Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2011

We found it chewy and rather tasteless. I followed some others advice and baked it in a 8" square pan for 30 minutes and the 30 minutes was more than enough time. Sadly, this was a bomb of a recipe as I was lookiing for an easy and delicious sponge cake recipe but this definitely wasn't it.

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baylam

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2010

This cake turned out great. It was a little chewy, but that was to be expected because of the lack of butter. I am using this cake for a wedding cake, it is going to be perfect.

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hesketh

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2010

This turned out fantastic. I decided for this recipe because it doesn't use butter and it was so tasty and light. I topped it with meringue icing and it was superb.

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herrecordplayer

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2009

This turned out quite good.I only cooked it for 35 minutes and it perfect then.I can imagine what it would have been like if I kept it in for the time stated in the recipe.Also the recipe never said what size of pan to use so I used my 8" square,it was the right size.The only thing I didn't like about this is that it stuck to the pan,next time I'll grease and flour the pan.

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WHATAYAWANT

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2008

Very good recipe!! The cake is moist and looked great (i used 4 eggs) although a bit too sweet for my taste (maybe coz i didn't use the lemon juice - i used raspberry extract instead, so there's no sourness to balance the sugar). And i did separate the whites and the yolk like the other reviewer said and i greased the pan with butter. It worked wonders..

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cajoeen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2008

I found the length of time in the oven way too long. I could see the cake was dried out when I pulled it out. I think I'd try 30-35 minutes next time.

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jsmella

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

It was easy to make and I enjoyed the flavour. Mine was overdone at 55 minutes so next time I'll bake it for 45 minutes. It's terrific with vanilla ice cream and the Supreme Strawberry Sauce on this site.

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maplebook

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2006

I made a plain sponge using vanilla instead, tasted quite normal to me. Nice coloring though, was a bit dense, so adding another egg or beating it a little longer should help.

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mayura

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2006

This is the first sponge cake I have cooked that has not been a packet mix. It was easy and turned out great, nice and light, moist and tasted fantastic. I sliced it in half and served it with cream and jam in the middle I will be cooking more of my own cakes in future, as it is not as difficult or time comsuming as I imagined. The only thing I did differently with this recipe was I beat the egg yolks and white separately and folded into mixture. Thankyou Carol for inspiring the home baker in me.

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