Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Jam and cream sponge bites

Apr 29 12:14pm
Prep Time Cook Time Serves
30 mins 15 mins 32
Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 / 2 cup caster sugar
  • 1 tblsp cornflour
  • 1 / 2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1 tblsp butter
  • 1 tblsp milk
  • 2 tblsps icing sugar mixture
  • 2 / 3 cup thickened cream
  • 1 / 3 cup strawberry jam
  • Pink chocolate icing:
  • 1 / 2 cup White Choc Melts
  • Rose pink food colouring, to tint

1. Grease a 22cm square cake pan. Line with baking paper.
2. Place eggs and caster sugar in small bowl of electric mixer. Beat for about 10 minutes, or until pale and thick. Sift combined flours twice. Gently fold flours into egg mixture.
3. Place butter and milk in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat until butter melts. Pour into egg mixture. Fold through. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for 15 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Stand for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
5. Cut sponge into 32 rectangles (2.5cm x 5.5cm). Cut each piece in half horizontally.
6. Place icing sugar mixture and cream in a small bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until firm peaks form. Sandwich cake halves together with cream and jam.
7. To make icing, place melts and a few drops of colouring in a heatproof bowl. Sit over a pan of simmering water. Stir until chocolate is melted. Remove and cool slightly. Spoon into a plastic snap-lock bag. Squeeze into one corner. Twist bag and snip tip.
8. Drizzle pink chocolate icing over cakes. Leave until set.

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1 Comments Report Abuse
1. dinkidi56 - Apr 27 11:13pm
mmmmmmmmmmm sounds yummy
Thankyou for these beautiful recpes.
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