Sponge Cake

Sponge Cake


PREP TIME: 45 MIN COOK TIME: 25-30 MIN TOTAL TIME: 1HR 10MIN

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Such a unique cake. The flavors and the texture is something everyone needs to experience.

Ingredients

Sponge Cake

  • 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 Cups Cake Flour
  • 1 1/2 Cups Sugar(Blended)
  • 2 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp salt
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Egg White
  • 1/2 Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 6oz Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 3 Cups Sifted Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 Tsp Vanilla

Simple Syrup

  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Water
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Instructions

Sponge Cake

  1. Preheat Oven to 350F and prepare 2-8" pans or 3-6" pans with Non stick spray and parchment paper.
  2. Bring water to a boil. I use a 2 Qt Sauce Pan. You’re going to want to fill it about 3/4 of the way you want to make sure you don’t have water going over when you insert your mixing bowl.
  3. Add your eggs to your mixing bowl and using the pan as a double boiler for your mixing bowl whisk until combined. Quickly add your sugar. This step is crucial you don’t want your eggs to begin to cook because the bowl will get hot very quickly.
  4. Whisk your eggs and Sugar until Combined well. Continue to stir your Eggs to avoid them cooking. When the sugar is melted you’re ready for the next step.
  5. Remove egg and sugar mixture and beat on a stand mixer with the whisk attachment on High Speed for 6 minutes. While your eggs are mixing you’re going to want to melt the butter and milk together either on a pan or microwave.
  6. The mixture will become thicker and lighter in color. This is called the Ribbon Stage although this is a more runny ribbon stage since were using egg whites.
  7. On a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and incorporate to your ribbon stage eggs and sugar in two additions whisking together but do not over mix.
  8. Add Vanilla to your butter and milk and on the bowl where initially you had your flour you’re going to move half of your batter from the bowl.
  9. Add your milk and butter mixture to the separated bowl with the batter and whisk until combined. Then you will add that mixture to the other portion of the batter that was left on your mixing bowl. Whisk until combined but do not over mix we want a soft moist cake.
  10. Bake for 25-30 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean it will be a beautiful light color.
  11. Allow cake to cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment beat your butter and cream cheese high speed for 3-5 minutes.
  2. Add vanilla. In low speed add your sugar one cup at time. When blended bring speed to Med-High and mix for 3-5 mins until soft and fluffy.

Simple Syrup

  1. In a sauce pan in medium heat add both sugar and water and it comes to a boil. Once sugar dissolves completely the syrup is done. Put aside on a heat safe bowl and allow to cool completely.

TIPS

  • Poke gently the top of your cake using a fork to add the simple syrup. Cutting the domes of your cake will allow this process to go smoother. Using a spoon or with a squeeze bottle gently pour syrup to the top of each cake layer all the way around. I advice to do this three times to each layer. Allow for the cake layers to soak in the syrup and add layer your cake.
  • I advice you chill your cake before stacking it.
  • Cream cheese frosting is one of my favorite fillings for cakes but it is too soft to hold I advice securing the outside and covering with a Vanilla buttercream.
  • Top with fresh fruit,caramel sauce, jams this cake is so versatile and just so delicious with so many different toppings.

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