When you're a kid there is nothing more comforting than a warm sponge cake on a rainy afternoon. Now that the weather is a little cooler, find the perfect afternoon to make this hot milk sponge cake, and get your kids to help, because the recipe is simple enough.

Says the author of Savvy Kids Menus, Sarah McKerron, "I find baking cakes quite challenging, so the simpler the recipe the better. This one seems to always work".

What you need:

  • 4 free range eggs, separated

  • 130g sugar

  • 60ml hot milk

  • 1 tbs lemon juice

  • Grated rind of 1 lemon

  • 110g flour

  • Pinch of salt

  • 1? tsp baking powder

    • How it's done...

    Preheat oven to 180?C and prepare a medium cake tin by greasing lightly.

    Beat the egg whites until they are stiff.

    In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks until they are thick and add half the sugar, beating continually.

    Add the hot milk and the rest of the sugar, egg whites, lemon juice, lemon rind, flour, salt and baking powder.

    Pour into cake tin and bake for 45 minutes and don't wait a minute to eat it!