Easy Sponge Cake

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3/4 cup cornflour
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon custard powder
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1. Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
2. Grease and flour two round 20 cm (8") cake tins using 1 teaspoon castor sugar and 1 teaspoon flour mixed together.
3. Sift dry ingredients together 3 times.
4. Separate egg whites from yolks carefully making sure no yolk is mixed into the white.
5. Beat whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.
6. Gradually add sugar and yolks one at a time. Add vanilla.
7. Gently fold in the dry ingredients until just barely mixed through.
8. Pour evenly into the 2 tins.
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
10. Turn out to cool on racks immediately.
11. When cool, sandwich with jam and whipped cream. Ice and decorate top.

vanilla essence, cornflour, caster sugar, custard powder, eggs, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-sponge-cake-269382 (may not work)