Name: Passionfruit sponge
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: makes 2 sponge cakes
Ingredients: 4 eggs; ¾ cup caster sugar; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1 tablespoon cornflour; ⅓ cup boiling water; 10g butter; 300ml cream, whipped; Passionfruit icing; 1 cup icing sugar, sifted; Pulp of 2 passionfruits; 15g butter; 1-2 tablespoons hot water

This passionfruit spongecake is super easy to make and will be hit with your friends and family. This cake layers two sponge cakes with cream in between, topping it with a classic passionfruit icing. Perfect for afternoon tea!

Top tips

Place icing in a bowl over another bowl of hot water to prevent any lumps from forming.
This icing is quite runny, so allow it to drizzle over the sides of the cake.

Ingredients

4 eggs

¾ cup caster sugar

1 cup self-raising flour

1 tablespoon cornflour

⅓ cup boiling water

10g butter

300ml cream, whipped

Passionfruit icing

1 cup icing sugar, sifted

Pulp of 2 passionfruits

15g butter

1-2 tablespoons hot water

Method

Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease 2 x 20 cm sandwich pans. Line bases with baking paper. Dust sides of pans with a little flour. Shake out excess.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs until frothy. Gradually add sugar, beating until thick and pale. Mixture should hold its shape (this can take up to 10 minutes of beating).

Sift flour and cornflour together into egg mixture. Lightly fold into mixture, followed by combined water and butter.

Pour mixture evenly into prepared pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until sponge springs back when touched lightly with a fingertip.

Loosen edges with a butter knife. Cover a wire rack with a clean tea towel, then turn out cakes. Cool completely.

PASSIONFRUIT ICING. In a bowl, beat all ingredients until smooth.

Spread 1 cake with ¾ of the cream. Top with second cake and spread with icing (see tip). Serve with remaining cream.

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