We all love aromatic and fluffy sponge cakes, which are a great addition to coffee and an irresistible dessert. You think that fluffy pastries are only to be made by professional pastry chefs, but that's not true. Anyone can make a great sponge cake at home with the help of a few culinary tricks that guarantee a delicious and fluffy result.
The most important condition for making a good sponge cake is the use of quality products and their proper preparation. The flour should not be old, because the fresher it is, the fluffier the sponge cake will be.
There is also a little trick – always sift the flour immediately before using it, even if you bought a ready-made mix from the store. Sifting will not only remove impurities and lumps from the flour, if any, but will also introduce additional air, which will make the sponge cake fluffy.
In addition to sifted flour, a good sponge cake also needs a leavening agent. To make a amazingly fluffy sponge cake, you can add a little more leavening agent to the batter than indicated in the recipe. For example, you can use 15 g of baking powder instead of the indicated 10 g, or add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the baking powder.
There is also a trick in preparing the eggs. To make a fluffy sponge cake, they must be well beaten. In addition, do not use the eggs directly from the refrigerator, but take them out about 20 minutes before using them to temper them.
Here are two recipes for delicious and fluffy sponge cakes:
Yogurt Sponge Cake
The necessary products are 3 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of yogurt, 6 tbsp. oil, 1 packet of vanilla or a few drops of vanilla essence, 2 cups of flour mixed with 1 baking powder. Beat the eggs with the sugar, add the remaining ingredients and mix. Pour into a greased baking pan or cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 35 minutes. Check it with a toothpick.
Sponge Cake with Milk
The ingredients needed are 4 eggs, 2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of oil, 1 cup of milk, 2 1/2 cups of flour mixed with 1 baking powder. Beat the eggs and sugar until they turn white, add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured baking pan and bake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 180°C. Check it with a toothpick.
When making a sponge cake, it's important to use measuring cups of the same size. The sponge cake is done when you insert a toothpick into it and it comes out clean – with no batter sticking to it.
Also see why sometimes a sponge cake won't bake on the inside, learn how to make sponge cake glaze or try our irresistible sponge cake recipes like this juicy apple sponge cake.
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