Basic sponge

February 20, 2009 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Basic sponge recipe
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Basic sponge

Ingredients

  • 250g butter
  • 250g sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 360g (3 cups) cake flour
  • 250ml (1 cup) milk
  • 20ml (4 tsp) baking powder
  • a pinch of salt
  • 10ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 100g almonds, chopped and toasted (optional)

Instructions

1

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add the flour and milk, alternating between the two, until everything is used. Fold in the baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, zest and nuts. Continue with any of the variations on the following pages.

 

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