Five minute sponge recipe

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 170C/Gas 3.

2. 2

   Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and zest together thoroughly in a mixing bowl, then whisk in the egg.

3. 3

   Slowly add the milk and whisk until the mixture is smooth, then pour into individual greased ramekins.

4. 4

   Place the ramekins on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove the ramekins and rest for 5 minutes before serving with cream.

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   If you wanted to posh the sponges up a bit you could turn them out onto a plate and add a few berries to proceedings.

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   Or, try putting a generous blob of lemon curd in the bottom of each ramekin before adding the sponge mixture, or stir some blueberries through the sponge mixture before baking.

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   You can also use orange zest instead of lemon.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.