#ghosti’s mummy’s sponge recipe

[monstersandmaw]

Definitely didn’t stress bake myself a cappuccino sponge cake this morning. And it definitely hasn’t taken me 3 espressos and a slice of this to make me feel human again…

[monstersandmaw]

Ghosti’s Mummy’s sponge cake recipe..

by popular-ish request...

Ingredients:

6oz margarine (I used Lurpak lighter here in the UK, but it does work with regular old butter too)

4oz of caster sugar. The original called for 6oz, I think, but I like it slightly less sweet, plus the buttercream icing makes up for it anyway

3 large eggs, beaten, and if you’re making this a coffee cake, add two heaped teaspoons of instant coffee to the beaten eggs now, and mix well

6oz self raising flour

1tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat the oven to 170C

Beat together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy

Add the eggs (with coffee and/or vanilla), and then one tablespoon of flour to start with

Fold in the rest of the flour and dry ingredients. Don’t over-work the mix, but make sure there are no lumps of flour left

Divide equally between two 7inch cake tins, lined with cake tin liners and gently smooth out the mixture to fill the base of the tin

Place into the oven on a low shelf, and bake for about 25mins, or until a skewer or knife comes out clean

For the buttercream:

2oz unsalted butter, softened

4oz sifted icing sugar

If making a coffee sponge, add 2 tsps of instant coffee to 1 tsp of boiling water, and 1tsp of vanilla extract

Carefully mix the softened butter in with the icing sugar and the flavourings, and then you can use an electric beater to mix it more thoroughly once you know you’re not going to create an icing sugar explosion!

Wait till the cake is completely cool before icing

Enjoy!

[monstersandmaw]

What are your top 5 favorite things to bake?

I don’t actually do much baking, but here’s a few anyway:

1. vanilla sponge (from Ghosti’s mummy’s recipe - link to the coffee variant)

2. bread

3. gingerbread biscuits

4. plain (no fruit) scones

5. ... struggling... um... banana bread? Basic, I know, but it’s super tasty.