This is a very light and delicate cake. It is a more dry style cake, which requires a bit of simple syrup on the layers to make it shine at it’s best. The combinations are endless here with this really great, basic cake recipe. This Sponge cake relies on foamed eggs to give it is lightness, airiness. This recipe has a bit of baking powder in it. The cake turned out perfectly soft. You can then fill the cake with mixtures like jam and/or buttercream. This recipe is the perfect for those who have never baked before and are looking for an easy beginners recipe. If you fill your sponge with fresh cream, store in an airtight container in the fridge, if you opt for a simple jam filling store in an airtight container on the kitchen side or in a cake tin. . Here goes the recipe…

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Sponge Cake Recipe

Prep time: 20 Min	| Cook time: 15 min	| Total time:35 min
Recipe type: Dessert	| Cuisine: World	| Yield / Serves: 1 Loaf

Ingredients:

All purpose flour/Maida – 1 cup
Milk – 1/4 cup
Powdered sugar – 1 cup
Unsalted Butter – 1/2 cup
Baking Powder- 1 tsp
Baking Soda – a pinch
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Eggs – 4

Method

1. Beat eggs and Vanilla essence using a whik or a beater until the egg foams up to 3 times the original quantity.
2. Mix the flour, Baking Powder and Baking Soda and mix them together. Seive this mixture atleast 3 times to remove any lumps from the mixture.
3. Whisk Butter so that it becomes even. Sieve the powdered sugar. Add the Powdered sugar and butter together and beat them to even consistency and there are no lumps.
4. Add the Dry mixture into the butter mixture and mix them slowly. Add the milk. Make sure no lumps are formed.
5. Add the egg mixture little by little and mix slowly. After the egg mixture is added make sure to mix really slowly.
6. Grease the Baking Tray with Butter and dust it with Maida.
7. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
8. I have baked the cake for 15 minutes in 180 degrees. Bake the cake until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9. Allow the cake to cool down Completely. Remove it from the baking tray. Sponge Cake is now ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion:

Sponge cake is a Tea Time winner. Sponge Cake can be sliced and served with Jam. Or it can be topped up with butter cream and made into a Birthday Cake or an Anniversary Cake. This cake can also be served as a dessert. Another option is that this cake can be had with fresh fruits or fruit sauces and a scoop of ice-cream.

Tips:

• After Beating the eggs and foaming up the egg mixture do not leave it idle for more time or the air incorporated into the eggs might escape and you may not get the desired cake.
• Baking time completely depends on the Microwave used and the Size of the Baking tray used. Hence read your microwave usermanual carefully before you start baking.
• Adding Vanilla Essence with the eggs removes the eggy flavour from the cake.