Trinidad Sponge Cake

Yield: 1 cake
Preparation time: 25 min
Cooking time: 45 min
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Ingredients:
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla essence
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp.cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup milk

Directions:
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cream sugar and butter until smooth.

Beat the eggs. Add one at a time. Mix the lemon juice and milk.

Fold in a 1/3 flour and a 1/3 liquid, repeat. Beat in the vanilla essence.

Pour into greased pan and bake in a 350 degrees Fahrenheit oven until it leaves the sides of the pan. Alternatively, test with a thin knife; insert in the centre of the cake, if it comes out clean the cake is done.

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