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how to bake a victorian sponge cake for idiots

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fabfabfab | 00:06 Fri 03rd Mar 2006 | Food & Drink
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hi i need help, i'm not that bad at cooking but when it comes to cakes i suck!!!


i need a fool proof method for baking a victorian sponge cake

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6oz(175g) self-raising flour


6oz(175g) soft butter or margarine


6oz(175g) caster sugar


3 large eggs


1 teaspoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


mix all ingriedients together.


line the bottom of your cake tins with greaseproof paper and lightly grease the rest of the tins.


pre-heat the oven to gas mark 3 (325'F) (170'C)


share the mixture between two tins (they need to be approx 8inch round and 4inch deep)


place in the oven for 30-35 mins. do not open the oven before 30mins. to check if they are cooked place a skewer or knife in the centre and if it comes out clean they are cooked.


leave for 5mins before putting them on a cooling rack, wait till they are cool before adding the filling of your choice.

fabfabfab this one doesn't need writing down it is so easy. Weigh 4 eggs. The other ingredients must match these eggs in weight. Firstly margarine or butter mixes with caster sugar in a food mixer till it almost goes white. Add the eggs one at a time. Beat till light and fluffy (about 5 mins) Fold in the self raising flour with wooden spoon. Add a tsp of baking powder too.


It is nice to add vanilla, as above. You can also put in things like a handful of chopped, tinned peaches or a chopped banana or some choc chips to alter the cake.

Why are you wasting your time baking it for idiots -they won't appreciate it.
The recipe that sunflower 68 has given using the weight of 4 eggs has recently been given to me by a friend who makes fab sponges.The result is that now my cakes are also the best that I have ever made.But I chuck all the ingredients into my food processer at once, give it a quick whizz, then switch off and give it a stir with a spatula and then another quick whizz and it is ready for the tins.
You beat me to that one hal.
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idiots like cakes too!!!

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