Fruity sponge cake

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• vgibson

  22 May 2009

  vgibson rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yummy! I used freshly whipped cream in the filling so not quite so low fat as the original :-)

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• Donna

  26 May 2009

  Donna commented on this recipe

  This was brilliant for my newly diagnosed diabetic husband - I filled the cake with sliced strawberries and mandarin segments mixed with the fromage frais. The boys liked it too so will definately be making again. It would be great if Good Food could come up with some more diabetic friendly cake and pudding recipes!

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• Donna

  26 May 2009

  Donna rated and commented on this recipe

  

  OOPS! Forgot to give it the 5 Star rating!

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• Frantic Flapjack

  26 May 2009

  Frantic Flapjack commented on this recipe

  With 175g sugar, I wouldn't say it was diabetic friendly!

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• tweedletwo

  27 May 2009

  tweedletwo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  great taste - though definitely best eaten on the day its baked

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• Donna

  05 June 2009

  Donna commented on this recipe

  He only has a small slice Flapjack! The boys eat the rest. Got to have some treats in life!

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• Carol

  22 June 2009

  Carol commented on this recipe

  A friend made this according to the recipe and it was devine. The next day I made it with frozen summer berries instead of the mandarin. I thickened the juice and when I put the cake together I first spread a layer of strawberry jam on the sponge, then the thickened berry mixture, then the fromage frais. We served it for Father's Day dessert and there wasn't a single crumb left. This recipe is a winner.

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• Carol

  22 June 2009

  Carol rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Oops, I also forgot to star rate it. Tweedletwo I too thought that this kind of sponge would be best eaten on the day baked as I think it would become dry, but thats no problem in our home :-)

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• vgibson

  08 July 2009

  vgibson commented on this recipe

  I made this again for my book club last night but I made it gluten free by replacing the plain flour with corn flour. It worked really well and everyone lovely it :-)

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• good food recipes

  11 July 2009

  good food recipes commented on this recipe

  is there really only 50g plain flour in this recipe & no other flour??? i would like to know before i commit to making it as it sounds delish.

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• Carol

  27 July 2009

  Carol commented on this recipe

  Yes there really is only 50g flour and a little cornflour.

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• Hilal

  30 September 2009

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• jade

  04 February 2010

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• rmellor18

  09 May 2010

  rmellor18 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake is very nice, althought the sponge reminds me of trifle sponges! I couldn't find fromage frais so used half whipping cream and half coconut greek yogurt with fresh blueberries for the filling, YUM!

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• Manfa

  20 June 2010

  Manfa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious sponge that's easy to make and does taste just like sponge fingers. My husband was very pleased when I told him it was low fat. Our 2yr old who won't eat fruit loved it too - bonus!

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• Helen o

  04 August 2010

  Helen o rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is really nice, cant understand why its not got 5 stars. I swapped the mandarins for raspberries, and used thick low fat natural yogurt with a little low fat creme fraiche, some sweetner (to cut down a little on calories) and vanilla extract. I put some of the creamy mix on top as well and covered with raspberries. The only thing id say is don't open the oven at all while its cooking... i checked on it after 20 mins, it needed an extra 5 and when i took it out it had sunk a bit.

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• sinead

  19 September 2010

  sinead rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for afternoon tea on my mother's birthday and everyone loved it. Mum even asked for the recipe. Have had to make it several times since as my kids and husband adore it.

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• Cartloadofmonkeys

  28 September 2010

  Cartloadofmonkeys rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a great recipe, it did sink a little, but it tasted great, especially with the whipped cream that I snuck in instead of the fromage frais, sorry about that :-)

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• Laksa

  11 December 2010

  Laksa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yes, simple to make, even for a novice like me. Yes, mine sunk a little too. I used peaches instead of mandarin segments and it tastes great!

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• lollykate

  20 March 2011

  lollykate rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really easy to make and went down a storm! Everyone loved it.

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Ingredients

• butter or oil, for greasing
• 50g plain flour
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 4 eggs , separated
• 175g caster sugar

FOR THE FILLING

• 295g can mandarin segments , drained
• 200g tub low-fat fromage frais
• icing sugar , for dusting

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

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Sponge is freezable

Ingredients

• butter or oil, for greasing
• 50g plain flour
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 4 eggs , separated
• 175g caster sugar

FOR THE FILLING

• 295g can mandarin segments , drained
• 200g tub low-fat fromage frais
• icing sugar , for dusting

PER SERVING

214 kcalories, protein 7.0g, carbohydrate 40.0g, fat 4.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 30.0g, salt 0.34 g

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