Sponge cake.

There are many recipes for sponge cake, this is just one of them.
Make sure you mix your eggs and sugar well, until they go a lighter colour and become thick and creamy.
Fold in the flour and baking powder. If you over mix, the cake will be dense and heavy. Don't forget the melted butter.

Sponge Cake

Equipment

·      Large mixing bowls

·      Whisk

·      Measuring cup/spoons

·      Cake tin (round or square)

·      Sieve

·      Baking paper or flour dusting

·      Cooling rack

·      Wooden spoon or spatula

Ingredients

·      Eggs, 3

·      Sugar, 3/4 cup

·      Flour, 1 cup

·      Baking powder, 1 tsp

·      Salt, pinch

·      Butter, 25g, melted

·      Cream, 1/4 cup, whipped

·      Jam, 1 Tbspn

Method

Oven on to 150⁰C.

1.    Beat the eggs and salt together.

2.    Add sugar and beat until thick.

3.    Sift flour and baking powder together.

4.    Carefully add to egg mixture.

5.    Fold in the butter.

6.    Pour into a greased and lined deep cake tin.

7.    Bake for 30 minutes or until cake springs back.

8.    Drop the cake on the bench to knock out some of the air and trap the rest.

9.    Leave for 10 minutes to cool down in tin before turning out onto a cooling rack. Carefully cut in half.

10. Whip the cream.

11. Carefully spread the jam on the top of the sponge.

12.  Serve with the cream.