Ginger Fluff Sponge

Name: Ginger Fluff Sponge
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 3/4 cup self-raising flour; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tbsp golden syrup; 2 tbsp hot water; 1 cup thickened cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; icing sugar to dust

A light, airy Australian spiced sponge sandwich with cream filling.

Total time

33 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

18 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Australian

vegetarian

Ingredients

4eggs

3/4 cupcaster sugar

3/4 cupself-raising flour

2 tspground ginger

1 tspmixed spice

1 tbspgolden syrup

2 tbsphot water

1 cupthickened cream

2 tbspicing sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

icing sugarto dust

Instructions

Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale — 8 minutes.

Fold in flour, ginger and mixed spice.

Mix golden syrup and hot water. Fold into batter gently.

Divide between 2 greased 20cm tins.

Bake at 190°C for 18 minutes. Cool. Whip cream. Sandwich and dust with icing sugar.