American Whisked Sponge Cake

I've got good news!!! Finally I got my very own KitchenAid!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha.. I bought a purple one cause it was love at first sight.. Although I love Red, the purple one still caught my eye.... Im like so ecstatic.. It's like so cool.. And pretty standing there.. looking shy and purple.. Hmm.. *grinz*.. And because of that, I've been like baking almost every other day.. Too excited I guess...

I tried a new recipe that I found in a book the other day.. Called American Whisked Sponge Cake.. Decided to make it because I had ingredients on hand and I just felt like doing something new and interesting and it looked really simple..

Well, it's easy to make.. A bit dense but it's nice.. A simple desert.. and it definitely taste better chilled and it's not so messy when it's eaten chilled..

American Whisked Sponge Cake (taken from Cakes Galore by Valerie Barrett)

3 large eggs

100g caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

100g plain flour, sifted

pinch of salt

300ml double cream

100g fresh stawberries

sifted icing sugar, for dusting

1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg cel/350 deg F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and base line two 20cm round sandwich cake tins.

2. Using a had-held electric mixer, whisk the egg yolks and 50g of the caster sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is pale and creamy. Whisk the vailla extract. Set aside.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar together until they are stiff. Gradually whisk in the remaining caster sugar until the mixture is stiff and glossy. Sift the flour and salt over the egg yolk mixture and fold in with a quarter of the whisked egg whites. Fold in the remaining whisked egg whites.

4. Pour the mixture into the prepared tins, dividing it evenly. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.

5. Whip the cream in a bowl to form soft peaks. Chop all but 1-2 strawberries. Sandwich the cakes together with the whipped cream and chopped strawberries. Dust the top of the cake with sifted icing sugar and decorate with small whole or halved strawberries.

Remarks: I made a 6 inch cake and halved all the ingredients.

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