprinkle the top with icing sugar.
Then serve.


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