This is another basic recipe for sponge cake using milk and salted butter.
This cake can be sandwiched with jam and cream cheese frosting in between both parts, melted chocolate and/or and fresh strawberries :). Very easy to adjust to your favorite flavor :)
The secret to any good sponge cake is to beat the eggs well until they are pale yellow in color and have thick consistency. Take your time to do this and you will have moist and rich sponge cake.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
1/4 cup lightly salted butter
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325F.( 165 degrees)
Heat the milk and butter ,on a low heat, just until the butter is melted ( you can also warm it in the microwave, as I did to save time ;) ). Cool it down, if you use hot milk and butter it may curdle the eggs and the cake wont come out good at all.
I had it in the microwave for 1 min and then let the butter melt completely and cool down until I work on the eggs.
n a large bowl beat all 4 eggs for about 5 mins:
Then add the sugar and continue beating for 6-7 more minutes or until light yellow and thicker.
Add the vanilla and stir just to combine it with the egg-sugar mixture.
In a separate bowl, stiff together the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt.
Add this to the eggs and beat on a low speed until well combined.
Now add the milk and butter to the rest of the batter and beat well.
Pour in two greased and floured 8 inch round cake pans, or one big like in the picture below.
Bake for around 35-40 mins or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake come out clean, not sticky with the batter.
Cool down for around 10 -15 mins and take the cakes out of the pan to cool down completely.
At this point you can spread any of your favorite jam on top of the first and place the second one on top.
You can spread store bought frosting or make your own one and use it. Add sliced fresh fruits on top of it and enjoy a fresh homemade sponge cake.
Chocolate frosting goes well with this cake as well and all time favorite with kids. :).
Enjoy!!!
TIPS:
To make lemony cake add the zest from 1 lemon along the vanilla.
For orange flavored - 1/2 teaspoon orange essence with the vanilla, or omit the vanilla for it completely.
I've tried also using almond flavor and using cream cheese frosting with sliced roasted almonds to decorate.
Fresh strawberries or raspberries goes very good with it as well. We are big fans of fresh fruits :)
This cake can be sandwiched with jam and cream cheese frosting in between both parts, melted chocolate and/or and fresh strawberries :). Very easy to adjust to your favorite flavor :)
The secret to any good sponge cake is to beat the eggs well until they are pale yellow in color and have thick consistency. Take your time to do this and you will have moist and rich sponge cake.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
1/4 cup lightly salted butter
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325F.( 165 degrees)
Heat the milk and butter ,on a low heat, just until the butter is melted ( you can also warm it in the microwave, as I did to save time ;) ). Cool it down, if you use hot milk and butter it may curdle the eggs and the cake wont come out good at all.
I had it in the microwave for 1 min and then let the butter melt completely and cool down until I work on the eggs.
n a large bowl beat all 4 eggs for about 5 mins:
Then add the sugar and continue beating for 6-7 more minutes or until light yellow and thicker.
In a separate bowl, stiff together the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt.
Add this to the eggs and beat on a low speed until well combined.
Now add the milk and butter to the rest of the batter and beat well.
Pour in two greased and floured 8 inch round cake pans, or one big like in the picture below.
Bake for around 35-40 mins or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake come out clean, not sticky with the batter.
At this point you can spread any of your favorite jam on top of the first and place the second one on top.
You can spread store bought frosting or make your own one and use it. Add sliced fresh fruits on top of it and enjoy a fresh homemade sponge cake.
Chocolate frosting goes well with this cake as well and all time favorite with kids. :).
Enjoy!!!
TIPS:
To make lemony cake add the zest from 1 lemon along the vanilla.
For orange flavored - 1/2 teaspoon orange essence with the vanilla, or omit the vanilla for it completely.
I've tried also using almond flavor and using cream cheese frosting with sliced roasted almonds to decorate.
Fresh strawberries or raspberries goes very good with it as well. We are big fans of fresh fruits :)
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