Honey Sponge Cake


I enjoy having honey sponge cake for tea.  It has a hint of sweetness and is soft and moist.  I love the texture of the cake.  I have baked it a few times and sometimes I baked a smaller cake using half of the recipe.








Ingredients (Adapted from Kathrine Kwa)
(8 inch square cake tin)

1.  6 egg white
2.  6 egg yolk
3.  120g sugar
4.  150g plain flour (sift)
5  60g honey
6.  60ml milk
7.  60g melted butter


Method

1.  Whisk egg white until foamy.
2.  Add sugar in 3 batches.  Whisk until stiff peak.
3.  Add egg yolk one at a time and whisk each time egg yolk is added.



4.  Add honey and whisk until combined.
5.  Gently fold flour into batter in 4 batches.

Fold in flour in 4 batches

6.  Pour in milk and mix well.
7.  Add melted butter and mix until combined.

Mix melted butter to batter

8.  Pour batter into lined baking tin.
9.  Baked in a pre-heated oven at 160 degree for 50 min (depending on your oven).
     *Can use the water bath method too

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