Sponge Cake Recipe

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By Angela Harris


Simple Sponge Cake Recipe

Baking sponge cakes isn't difficult
Baking sponge cakes isn't difficult

Even I Can Learn How to Make a Plain Sponge Cake Recipe

Basic sponge cake is one of my favorite types of cakes. I don't have a huge sweet tooth and plain sponge cake recipes are perfect for me. They are sweet without being too sweet. I love to eat plain sponge cake- no filling, no frosting, no powdered sugar sprinkled on top. But that's just me. The best thing about sponge cakes to me is the texture. Sponge cake recipes are so light and airy. (Well, at least if they are made correctly.)

I was intimidated by baking sponge cakes for this very reason. There had to be sponge cake secrets that bakers used. I just knew that I couldn't master a light, fluffy sponge cake. So I just bought the sponge cakes from a store or bakery. Then I had a homemade sponge cake made by a friend. It was so much better than any store bought sponge cake. My friend wasn't big on cooking, and she swore it was simple to learn how to make a plain sponge cake recipe.

Here is her basic sponge cake recipe. And she was correct. This easy sponge cake recipe is light and fluffy. It tastes delicious. It has a slight lemon flavor, which I love. If you don't want to bake a lemon sponge cake recipe, simply omit the lemon. Enjoy your homemade, basic sponge cake!

Sponge Cake Ingredients

Zest from 1/2 lemon

1 cup sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature

4 large eggs

2 tablespoons warm water

1/2 teaspoon real vanilla

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 cups cake flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt




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Easy Sponge Cake Recipe

Put the sugar and lemon zest in a blender or food processor. Blend until the lemon zest is fine. Add this mixture to the softened butter. Beat with a mixer on medium until fluffy. This should take about 5 minutes.

Add the eggs to the sugar and butter one at a time, beating well after adding each one. Add the water, lemon juice, and vanilla. In a different bowl, use a whisk to mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add half of the flour mixture to the rest of the ingredients. Mix on low. Then add the rest of the flour mixture.

Now beat at medium speed until the cake batter becomes shiny. The mixture should also turn a white color. Do not skip this step or reduce the mixing time. The longer you mix the batter, the more air bubbles you create. This is what makes sponge cake recipes light and fluffy. This step of the sponge cake recipe should take about 15 minutes.

Pour sponge cake batter into two round cake pans that have been greased with shortening well and liberally floured. If they haven't been greased and floured thoroughly, your sponge cake recipe will stick to the cake pans.

Bake lemon sponge cake in a preheated 350 degrees Fahrenheit oven for approximately 25-30 minutes. The sponge cake should pull gently from the sides. It will be golden in color and spongy to the touch. It should spring back when touched. To be sure the sponge cake is done, test the center with a toothpick and see if it comes out clean. Do not open the oven while the sponge cake is baking.

Remove the lemon sponge cake from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 10-15 minutes before removing the cake from the cake pans. Let the sponge cake cool completely before frosting it. A lemon glaze would work well with this basic sponge cake recipe. Of course, frosting a sponge cake is optional. Plain sponge cake recipes are delicious by themselves.

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Kium  says:
2 weeks ago

I just bake this cake, following the instruction to the dot. The cake is delicious on its own with a nice aroma of lemon. It is also not dry which I'm worried , in fact it is fluffy and has a beautiful yellow colour. However, I make into muffins and decorated it with melted milk chocolate and sprinkles. Highly recommended, you know , this is the first time I am confidence to give to friends! THANKS! If you have not try this,do it!

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Angela Harris  says:
2 weeks ago

This is my favorite sponge cake recipe as well, Kium. Your version made into muffins with chocolate sounds delicious. I will try it that way next time. Thanks for the advice!

Kium  says:
2 weeks ago

Hi again,

I am new to this website, I think u have very good recipes, will try out other of your recipes. Do you have any other webpage? Any good Chocolate Cake recipe to recommend me? Thanks. By the way, my friends love your sponge cake too.

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Vondre  says:
34 hours ago

Andre and I would like to say thank you for the most amazingly beautiful and incredibly delicious Sponge cake and the most above i loved its lemon aroma.. thank you so much for this lovely recipe..

Well..I have a cake related hub page as well. Just click on my picture to check it out when you have time

Happy Baking!

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