Almond Sponge Cake Recipe: Gluten-free

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Ingredients:to make an 8"/ 20cm sponge

4 oz / 100g butter or soft margarine
7 oz / 175g sugar
4 large eggs
7 oz / 175g ground almonds
1 teaspoon almond essence



Instructions:



Beat the sugar and eggs together until they double in volume.


Mix in the butter and then the ground almonds and almond essence.



Place the mixture in a greased 8" / 20cm sponge tin lined withnon-stick baking parchment.





Cooking:



Preheated oven


gas mark 4 350°F 180°C



Bake for 30 to 45 minutes when the top should be golden brown andthe sides shrinking away from the tin.


Cool for ten minutes before turning out onto a wire tray.




When cold cover with a white icing and decorate with angelica stripsand glacé cherries.



Copyright Peter Thomson 2012-May-20