western australia

Vince has made a sponge for our friends

@JudyEv (326545)

Rockingham, Australia

October 7, 2022 1:14am CST

Tomorrow, we are heading off again to go ‘glamping’ but this afternoon, good friends are coming for a cup of coffee. They have been in the eastern states visiting relatives and we’ve been house-sitting so we haven’t seen much of each other. Vince has made a sponge which you can see in the photo. It now has jam and cream in the middle and on top. I might have put fruit on top but it’s not my cake and I’m sure it will be very edible. I’m hoping I remember to take a photo of it before it gets cut into pieces. But, in the meantime, it looks pretty good, doesn’t it? I think it is only the second one he has ever made. I approach sponge-making with trepidation but not Vince. But contemplating failure doesn’t seem to be in his make-up. lol

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

7 Oct 22

I hope it tastes as good as it looks. I have made them before and put cream and strawberries on top.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

7 Oct 22

@JudyEv Strawberries and/or blueberries are my favorites!

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

We didn't have any strawberries but that's one of the best toppings.

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@xFiacre (12645)

• Ireland

7 Oct 22

@judyev I’m glad you can approach Vince without trepidation. Sponge looks great and I’m sure it will look even better dressed in jam and cake as most of us would. Enjoy.

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@Fleura (29245)

• United Kingdom

7 Oct 22

I'm not sure I want to imagine you dressed in jam and cream/cake

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

Haha - well noticed. I missed that one.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

@Fleura I don't think it would be a good look.

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@jstory07 (134842)

• Roseburg, Oregon

7 Oct 22

It looks really good the way that it is. Yummy!!!!

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

It's a nice high cake and will be easy to split into two.

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@Kandae11 (53698)

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7 Oct 22

Ha, It looks good enough to eat.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

We've now had our afternoon tea and it was very enjoyable.

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@arunima25 (85786)

• Bangalore, India

7 Oct 22

That looks good. And it's damn good for being Vince's second time making it. And the jam, cream and fruits...I am just drooling with the mention of those

. I am sure that your visitors will relish it

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

I remember making a sponge at school. Mine was about the only one that rose properly but I haven't made many since.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

@arunima25 I've very lucky that he likes cooking. I am always grateful that he does.

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@arunima25 (85786)

• Bangalore, India

7 Oct 22

@JudyEv Must have felt good then. Just like a winner

. I remember you mentioning that Vince is the cook and Baker in the house. Lucky you

. He seems so good with it

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@Beestring (13437)

• Hong Kong

7 Oct 22

That looks really delicious.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

Thanks, it tastes as good as it looks too.

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@Beestring (13437)

• Hong Kong

7 Oct 22

@JudyEv That's great.

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@GardenGerty (157778)

• United States

7 Oct 22

It sounds as if Vince is very confident and accomplished.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

I guess he is both! It never crosses his mind that sponges sometimes go flat.

@allknowing (130269)

• India

8 Oct 22

The cake seems a success - failure is a stepping stone to success if that is what Vince believes in.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Oct 22

I don't think Vince even thinks about failure.

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@RebeccasFarm (86914)

• United States

7 Oct 22

I wish I were your friend

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@RebeccasFarm (86914)

• United States

8 Oct 22

Oh no you musn't

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

There is still some left so we'll take it with us. I'm not going to waste it.

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@LadyDuck (459841)

• Switzerland

7 Oct 22

Congratulations to Vince, this sponge cake looks perfect. Cream and jam are both good with it, fruits risk to make the top soggy.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

We grated a bit of chocolate over the top as we didn't really have any fruit to put on it.

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@LadyDuck (459841)

• Switzerland

7 Oct 22

@JudyEv It's good even with only a bit of chocolate, or powdered sugar. I love powdered sugar as decoration.

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@wolfgirl569 (96075)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Oct 22

It turned out real well

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

It did and it tasted good too. Thanks.

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@Fleura (29245)

• United Kingdom

7 Oct 22

Looks good! I'm sure it will taste delicious. As far as sponge-cake making goes, I don't really know what there is to worry about, it's very easy.

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@Fleura (29245)

• United Kingdom

7 Oct 22

@JudyEv You mustn't peep! Just put them in the oven and don't open the door until the time is just about up!

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

@Fleura Good advice. Vince checked it right at the end and gave it a few more minutes so he knew what he was doing obviously.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

They seem to like to go flat though or sink in the middle. However, this one is great.

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@josie_ (9763)

• Philippines

7 Oct 22

Looks good. Even without any toppings, tempting.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

@josie_ Exactly. That is always what worries me about sponges.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

It's risen beautifully and very evenly.

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@josie_ (9763)

• Philippines

7 Oct 22

The bane of many bakers, a sagging middle.

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@LindaOHio (157971)

• United States

7 Oct 22

Vince is surely a very clever baker! The sponge cake looks luscious.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

It turned out really well. He was really pleased with it as they can be a bit dodgy.

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@shaggin (71676)

• United States

7 Oct 22

I don’t like jam filling at all but the cream sound good. I’d love to see the after photo. I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard of a sponge. I’m thinking maybe it’s like pound cake or angle food cake.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

It's a very light cake, mostly beaten eggs, sugar then flour folded in.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16550)

• China

7 Oct 22

Vince is a good hand at making sponge ! At the sight of the title "made a sponge for...",I thought the sponge was the one used to wash things.

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

Yes, that's another meaning for sponge. But this was the edible sort.

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

7 Oct 22

It looks really good!

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

Thanks. I always worry about sponges going flat but such failures never worry me.

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

7 Oct 22

I love sponge cake, yummy

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@JudyEv (326545)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Oct 22

I like them too. I like light cakes and puddings rather than heavy, stodgy ones.