Pan di spagna

Pan di spagna is a beautiful sponge cake very simple and soft. I have filled it with crema pasticcera and strawberries and covered with freshly whipped cream. I made it for Tame's second birthday.

for the cake:
4 eggs
150 gr sugar
150 gr cornflour
1 packet of yeast
1 pinch of salt

Beat eggs and sugar together for sometime (at least 10 minutes with an electric mixer). Then add the cornflour and yeast. Pre-heat oven at 150 °C.  Cook for about 35-45 minutes till the cake is lightly golden brown and has begun to pull away from the sides of the pan. Remember to not open the oven at least for the first half an hour. Let cool down and cut in half horizontally. Fill with crema pasticcera and fresh fruit or anything you like. Cover with freslhy whipped cream and decorate with fresh fruit.

This recipe was given to me about 15 years ago by friends of friends that had Sicilian roots and bakers in the family.