Cotton Sponge Cake

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• oven

Preheat fan forced oven to 160°C

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• cake tin
• baking paper

Line a cake tin with baking paper.

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• sieve

Sieve the self raising flour in a bowl.

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• 15¾ ml olive oil

• microwave
• bowl

Measure olive oil in a bowl and place the bowl in a microwave for 30 seconds.

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• ⅛ self raising flour

• whisk

Add little bit of self raising flour at a time to oil and stir with a whisk.

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• 12 ml milk

• whisk

Add milk to oil and flour mixture and mix well until a dough like substance.

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• 1¼ eggs

• whisk

Seperate egg yolk from egg white. Place egg yolk in mixture and leave egg white aside. Then mix together.

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• ⅝ drops vinegar
• ¼ pinch salt

Add a pinch of salt and a couple drops of vinegar to the egg white.

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• ⅛ caster sugar

• electric beater

Slowly add caster sugar to egg white while you use an electric beater to make the egg white till it is light and fluffy.

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• silicon spatula

Slowly fold egg white into the mixture until light and fluffy.

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• cake tin

Pour mixture into your prepared cake tin and tap out any air bubbles.

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• cake tin

Place cake tin into a larger tin sitting in a base of water.

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• oven

Place in oven for 1 hour.

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Take out of the oven, cut, and enjoy!

Enjoy your meal!