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Delwyn
Great success with the recipe. My mother was an expert sponge maker and she just had an old fashioned hand beater with a handle. Don't know how she did it. Even with all the mod cons my sponges although lovely aren't as good as hers. Lots of fun making them and I'm sure they will be greatly appreciated by the whanau.
5
Marnie
I've never made a sponge before as thought it would turn out a disaster.... but this recipe was so good, made a beautiful light fluffy sponge, easy to do too, husband has given it the tick of approval
5
Olive
This recipe worked perfectly, was incredibly light and fluffy. only downside is it had a very strong egg scent and taste to it, (and yes I did add vanilla essence to try and avoid this!)
4
Kerrigan Healey
great step by step love your recipes
5
Karen
Still laughing as my never fail sponge...failed! 15 mins in the oven and both have dropped. I thought i would try this recipe ss it is very close to my cornflour sponge that worked everytime. Oh well...i guess covid lockdown has brought baking issues too!
2
Jeff
Hey does anyone know why my cake has gone flat? I've done everything right down to detail and checked about 10 times but everytime I make it, it seems to fal flat
3
Johanna
It works so well. I am so happy with this recipe.
5
jayne
omg its so light and fluffy and hasn't dropped one single bit! And so easy.
5
Fiona
Amazingly light and fluffy. Very easy and fast to make, I also found the egg flavour a little strong even with vanilla essence. So i would only use three egg yolks next time. Great basic recipe.
5
Caleb
Does it work with a cup of flour instead of any cornflour.CHELSEA: we wouldn't recommend it.
Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Grease 2 x 20cm round sponge tins and line with baking paper.
Beat 4 egg whites with the boiling water until stiff. Add Chelsea White Sugar slowly. Beat until dissolved. Mix in yolks one at a time.
Place Edmonds Standard Grade Flour in a 250ml cup, then fill the rest of the cup with Edmonds Cornflour. Sift into the sugar and egg mixture with Edmonds Baking Powder. Fold in.
Divide mixture between the two sponge tins and bake for 20-25 minutes, until pale golden and cooked through.
Once cooked, and while still in the tin, drop sponges from a height of 30cm onto the bench. The sponges should then hold their height, and not go flat once cool.
When cool sandwich together with cream and jam or lemon curd. Decorate with strawberries, if desired, then dust with Chelsea Icing Sugar.
Great success with the recipe. My mother was an expert sponge maker and she just had an old fashioned hand beater with a handle. Don't know how she did it. Even with all the mod cons my sponges although lovely aren't as good as hers. Lots of fun making them and I'm sure they will be greatly appreciated by the whanau.
5
Marnie
I've never made a sponge before as thought it would turn out a disaster.... but this recipe was so good, made a beautiful light fluffy sponge, easy to do too, husband has given it the tick of approval
5
Olive
This recipe worked perfectly, was incredibly light and fluffy. only downside is it had a very strong egg scent and taste to it, (and yes I did add vanilla essence to try and avoid this!)
4
Kerrigan Healey
great step by step love your recipes
5
Karen
Still laughing as my never fail sponge...failed! 15 mins in the oven and both have dropped. I thought i would try this recipe ss it is very close to my cornflour sponge that worked everytime. Oh well...i guess covid lockdown has brought baking issues too!
2
Jeff
Hey does anyone know why my cake has gone flat? I've done everything right down to detail and checked about 10 times but everytime I make it, it seems to fal flat
3
Johanna
It works so well. I am so happy with this recipe.
5
jayne
omg its so light and fluffy and hasn't dropped one single bit! And so easy.
5
Fiona
Amazingly light and fluffy. Very easy and fast to make, I also found the egg flavour a little strong even with vanilla essence. So i would only use three egg yolks next time. Great basic recipe.
5
Caleb
Does it work with a cup of flour instead of any cornflour.CHELSEA: we wouldn't recommend it.