Honey Sponge Cake Recipe

Ingredients :

300g

1 tablespoon

1  1/2  teaspoon

1/4 teaspoon

1/4 teaspoon

100g

275g

140g

5

2 1/2 tablespoons

3/4 teaspoon

1 tablespoon

Plain flour

Custard powder

Baking powder

Bicarbonate of soda

Salt

Margarine

Soft brown sugar

Corn oil

Eggs

Honey

Vanilla essence

Melon seeds

1. Sift the flour and custard powder into a mixing bowl.
2. Stir in the baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
3. In a mixer bowl, ream margarine, sugar and corn oil until light and creamy.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
5. Stir in honey and essence.
6. Add in sifted flour mixture to blend into a  smooth batter.
7. Line a 20 cm diameter deep bamboo basket with greased greaseproof paper.
8. Pour batter into prepared basket and sprinkle over some melon seeds,
9. Steam over rapidly boiling water for 45 minutes.