Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, sponge cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have sponge cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Sponge Cake:

1. Take 4 tsp baking powder
2. Make ready 1 lb. magarine
3. Take 3/4 lb or 11/2 cups sugar
4. Make ready 2 tsp vanilla essence
5. Make ready 8 eggs
6. Take 1 lb. flour
7. Take 4 tbs. hot water (not boiling)
8. Prepare Flavouring
9. Make ready Zest of 1 lime
10. Take 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
11. Make ready 1 tsp ground spice
12. Make ready 1 tsp ground clove
13. Get 1 tbs lemon juice
14. Make ready 2 tbs rum

So have all of your ingredients measured and sifted and ready to go in separate bowls. Accuracy is key: use a scale if you have one. Sift flour and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, beat yolks until slightly thickened.

Instructions to make Sponge Cake:

1. Cream together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add vanilla essence and butters.
3. Best in eggs one at a time making sure to beat each egg in well before adding the next one.
4. Sift dry ingredients with spice and clove. Then fold this into egg mixture gradually.
5. Add lime zest, lemon juice and rum. Then add hot water.
6. Pour into greased and floured cake pans and bake at 325- 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 -40 mins or until tester comes out clean.

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