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Marble Cake
Divide batter into 3, leave one plain, add
pink food colour to second portion and 2
tablespoons of cocoa,
1
/
8
teaspoon
bicarbonate of soda and 1 tablespoon milk to
the remaining cake batter. Drop spoonfuls of
alternate colours into a 20cm ring tin, or
place each coloured cake mixture into 3
separate tins and bake. Then cut into 2cm
thick fingers and sandwich together with the
fluffy frosting (recipe in icing section, page
19). As sandwiching fingers together create a
3x3 finger cake, decorate with extra frosting.
Berry Cake
Add 2 cups of fresh, frozen or canned mixed
berries to the top of the cake batter in tins
before baking. Make sure that berries are
well drained if canned.
Vanilla Bean Sponge
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Makes 1x20cm sponge
3 eggs, room temperature & separated
3
/
4
cup caster sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds removed
1 cup self raising flour, sifted
1. Grease and flour a 20cm cake tin. Preheat
oven to 180°C.
2. In the mixing bowl, place the egg whites.
Beat until soft peaks form, using high ‘HI’
speeds.
3. Add caster sugar and beat until mixture is
thick and glossy. Beat in the egg yolks and
vanilla, continue mixing until the mixture
is well combined.
4. Stop the mixer. Remove beaters and bowl
from the Mixmaster. Place bowl on bench
and using a large metal spoon or a plastic
spatula fold in the flour and 3 tablespoons
water. Make sure the mixture is well
combined and take care not to over beat
as you will lose the air bubbles and the
mixture will be flat and tough.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the greased
tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a
skewer is inserted in the centre and it
comes out clean.
6. Once cooked run a knife around the sides
of the cake to loosen the sponge from the
pan and gently tap the bottom of the pan,
turn out onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool
before using.
Note: If you do not have vanilla beans use a
vanilla extract or essence remembering that
the extract is concentrate so only use a drop.
Serving suggestion:
When cake is cool, cut and spread the base
with your favourite jam and top with firmly
whipped cream. Place one sandwich on top
of the other to make 1 cake. Sift with icing
sugar for a plain effort or use more whipped
cream and top with fresh berries.
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Recipes (continued)