How to Make Perfect Sponge Cake

Sponge Cake.

You can have Sponge Cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sponge Cake

1. It's 4 tsp of baking powder.
2. Prepare 1 lb. of magarine.
3. Prepare 3/4 lb of or 11/2 cups sugar.
4. You need 2 tsp of vanilla essence.
5. It's 8 of eggs.
6. Prepare 1 lb. of flour.
7. Prepare 4 tbs. of hot water (not boiling).
8. It's of Flavouring.
9. Prepare of Zest of 1 lime.
10. You need 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters.
11. You need 1 tsp of ground spice.
12. You need 1 tsp of ground clove.
13. Prepare 1 tbs of lemon juice.
14. It's 2 tbs of rum.

Sponge Cake step by step

1. Cream together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy..
2. Add vanilla essence and butters..
3. Best in eggs one at a time making sure to beat each egg in well before adding the next one..
4. Sift dry ingredients with spice and clove. Then fold this into egg mixture gradually..
5. Add lime zest, lemon juice and rum. Then add hot water..
6. Pour into greased and floured cake pans and bake at 325- 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 -40 mins or until tester comes out clean..