Plain sponge cake

2 9\" cakes

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Shortening
1⅓ cup White sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1½ teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Cream of tartar
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1¾ cup All purpose white flour
10 tablespoons Water

Directions

Cream together the shortening & sugar. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the baking powder, cream of tartar & cornstarch. Measure in the flour & add the water. Stir until well combined, but do not beat the batter. If you are having problems mixing it, add a little more water, but only add it 1 tablespoon at a time as the batter should not be too wet. Turn batter into 2 prepared cake pans.

Bake at 375F for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven & cool for 10 minutes on wire racks. Then turn out of pans onto racks & cool completely.

Spread with jam & make a layer cake, topped with icing or, one way my Mum used to serve such cakes was with a "butter" icing in the middle & then powdered sugar sprinkled over the top.

Recipe by Mark Satterly

Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 08-31-95

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