A first

I'm planning to post about 'firsts' and 'new things' in my life, but for now, may I present my first ever sponge cake, made from the incredibly easy Never-Fail Sponge Cake Recipe. Unfortunately, I don't have any 'after' pictures, as the results were consumed all too quickly :-).







I got 2 cakes out of the recipe, one which I cut in half and filled with jam and cream, and both were topped with cream and crumbled Violet Crumble. Very, very YUM, and I was so surprised and pleased with my first attempt results. I cannot believe how easy this recipe is - whilst the eggs and sugar where beating in the Kenwood, I went back out to the garden and kept hacking back the invading ivy from the neighbour - it was quite literally set and forget for 15 minutes!! Fold through some dry ingredients, whack it in the oven for 15-ish minutes, and Bob's your uncle!!

I will be making some more today or tomorrow, just so I can take pictures of them all prettied up.

Next up, another great Aussie icon - scones!!