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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 125g caster sugar
  • 125g plain flour
  • 150g light cream cheese
  • 100g fat-free fromage frais
  • 3tbsp lemon curd
  • lemon zest
  • handful of blueberries

Suitable for Vegetarians

60 min

Feeds 8

* Approximate calories per serving 202 kcal

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Lower-fat sponge cake

Snack: Lower-fat sponge cake with lemon curd filling

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Line 2 x 18cm cake tins with greaseproof paper, then brush with oil and dust with caster sugar. Whisk 3 eggs and 125g of caster sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture is pale and thick and leaves a trail when the whisk is lifted. Measure out 125g of plain flour, sift half into the egg and sugar mix and fold gently until all the flour has been incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour. Then fold in 1 tbsp of lukewarm water. Pour into the prepared tins and bake for around 20 minutes until golden and risen. Turn out and leave to cool. While the cake is cooking, mix 150g of light cream cheese with 100g of fat-free fromage frais and 3 tbsp of lemon curd. Leave to chill, then spread half over the base of one of the cakes. Top with the remaining cake and spread over the rest of the lemon curd cream. Decorate with a little lemon zest and a handful of blueberries. Then cut into 8 to serve.

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It's so good to be able to have a cake treat!

Emma 2 years ago

I have never made a cake in my life. I only had 2 eggs instead of 3 and it didn't rise the top is hard the sponge is editable filling came out OK very sweet and I have a sweet tooth. I will try again next week

julie 2 years ago

Great cake. If you pour off the liquid on the top of the from frais it should make the topping slightly less runny. Didn't have lemon curd used high fruit apricot jam iknstead.

Joan 2 years ago

get baking

Joan 2 years ago

This looks so good!

Heather 2 years ago

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