150 ml of SodaStream sparkling water
225 g of unsalted softened butter
225 g of caster sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 zested lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla
225 g self-rising flour
1 pinch of salt
400 ml thickened cream for topping
Raspberries for decoration
Icing sugar for dusting
To prepare the SodaStream Sparkling Water: Fill a Sodastream 1 Liter bottle with cold water and carbonate
Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter and flour the base of two 20cm springform cake pans
Using an electric blender, cream the butter and sugar together until smooth
Add eggs one at a time and blend until the mixture is well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each egg is added
Add lemon zest, vanilla, flour, and salt
Add sparkling water to the mixture and using a handheld whisk, mix until combined
Divide mixture evenly between two pans
Bake pans in the center of the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean
Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of the pan and remove cakes to cool on a wire rack
Using a long-bladed serrated knife cut the top off one of the cakes to make it flat. Place it as the base layer of the cake
Spread an even layer of whipped cream over the top, then layer on the other sponge cake
Finish with some more whipped cream, a scattering of raspberries and a dusting of icing sugar