A Basic Sponge

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 eggs
• 60 g sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 100 ml milk
• 110 g flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon spice essence
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons melted butter

Recipe

• 1 separate yolks and the whites.
• 2 beat yolks till smooth. add in milk, oil and then sifted dry ingredients to mix well.
• 3 beat whites with cream of tartar. add the sugar and beat till stiff and firm but not dry.
• 4 mix the two mixtures together and bake in 8" round at 160c/170c till done.