Does any one know a really simple sponge cake recipe, but dairy free?
You can flavour it with lemon or vanilla as you choose: 3 eggs 75g caster sugar zest and juice of half a lemon (or ½ tsp vanilla essence) 75g plain flour, sifted – tsp baking powder caster sugar for dusting and decorating jam to sandwich the sponges and decorate the top (or a lemon icing made from lemon juice and icing sugar) 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Lightly grease two 7-inch cake tins and line with greased baking parchment. 2. Separate the eggs into two large bowls. Add the sugar to the yolks and whisk (preferably with an electric whisk) until the mixture has doubled in size and is pale and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and juice (or the vanilla essence, if using). 3. Wash and dry the whisk then whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Using a large metal spoon, begin folding a spoonful of the whites into the yolk mixture, alternating with the sifted flour and baking powder, and ending with the whites. Do this gently so as not to lose valuable air. 4. Divide the mixture b
