Sponge Cake

Source: Recipezaar

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1/2 Cup cold water
  • 1 1/4 Cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

I cooked this in a kitchen with very limited equipment, and didn’t have a whisk or mixer available for step 5 so the batter was a little lumpy - this didn’t seem to matter (it just didn’t rise quite as much as I’d have liked) and the end-product was loved. As a filling I used buttercream with the juice of a lime added, and then sprinkled icing sugar over the top.

  1. Line the bottoms of two 9” cake pans with waxed paper or parchment.
  2. Beat eggs, add 1/2 cup sugar, then beat for 4 minutes.
  3. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
  4. Stir in water.
  5. Gradually add flour and baking powder and mix on low speed of electric mixer.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake at 180 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
  7. Place on top of t-towel on a wire rack to cool whilst preparing the filling.

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