SPonge!
By Pixi25
22 Nov, 2011
6 likes
Not been to goog at making sponges. Lady at class last night brought in kettle and tea etc and a home-made sponge cake. I got the recipe and tried it..it worked! Not quite as light as heres but then she has Kenwood chef thingy! I was pleased tho :))
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thats a beauty!!
what is the secret?
22 Nov, 2011
Idk? lol I know i had my oven too high for a fan assisted one..apart from that she used more eggs. avent tasted it yet lol..
22 Nov, 2011
have you got the recipe please?
22 Nov, 2011
6ozs SR flour
6ozs Sugar
6ozs Stork margarine (she was insistant on that!)
3 Eggs
Wee drop Vanilla essence
SHe bungs the whole lot in her Kenwood chef..I had to do it the hard way lol.
THen Butter icing and jam for filling
Dust lightly with Icing sugar
:)))))))))
22 Nov, 2011
stork margarine must be the difference then ~ the soft or hard one?
22 Nov, 2011
Soft :)
Just eatng a piece.,..its yummmy!!!!!!!
22 Nov, 2011
mmmmmmmmmmmmm i bet it was!!
22 Nov, 2011
Looks lessish now! lol
22 Nov, 2011
Im sure it does
and now does it look gone-ish?
22 Nov, 2011
Not yet! lol gotta leave some for RIck! haha
22 Nov, 2011
how did i guess??
22 Nov, 2011
:)))))))))))))))
22 Nov, 2011
:-) enjoy it!!
22 Nov, 2011
off to teach now cya tomorrow x
22 Nov, 2011
lovely pixi, my nan swore by stork for baking and she was right it does make the sponge :o)
22 Nov, 2011
Mmm ... looks yummy. (I always use Stork too)
22 Nov, 2011
Same recipe that I use,Pixi..but I use whatever soft marg,that is on offer !.Think it might have been your oven temp,and that's all.I make mine in two tins..do you ? and use a hand held mixer and just bung it all in together..don't bother with that creaming mularkey ! Lol.
Still turns out ok..:o)
22 Nov, 2011
lol Stork is THE one then! i normally used butter but seems storks better. maybe oven was too hot Bloomer.
2tins aye. :))))
22 Nov, 2011
Looks yummy!
22 Nov, 2011
It is! mmmm
22 Nov, 2011
Bet it's all finished now!
22 Nov, 2011
It looks a lot, lot better than snails, Pixi - did you keep some for me??? ;)))
23 Nov, 2011
No tis not lolol!
Much better than sanils!!!!!!!! yuk lol
some lfet but by tomorrow it will al be done so hurry up if you want some! lol
23 Nov, 2011
Oh No! Missed it! Damn that Boat Club! lol!! :)))
24 Nov, 2011
All gone! lol Rick loved it ..said it was the best sponge he had ever tasted! lol he is sooo kind lol
25 Nov, 2011
Better not let Mossy see this one........he will turn it into a wedding cake. :o))))))
25 Nov, 2011
hehehe!
25 Nov, 2011
lovely ;))))))))))))))))))))))))))
22 Nov, 2011