Vanilla Sponge (Genoise)

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 × 20 cm

    sponge
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1994

  • About

This sponge can be used for many things: cakes, gâteaux, trifles or Manchester Pudding are just a few.

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 175 g (6 oz) caster sugar, flavoured with vanilla

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6, grease a 20 cm (8 in) round cake tin and dust with flo