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 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of BASIC SPONGE CAKE
- You need 1 cup of sifted cake flour.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
- It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
- You need 5 of egg yolks.
- Prepare 2 of tsps. cold water.
- It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
- You need 5 of egg whites.
- It's 1/2 cup of sugar for egg yolks.
- It's 1/2 cup of sugar for egg whites.
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 instructions
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside. Beat egg yolks with cold water and vanilla until light. Gradually add sugar, beating well until thick and lemon-colored. Set aside..
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks are formed. Add sugar gradually, beatinh well until very stiff but not dry. Fold egg yolks alternately with flour mixture into egg whites..
- Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350°F. about 20-25 minutes. Cool and frost with your favorite icing..
- Any DESIRED ICING can be used!.
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.