Strawberry Sponge
Ingredients
Directions
Assemble
Fit the sponge buns into a glass dish.
Pour the lemon jelly over the sponge buns.
Add the uncooked strawberries on top.
Set
Place the dish in a cool place until set.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Sponge buns
- Form the soft base that holds the jelly and fruit layers.
- Lemon jelly
- Sets to a firm, wobbly layer that adds moisture and tart flavour.
- Uncooked strawberries
- Add fresh fruit flavour, sweetness and a juicy texture without being cooked.
The step that matters
Place the dish in a cool place until set. The jelly needs enough time and cool temperature to gel fully; setting too warm or too briefly leaves a runny layer that won't hold the strawberries.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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