Cynthia’s Eggless Sponge

Ingredients

• 1/2 pint of tea (without milk and tea leaves)

• 3 oz butter/marg

• 3 oz sugar

• 3 oz sultanas

• 10 oz wholewheat flour (add 3-4 teaspoons of baking powder)

• 1 teaspoon all spice (mixed spice)

• extra cinnamon if required

Method

1. Place the tea, butter, sugar and sultanas in a saucepan and heat gently until butter is melted, leave to cool

2. Mix all the dry ingredients together

3. Mix all the dry ingredients into the cooled liquid and mix well, give it a beat

4. Put mixture into a greased and floured 7 inch cake tin

5. Cook on 180 degrees for around 45 minutes or more

We would love people to try them for themselves and send in photos to info@harlestonsfuture.org.uk so that we can post on our website.

All recipes are by The 1940s Experiment