Citrus sponge

Citrus sponge

Source : Cream Sugar And Butter Beat In The Eggs And Freshly Squeezed Juice Of One Naartjie Sift In 500 Ml Of Flour Add Baking Powder Cinnamon And Ginger Pow...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : June 17, 2026

Step:

  1. Cream sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs and freshly squeezed juice of one naartjie. Sift in 500 ml of flour. Add baking powder, cinnamon and ginger powder.

  2. Pour in the juice and mix everything together until you get a smooth batter (careful not to over mix)

  3. Grease a baking tray. Pour in the batter. Layer slices of the remaining naartjie. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden.

  4. Sprinkle with a bit of castor snow. Cut into desirable squares and serve.

Ingredients

  1. 500 ml plain flour
  2. 100 ml brown sugar (plus a little reserved to sprinkle over)
  3. 250 g softened butter
  4. 1 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1 tsp ginger powder
  6. 2 medium eggs
  7. 300 ml 100 % mango juice
  8. 2 naartjies
  9. 10 ml baking powder

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