Well this is a revelation!

[DrivingToDistraction]

I bake fairly often and am considered good at it and I always do my sponges properly, spending ages creaming butter and sugar etc. Since I got my Kitchenaid I could really spend a long time even on a Victoria sponge as I didn't have to stand there the whole time.

Yesterday, though, I decided at the last minute to have pudding after dinner, and in two minutes flat I glugged a load of golden syrup in the bottom of a tin, whacked all the sponge ingredients in the KA together and beat them hell for leather until it looked like cake mix, then whacked it in the oven at whatever temperature it was on at already. I also used Aldi baking spread instead of butter

I've just eaten the leftovers and blow me if it isn't the nicest, softest sponge ever. I mean, it's really good!

Yum - making me hungry for a sponge pud now

I use a Mary Berry sponge recipe from the BBC website where you pretty much chuck everything in like you did and it always comes out perfect.

I'd always use marge in a sponge cake.
Its the only thing marge gets used for in this house.
The addition of a little baking powder in the all in one cake also helps.

I did Mary Berry's lemon drizzle today the same way and it is sooooo light and delicious. The one thing I don't need is for cakes to be easier to make!

I've always done this and have a reputation for making the best cakes.

Me too, always chucked everything in and beat together for 2mins, never have problems and i bake alot of cakes for people.

my sponge cakes are a fling-it together job with soft margarine and value flour. Never have any complaints from family or clients.