All-in-one Sponge Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, needs to be soft
• 1 cup caster sugar or 1 cup fine sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups sifted self-raising flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (325f if you know your oven is really hot).
• 2 measure out all the ingredients, put in to a large bowl and beat until well blended (i use an electric mixer but you can do this by hand).
• 3 divide this between the two tins; level out and bake in the oven for approx 30-35 minutes, until well risen and the top of the sponges spring back when lightly pressed with your finger.
• 4 leave them to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before you turn them out; remove the paper and let them completely cool on a cake rack.
• 5 when cold, sandwich them together with your favorite filling.
• 6 sprinkle caster or powdered sugar on the top.