Sponge Cake Recipe (Super Soft Sponge Cake, Easy Recipe)
Easy Sponge Cake is one of the basic cake recipe everyone should master. It is made with basic pantry and fridge staple ingredients like flour, baking powder, eggs, sugar, oil and milk. This cake is so versatile and adaptable and can be served as snack cake or can be made as layer cakes. Vegetarians check out my eggless sponge cake.
Equipment
7 inch square pan
Parchment Paper
Electric beater or Stand mixer
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- ¾ cup All purpose flour 90 grams
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Baking Soda
To Whip Together
- 2 large Eggs
- ½ cup Caster Sugar 100 grams
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup Sunflower Oil 120 ml
- ¼ cup Milk 60 ml
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 7 inch square cake pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients. Take flour, baking soda, baking powder in a sifter and sieve it into a bowl. Set this aside.
- Mix wet ingredients. Take milk, oil and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and mix well using a whisk so the mixture emulsifies. Set aside.
- Take eggs in a large bowl, use an electric beater or stand mixer to whisk till frothy. Add sugar little at a time and keep whisking till light and fluffy. It will take around 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add in the dry ingredients and fold gently, pour in the wet ingredients in and mix gently using a spatula.
- Now pour the batter into the pan and bake for 30 mins. To check whether the cake is baked or now, insert a toothpick in the centre, if it comes clean, then cake is baked. If you press the cake on top, it should sprig back. Remove from oven 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.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sponge Cake Recipe (Super Soft Sponge Cake, Easy Recipe)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Fat
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
6
g
Monounsaturated Fat
13
g
Cholesterol
63
mg
21
%
Sodium
122
mg
5
%
Potassium
57
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
29
g
10
%
Fiber
0.4
g
2
%
Sugar
17
g
19
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
106
IU
2
%
Calcium
64
mg
6
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.