Sponge cake
Serves 12
Ingredients
200 g butter
200 g sugar
4 eggs
Juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
125 g cornflour
125 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
For dusting
Icing sugar
Alternative topping
200 g icing sugar mixed with
20 ml lemon juice
Method
Cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs, lemon juice and lemon
zest.
Sieve the flour with the cornflour and
baking powder and fold in to the
mixture.
Grease a loaf tin and line it with baking
parchment. Add the mixture and make
a 1 cm deep cut into the surface. Bake
until golden.
When ready, turn the cake out onto a
wire rack, and peel off the paper. Dust
with icing sugar or drizzle with lemon
icing.
Recommended settings
H 6x0x
H 6x6x
H 6x9x
Oven function
c
Programme
Cakes \ Sponge cake
Shelf level
See display
Programme
duration
approx.
72
approx.
77
approx.
70
Alternative settings
H 6x0x
H 6x6x
H 6x9x
Oven function
V
U
Temperature
150–170
140–160
Heating-up phase
Normal
Crisp function
On
Off
Shelf level
2
1
Duration
60–70
65–75
Tips
Variation1: Top with orange icing made
with 20 ml orange juice and 200 g of
icing sugar.
Variation 2: Once baked prick the cake
several times with a wooden skewer
and drizzle a little Grand Marnier or
Cointreau into the holes.
Baking
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