You would think making sponges is hard. Well I did. There was always a fear and anticipation of impending failure at the thought of making a sponge, but I have come to realize that it is the sequence of the process, not the ingredients that leads to its success.
The ingredients are simple; eggs, sugar and flour usually. But it’s what you do with them that matters. And this sponge didn’t even use flour. It used ground walnuts, interesting. I browned the nuts in the oven, then pulsed them in a food processor to make a fine crumb.
browning the nuts
Whizzing the walnuts to
a fine crumb
I then separated the eggs, and after adding a pinch of salt, beat the whites to stiff peaks. I added the sugar to the yolks and whisked until the
Well this looks interesting. I’ve been looking forward to having a go at a Battenberg Cake, ever since I saw it being made as a technical challenge on the Great British Bake Off. It was first made in 1884 to honour the marriage of Queen Victoria’s granddaughter Princess Victoria to Prince Louis of Battenberg. It looks hard…Eeeeeeek. (more…)
Well this looks interesting. I’ve been looking forward to having a go at a Battenberg Cake, ever since I saw it being made as a technical challenge on the Great British Bake Off. It was first made in 1884 to honour the marriage of Queen Victoria’s granddaughter Princess Victoria to Prince Louis of Battenberg. It looks hard…Eeeeeeek.