Sponge Cake – 4 Ways recipe by Zakira Moosa

Ingredients

• 4 extra large eggs
• 250 g (300 ml) Huletts Castor Sugar
• 280 g (500 ml) cake flour
• 15 ml baking powder
• 250 ml milk
• 100 g butter
• 5 ml vanilla essence
• Add vanilla essence.
• 1 basic sponge cake
• 125 ml strawberry jam
• 250 ml fresh cream
• Also spread top of cake with the jam.
• 1 x Basic Sponge Cake
• 500 ml milk
• 40 g (75 ml) custard powder
• 1 ml salt
• 125 g soft butter
• 210 g (250 ml) Huletts Castor Sugar
• Add the vanilla essence and spoon in the thick custard, a little at a time, with the machine running constantly.
• 190 ml lemon curd (see below)
• 250 ml cream, whipped
• 60 g butter or margarine
• 70 g (80 ml) Huletts Castor Sugar
• 2 extra-large egg yolks
• 60 ml lemon juice