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Ingredients
- 6 ounces sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 eggs
- 6 ounces cornflour
- 1 teaspoon flour (heaped)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (level)
Method
- Grease and flour 2 deep 8" sponge tins.
- Separate the eggs.
- Boil together the sugar and water until sugar has dissolved.
- Beat egg whites until they are stiff with an electric beater then add the water and sugar mixture.
- Beat well and then add egg yolks one at a time beating each in well.
- Sift together the cornflour, flour and baking powder.
- Fold into the egg mixture with a metal spoon as lightly as possible.
- Divide mixture equally between the tins and bake at 375'F for 20 minutes approximately.
- Remove from oven when sponges spring back when pressed lightly with finger.
- Cool in tins 5mins before turning onto racks to cool completely.
- Join together with freshly whipped cream which has been flavoured with vanilla essence and a little sugar.
- Sift a little icing sugar on top & serve.
- OR leave as 2 halves and spread whipped cream on top of each and sprinkle with jelly crystals or decorate with some fresh fruit or shavings of chocolate.
