Sponge cake

Name: Sponge cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 0 serving
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 5.00 eggs large, seperated; 165.00 g castor sugar; 3.00 ml Cream of tartar; 120.00 g flour cake; jam apricot; icing sugar

0 serving Prep: 15 mins, Cooking: 30 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (6)

5.00	eggs — large, seperated
165.00 g	castor sugar
3.00 ml	Cream of tartar
120.00 g	flour — cake
	jam — apricot
	icing sugar

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Method:

Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually beat in 100 g castor sugar, adding a little at a time. Add cream of tartar and beat well.
Beat yolks until thick. Add remaining sugar and beat well. Fold into the egg white mixture.
Sift flour over the egg mixture, a little at a time, folding each layer in with a spatula.
Divide between two lined cake tins and bake in preheated 180 °C oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool and spread one layer with jam. Top with remaining layer and dust with icing sugar, or decorate with butter icing and sweets for children.
Makes 1 x 18 cm layered cake.