Monday, 25 December 2023
PASSIONFRUIT SPONGE
Preheat your oven to 160 deg C .
Grease 2x 8" round pans and lightly sprinkle the bases with fine polenta .
In a medium bowl mix together 1/4 cup of cornflour ,2 tbs of plain flour and 1 tsp of baking powder .
Separate 4 eggs ( room temp ) and whisk the egg whites until stiff.
Add 6oz( 3/4 cup ) of castor sugar , gradually , beating non stop .
Add the beaten egg yolks , one at a time , continually beating .
Now gently fold in the flour mixture with a metal spoon .
Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared pans .
Cook in the moderate oven for for 25 minutes .
Leave stand in the pans for 3 minutes before turning on a wire rack , after loosening side from the pan with a knife , allow to cool completely .
Okay , now it's time to fill and ice .
Place one of the spaces on a serving dish .
Thickly spread with 300ml of whipped cream .
Place the second sponge on top .
Make the icing by mixing together 1 tsp of melted butter/marg with a liberal 1/2 cup of icing sugar .
Spread in a rustic manner over the top of the sponge and finish off with a drizzle of 3 tbs of passionfruit pulp ( including seeds ) .
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