My mother's fatless sponge
Serves 6
Easy
Total time:
20 mins cooking time
It is a georgeous, very light, sponge which is wonderful filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. The photo is of cream and home-made goosberry jam filling.
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- 4 large eggs
- 179g castor sugar
- 56g plain flour
- 35g cornflour
- 1 level teaspoon baking powder
Method
step 1
Preheat oven to 165C/fan, 185C, 350-375F.step 2
Line 2 X 8 inch sponge tinsstep 3
Seive the flour, baking powder and cornflour together.step 4
Seperate eggs and whisk egg whites until stiff.step 5
Whisk in sugar.step 6
Whish egg yolks and then add them to the whites, whisk altogether.step 7
Fold in flour, cornflour and baking powder and divide between the 2 tins.