Basic sponge cake. How to make a sponge cake. It's easy and you can make hundreds of different cakes with this base. This is a tutorial on how to make a basic plain sponge cake.

This is a simple sponge cake recipe - you can serve it plain sandwiched with jam to make a Victoria sponge cake, or fill with buttercream for a birthday cake. Sponge cake is a versatile fluffy cake leavened primarily by eggs. The egg whites and yolks are whipped up to incorporate air before Basic Sponge Cake. You can have Basic sponge cake using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basic sponge cake

It's 2 of whole egg + 3 egg yolk.
It's 100 gr of sugar.
You need 50 gr of cake flour.
Prepare 10 gr of corn starch.
It's 15 gr of milk powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
Prepare 30 gr of vegetable oil.
You need 45 gr of melted butter.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.

This is my hard-to-fail Sponge Cake recipe that I have been using for decades. Sometimes I don't separate Egg Yolks and Whites and whisk whole Eggs with Sugar all together. Sandwich the cakes together with jam, lemon curd or whipped cream and berries or just enjoy on its own. This sponge cake can be jazzed up with whipped cream and seasonal fruit.

Basic sponge cake step by step

Preheate oven to 175c. Line 18cm square pan with baking paper. Combine and sift dry ingredients..
Beat eggs, sugar, and salt with electric mixer, high speed until ribbon stage. About 10-15mins..
Stop mixer, use spatula, fold in sifted flour in 4 batches. Gently. Dont over mix..
Fold in melted butter 3 spoonful at a time. And vanilla extract. Gently and swiftly. Careful not to deflate the batter. Tap 3x on kitchen counter to remove air bubbles..
Pour in prepared pan. Bake 175c for 30mins..
Unmould from pan and invert on cooling rack. Cake height should be about 6/6,3cm. Garnish as desired..

Sponge cakes are one of my favorite desserts. I don't have a huge sweet tooth, so the plain variation is perfectly sweet without being too sweet. If I Can Make a Basic Sponge Cake, You Can Too! Easy sponge cake recipe for beginners. Watch the video how to make a sponge cake at home.