"Easy Sponge Cake Recipe with step by step pictures. Basic vanilla sponge cake which is made using whipped eggs. This cake is best served as snack cakes or can be made as layer cakes"
I was looking for a simple best sponge cake recipe for a while now. Finally a good friend gave me this recipe. And it is one of the easiest sponge cake you could ever make. You can use this as a snack cake or make it as layer cakes for fresh cream cakes too.
This particular recipe is a small batch, since it was my first attempt i used just 2 eggs to make this. But next time i will try making a bigger batch and share different flavour of this cake too.
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HOW TO MAKE VANILLA SPONGE CAKE
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Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 7 inch square cake pan with parchment paper.
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flour, baking soda, baking powder in a sifter and sieve it into a bowl.
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Take milk, oil and vanilla in a bowl and mix well.
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Add eggs in a large bowl, use a electric beater or stand mixer to whisk till frothy.
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Sprinkle sugar little at a time and keep whisking till light and fluffy.
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Transfer in the dry ingredients and wet mixture in and mix gently.
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Now pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 mins.
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Remove and cool completely.
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Slice and serve.
What makes a sponge cake light and fluffy?
Whipping the eggs till fluffy and light is key in making a good sponge cake.
How to make best sponge cake?
I use oil for making sponge cake moist. You can use melted butter instead of oil.
Can we over bake sponge cake?
Don't over bake sponge cake. If you over bake it will turn dry. So bake it just right. Also if you over bake sponge cake, you can make it moist by brushing it with some simple syrup.
TIPS & TRICKS
- Whip the egg till light and fluffy before folding it into the dry. This step is really important for fluffy sponge.
- Once you add dry and wet mixture into the whipped eggs, fold it gently or use the mixer to mix once. Don't over mix.
- Don't rest the batter for too long. Bake it as soon as it is done.
- Don't over bake the cakes. It may turn dry.
- You can use this cake as snack cake or use it as layer cakes for fresh cream cakes.
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Vanilla Sponge Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup All purpose flour (90grams)
- 2 large Eggs
- ½ cup Sugar (100 grams)
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ⅛ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ cup Oil (120 ml)
- ¼ cup Milk (60 ml)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 7 inch square cake pan with parchment paper.
- Take flour, baking soda, baking powder in a sifter and sieve it into a bowl.
- Take milk, oil and vanilla in a bowl and mix well.
- Take eggs in a large bowl, use a electric beater or stand mixer to whisk till frothy.
- Add sugar little at a time and keep whisking till light and fluffy.
- Add in the dry ingredients and wet mixture in and mix gently.
- Now pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 mins.
- Remove and cool completely.
- Slice and serve.
Video
Notes
- Whip the egg till light and fluffy before folding it into the dry. This step is really important for fluffy sponge.
- Once you add dry and wet mixture into the whipped eggs, fold it gently or use the mixer to mix once. Don't over mix.
- Don't rest the batter for too long. Bake it as soon as it is done.
- Don't over bake the cakes. It may turn dry.
- You can use this cake as snack cake or use it as layer cakes for fresh cream cakes.
Pictorial:
1)Take flour in a sieve
2)Add in baking powder
3)Add in baking soda
4)Sieve it well.
5)Take milk in a jug.
6)Add in vanilla extract
8)Add in oil
9)Take eggs in a bowl.
10)Whip till frothy
11)Add in sugar little at a time.
12)Whip till glossy
13)Add in wet mixture.
14)Add in flour mixture
15)Mix well
16)Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
17)Pour batter in
18)Bake till cooked
19)Once cooled. Slice and serve.
20)Sponge cake done.
Shobha
Whenever I make such sponge cakes, lot of egg smell comes out 🙁 any suggestion pls
Aarthi
you can add little almond extract.
Vanessa Martin
Please can u share quantities of ingriendients
Jeen
The Best sponge cake recipe. I made this cake (April 17th) as soon as you uploaded it in your vlog. It turned out super soft n fluffy. Everyone loved it. Usually, I make sponge for fresh cream cakes in this method only but the measurements are different. But this one is the best. Thank you so much aarthi.
Rekha ashok
Replacement for egg dear
Aarthi
You need eggs in this recipe. Check my eggless sponge cake recipe https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/eggless-vanilla-sponge-cake-recipe/
Sowmya Radhakrishnan
Hi Arthi, baked your sponge cake following. The recipe to the T . It has come out amazingly soft. This is the best cake I ever made. Thank you for sharing it. Continue your mission. Best wishes to you.