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Margerine in a sponge
Xbigman
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I picked up a sponge recipe from the Be Ro site with no margerine in it, just caster sugar - eggs - flour. Every other recipe I've seen has margerine. Does anybody know why? What does marg do?
I'm asking because a sponge is cheaper and a lot lower calorie without the marg, so I can't see the point.
Regards
X
I'm asking because a sponge is cheaper and a lot lower calorie without the marg, so I can't see the point.
Regards
X
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What you have there is the classic 'fatless sponge' it may not have marge or butter in but it has plenty of elbow grease with all that whisking - it is supposed to be the real test of whether you can bake or not. The key to making it work is to fold in the flour sooooo gently.
I can't describe the taste very well, you'll have to make it but you'll find that it's light but a bit rubbery0 -
Swiss roll. These are made with fatless cake mixtureRemember to roll up your cake while it's still warm or it will fall to bitsNO to pasty tax We won!!!! Just shows that people power works! Don't be apathetic to your cause!0
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They also go stale quickly - if you can let it last long enough!
In my experience fatless sponges don't freeze very well.0 -
apprentice_tycoon wrote:What you have there is the classic 'fatless sponge' it may not have marge or butter in but it has plenty of elbow grease with all that whisking - it is supposed to be the real test of whether you can bake or not. The key to making it work is to fold in the flour sooooo gently.
I can't describe the taste very well, you'll have to make it but you'll find that it's light but a bit rubbery
I made one and it turned out pretty well. Its not as light and crumbly and a regular sponge but the calorie reduction of not adding marg is significant. I'll sieve the flour next time as the folding in is the critical factor.
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X
PS. Elbow grease? My hand mixer made no complaints :rotfl:Xbigman's guide to a happy life.
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Well done for having a go, you can seive the flour twice for extra lift0
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I remember making these at school. as well as elbow grease we had to whisk it over a saucepan of hot water, it was blooming hard work! Also use this recipe for flan bases.0
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You can always freeze any leftover sponge before it goes stale or it's fine for trifle- I always use fatless sponge for that.
Many years ago somebody entered a fatless sponge in the Victoria sandwich class at our village show and was disqualified !0
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