My mother's fatless sponge

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• Emma_J

  25 November 2008

  Emma_J commented on this recipe

  Sound like a great recipe, any ideas as to whether I could change the sugar for sweetener in any way to make it totally fat-free?

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• SueMcGann

  05 December 2008

  SueMcGann commented on this recipe

  Hi Emma, I haven't tried it but I would think you could. I have, now and again, changed the cream for a dairy free one (granoVita - Organic CremoVita), because my husband cannot tolerate dairy products.

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• Grace

  04 May 2009

  Grace commented on this recipe

  Emma - what are you talking about? Since when was there any fat in sugar? And no, it most likely won't work - switching sugar for sweetner in baking is possible but complicated and always comes at the cost of volume and texture to some extent. The recipe isn't fat free though as it includes egg yolks. And adding cream will really defeat the object altogether.

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• Ellie

  10 October 2009

  Ellie commented on this recipe

  Wow oh wowey WOW! This cake turned out perfectly-light and airy, simple and a sheer delight. I made it as my birthday cake as after a meal, normal sponge can be too much but this was like a whisper and we all had seconds anyway!

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• Ellie

  29 October 2009

  Ellie commented on this recipe

  It's Ellie again and I have made it again :) and yet again it has been an astounding success!!! This time, I added Camp coffee to the mixture and all I can say is 'phwaaarrr' I have now named the cake 'Cloud Cake' as it is light as a cloud, high as a cloud and we are all on cloud 9 after we've eaten it!!!

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• My Good Food

  22 February 2010

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• Ellie

  09 July 2010

  Ellie commented on this recipe

  It's Ellie again with another connent about this cake. Mum cames out of hospital recently and what better way to welcome her home than with this cake! It reached places other medication cannot reach and it put the spring back in her step and gace hur a hug from the inside. I no have a pescription to make this cake as soon as the running one has gone for the forseeable future to ensure a full recovery!!!!!!

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• ElaineC

  26 December 2010

  ElaineC commented on this recipe

  Hi, can somebody help me please. I have used this recipe on a number of occasions. My sponge only rises slightly and I'm wondering whether I am doing something wrong?

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• Flossy

  26 April 2011

  Flossy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mmmmm love this cake! After having a fatfree almond and blueberry cake at the Sanctuary, Langho.....I decided to make my own. This was equally as nice. I added some ground almonds to the mixture then filled and topped with Quark Cream Cheese sweetened with a little icing sugar and a punnet of blueberries. It only took about 15 mins to cook - any longer and it would be overdone...that might just be my oven though!

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• ginger

  23 May 2011

  ginger commented on this recipe

  Mine is in the oven as i write , will let you know how it turns out later on

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• gfv

  22 June 2011

  gfv commented on this recipe

  I made this with gluten free plain flour but didnt change anything else and worked really well. Yum.

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• ginger

  23 June 2011

  ginger commented on this recipe

  Made this several times, but have added 2 dessert spoons of cocoa powder to make a chocolate cake , it has gone down so well with every one , I use Elmlea double light cream for a filling with strawberries yummy

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• Troilus

  23 September 2011

  Troilus commented on this recipe

  At last!! This really is the fatless sponge my mother made, by request, every year for my birthday. Now I can make it! (Except I'm not sure how to whish eggs ;-))

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• sarah-b8

  09 November 2011

  sarah-b8 commented on this recipe

  Made this at the weekend and very impressed. The only thing I would say is that it doesn't keep overly well so you just have to eat it all!!! I took out about 10g of flour and put in cocoa powder to make it chocolate, very tasty and I will definitely use this recipe again

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Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 179g castor sugar
• 56g plain flour
• 35g cornflour
• 1 level teaspoon baking powder

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Serves 6

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20 mins cooking time

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 179g castor sugar
• 56g plain flour
• 35g cornflour
• 1 level teaspoon baking powder

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