Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sponge cake. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
A Victoria Sponge is said to have been the favorite sponge cake of Queen Victoria. Layered with jam or custard, or dusted with confectioners' sugar, this unfussy sponge cake makes for a simple and elegant dessert. Sponge cake is the perfect canvas for fruits, glazes and creams.
Sponge Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Sponge Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have sponge cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sponge Cake:
- Take 4 tsp baking powder
- Get 1 lb. magarine
- Get 3/4 lb or 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Get 2 tsp vanilla essence
- Prepare 8 eggs
- Take 1 lb. flour
- Take 4 tbs. hot water (not boiling)
- Get Flavouring
- Make ready Zest of 1 lime
- Get 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
- Take 1 tsp ground spice
- Prepare 1 tsp ground clove
- Make ready 1 tbs lemon juice
- Take 2 tbs rum
Using an electric whisk beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Crack the eggs in one at a time and whisk well, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Sift flour and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, beat yolks until slightly thickened.
Instructions to make Sponge Cake:
- Cream together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla essence and butters.
- Best in eggs one at a time making sure to beat each egg in well before adding the next one.
- Sift dry ingredients with spice and clove. Then fold this into egg mixture gradually.
- Add lime zest, lemon juice and rum. Then add hot water.
- Pour into greased and floured cake pans and bake at 325- 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 -40 mins or until tester comes out clean.
With an electric mixer fitted with a wire whip, beat the eggs and. This sponge cake should not be dense. I would highly recommend reading the tips in the recipe above for what the batter should look like. Since the cake relies on the volume of the eggs for leavening, it is critical to beat the eggs and sugar adequately in this classic sponge cake, or it will be flat and dense. Sponge cake is a light cake made with eggs, flour and sugar, sometimes leavened with baking powder.
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