There’s no such thing as a guilt-free cake. Well, certainly not a cake that is worth eating anyway! That’s why this is an almost guilt-free sponge cake, and perfect for the days you want to cheat, but just a little.
Of course if you want to cheat a bit more feel free to lather on the jam and cream… After all, nobody is good all the time!
Almost Guilt-Free Sponge Cake
A light and airy sponge cake with minimal sugar and fat, perfect for a healthier dessert.
Course: RecipesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
180
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
4 Eggs
1/2 cups Plain Flour
170 grams Caster sugar
35 grams Corn Flour
1 tsp Baking powder
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Separate egg yolks and whites
- Best to whisk egg whites at room temperature in a dry bowl.
- Add in the sugar combine into the egg white mixture.
- In a separate bowl whisk yolks
- Add the yolks to the egg white mixture and combine.
- Once combined, fold plain flour, cornflour and baking powder into the egg mixture.
- Divide mixture between two 20 cm cake tins.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
- The sponge is suitable for freezing up to three months.
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