Friday, February 11, 2011

Ginger Fluff Sponge


I haven't posted any recipes in a little while so today I thought I'd share one for a sponge cake I baked earlier in the week when I felt like something sweet to enjoy with my cuppa. It's a recipe from an old cookbook of Mum's (from memory I think it was a Boy Scouts cookbook) for a Ginger Fluff Sponge and it smells delicious while you're mixing together all the ingredients...


Ginger Fluff Sponge

4 eggs
¾ cup sugar
½ cup cornflour
2 dessertspoons Self Raising flour
1 tsp cocoa
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 dessertspoon golden syrup
1 dessertspoon butter


Beat whites of eggs stiffly, add sugar, beat well, add yolks. Sift dry ingredients four times before adding (fold through). Finally add butter, melted with the syrup. Bake 15 - 20 minutes in moderate oven in 8" round tins.

I put my cake together with jam and whipped cream (I beat together a few drops of vanilla and 2 tbs icing sugar with 300ml thickened cream) and dusted the top with icing sugar.
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24 comments:

  1. TinaFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Oh Amanda, I absolutely adore ginger cake of any kind! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! As much as I love ginger cake, I have never baked one, but I think I will try to bake this for the family for Valentine's day...yours looks so fabulous and I love your heart on top!! Hope you and your sweet family have a wonderful weekend. Huge hugs to you ~ Txx

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  2. GFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Oh thanks Amanda... I know one grandfather, with a birthday approaching, who would love that! gxo

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    We are lovers of ginger bread in our house and this cake sounds lovely. Nothing quite like the recipes of a bygone era.
    xx

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  4. Sarah BFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Oh yum! I can imagine how wonderful the smell was in your kitchen. I could 'go' a pice with a cuppa right now as I setle down in front of the tv for the evening x

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  5. Sarah ElizabethFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    It looks delicious. I love anything made with ginger. Do you have any ideas what I could use instead of Golden syrup - you can't get it here in Italy.

    Have a great weekend x x

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  6. Rosebud and BluebellsFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Looks and sounds very yummy. Thanks for sharing.
    Donnaxx

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  7. Rachie @ A Chi Chi AffairFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Can i just say it looks so beautiful -love the heart and I bet it tastes yummy. Big fan of ginger!
    Rachie xo

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  8. CatherineFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    This sounds and looks so good Amanda! I love those old recipes, I have one called the central cookery book which my mum used to learn to cook with at school and it has so many of those classics. Plus golden syrup is always good : ) I hope you have a wonderful weekend x

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  9. Chuzai LivingFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    That looks like a yummy cake!!! Ginger is good for health, so it's even better! It would give me an excuse to have this cake. :) The whipped cream and jam in the middle sound so yum!

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  10. JennyFebruary 12, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    That looks so yummy Amanda and I love the heart on top that you have carefully created with icing sugar. I am on my way to join you in that cuppa! Have a lovely weekend. ;-)

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  11. JaneFebruary 12, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    that looks absolutely delicious, thank you for the recipe... J x

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  12. MamaBearFebruary 12, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Amanda this looks so lovely, yummo! I have all the ingredients to hand...looks like the girls will be getting a ginger fluff sponge this weekend!!

    Thankyou.

    xxMB

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  13. melissaFebruary 12, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    I love Ginger so this looks very appealing- might be next weekends baking attempt with my little masterchef. :)

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  14. brismodFebruary 12, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Oh yum! The heart shape tops it off well, Amanda! xx

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  15. a country wifeFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Yum Amanda, it looks so delicious! I love the smell and flavour of ginger, and golden syrup would be the perfect partner. I'm not very good at baking sponges, but this recipe is almost too good not to give it a try! Thank you for sharing xxx

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  16. JoytiFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Yum! Even the name is so cute - anything with 'fluff' and 'sponge' is, I suppose :)

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  17. bethFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Hi Amanda,
    Thanks for your lovely comment on my cushions. I got the fabric online from a site called Hawaiian Barkcloth who are very good and reasonably priced. Good luck!

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Another that LOVES ginger!!! That is a great recipe too, I almost always have all those ingredients in my pantry! Thanks Amanda x

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  19. Kellie CollisFebruary 13, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    It looks heavenly! Have a wonderful day, Kellie xx

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  20. CatFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Your cake looks beautiful and sounds very yummy:) I've never tried ginger fluff sponge before, thank you for sharing the recipe. xo

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  21. PaulaFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Amanda, it's been a while - sorry. Big ginger fans in our house too..have to try this and LOVE the heart.

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  22. stephanie [the merry way]February 16, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Oh my, this looks so good! I am definitely going to give it a try!

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  23. jennyApril 20, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    My mum gave me this recipe when I left home. that was such a long time ago. it was her specialty - bless her and over the years has been a best seller on the local cake stalls. I am going to try your filling as i usually just have cream.
    My dad was a scout troop leader so she probably got her recipe there. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. AmandaApril 20, 2012 at 1:22 PM

      Hi Jenny, thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to comment x

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