Last week the home
economics year 9 students decorated sponge cakes. It wasn’t an assignment, just
a fun, learning activity. In week 8 we made the sponge cake and we put it in
the freezer until week 9 when we decorated the cakes. The recipe for the sponge
cake is below;
Sponge Cake
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 3/4 cup self-rising flour
- 1/3 cup cornflour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180. Grease and line cake tin.
- Separate eggs, sift flours and raising agents together 3 times.
- Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, slowly beat in sugar.
- Fold in yolks, then flour and raising agents.
- Pour into lined tray and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until the sponge springs back when lightly touched.
We decorated the
cakes however we wanted. It was a really fun activity that everyone enjoyed.
Some photos of the finished cakes:
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