Sponge cake

HOW TO MAKE SPONGE CAKE

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan with margarine and dust with flour.

Step 2: Beat the eggs, egg yolks and the vanilla extract until obtain a quite creamy mixture. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour and the baking powder and beat until a creamy and homogeneous mixture. Add the soft fruit and fold with a spatula. Pour the dough into the prepared pan and bake about 35 minutes.

Step 3: Remove the cake from the oven, unmold onto a plate, let cool completely and serve.

TIPS FOR SPONGE CAKE

1. When preheating the oven, make sure you have all ingredients ready to start making the cake.

2. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the cake, resulting in even cooking.

3. When placing the cake in the oven, the oven should not be too hot, if it is, the cake will rise too quickly and there will be no time for the inside of the cake to cook at the same speed (what often happens is the cake sinks in the middle). If the oven is too hot, leave the oven door open until the temperature drops a little.

4. Never open the oven door while the cake is baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the cake sinks in the middle increases.

5. The first thing to do before taking the cake out of the oven, is to stick a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it's dry, it's cooked. Turn off the oven and leave the cake in the oven for another 5 minutes.

6. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock that causes the cake to collapse (the time depends on the season of the year, if it is summer leave it for about 5 minutes, if it is winter 10 minutes).

Sponge cake

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Category:Breakfast, Cakes, Desserts, Recipes, Traditional Portuguese recipes, Videos
Cuisine: Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 12 slices
Prep Time:20 m
Cook Time:35 m
Total Time:55 m
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Ingredients
• 4 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 150 grams (2/3 cup) granulated sugar
• 175 grams (1 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan (24 x 8 centimeters (9 1/2-inch diameter with 3 1/4-inch-high sides)) with margarine and dust with flour.
2. In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the eggs, egg yolks and the vanilla extract until obtain a quite creamy mixture. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour and the baking powder and beat until a creamy and homogeneous mixture. Add the soft fruit and fold with a spatula.
3. Pour the dough into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
4. Remove the cake from the oven, unmold onto a plate, let cool completely and serve.
Sponge cake
Nutrition facts
Serves 12 slices
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 136
Total Fat 2.5 g(4%)
Saturated Fat 1 g(4%)
Cholesterol 107 mg(36%)
Sodium 23 mg(1%)
Total Carbohydrate 24 g(9%)
Protein 4 g