Simple Apple Sponge

• I know that this is coming up to Wigilia & Christmas but this a a simple cake to balance all the rich ones you might be making.
• It is a basic sponge make with 4 eggs and their equivalent weights of butter, sugar and flour and some baking powder.
• Some drops of vanilla essence were added.
• The two cakes were sandwiched together with a layer of apple jam & lemon juice.

METHOD

• Make two rounds of sponge cake (the type with butter) in 20/21 cm  diameter tins.
• Add a few drops of vanilla essence to the cake mixture.
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• Take a jar of homemade apple jam and put it into a small saucepan.
• This will be around 370g of jam.
• Add the juice of 1 or 2 lemons depending on size,
• Slowly heat this up together until you have a thick mixture.
• Leave this to go cold before using.
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• Sandwich the cake round together.
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• Dust the top with icing sugar.
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• You will have a refreshing cake to serve.