Classic Genoise Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 6 oz flour
• 6 oz butter
• 8 oz castor sugar
• 7 eggs

Method

1. 1 Melt butter and brush a sauté pan or shallow cake tin with it. Line with paper and brush with butter.
2. 2 Break eggs into a basin, add sugar, and beat with a whisk for 20 minutes until thick and rising. Optionally warm over hot water.
3. 3 Lightly fold in flour and melted butter. Do not beat in, or the pastry will not be light.
4. 4 Pour mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour.