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Never Fail Sponge
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, separated
- Small pinch of salt
- ¾ cup (165g) caster sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla essence
- ¾ cup (90g) cornstarch
- 1 large tbsp custard powder (you can find this on Amazon)
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in caster sugar. Beat well until very thick, stiff peaks form. Gently fold in egg yolks and vanilla.
- Add twice-sifted dry ingredients, then gently fold them through the egg mixture until combined.
- Turn evenly into two well-greased (I use Pam) 8" cake pans.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 20–25 minutes, or until the sides of the cake have shrunk a little from the side of the pans.
- Turn out to cool, then slice through and fill with whipped cream and a thin layer of strawberry jam, to make two individual layered cakes, or one big cake with four layers. Top with whipped cream or strawberries.
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