BAKING A SPONGE CAKE ( IN 5 SIMPLE STEPS )
GATHER ALL THE INGREDIENTS.
- 1 Cup softened butter
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
STEP -1
Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease the pan in which the cake is to be baked.
STEP -2
Cream the butter and sugar well. By putting them in a mixing bowl and beating them together till the mixture is light and fluffy.
STEP -3
Add the eggs and vanilla extract . Keep beating the mixture until the eggs are completely mixed.
your mixture should look like this at the end of this step.
- Mix the flour and baking powder by sifting them together.
STEP-4
Add flour. Keep the hand mixer on low or use a wooden spatula to stir the flour into the batter a little at a time. Be careful not to over mix it.
NOTE: TRICK OF THE TRADE…..Add some milk if the batter seems too thick. Make sure not to add extra milk or your batter would get too thin.
STEP -5
Pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 1 hour. Keep a check on the cake while it is baking. To know if your cake is done insert a knife or a toothpick into the cake if it comes out clean your cake is ready. Take it out and leave it to cool.
NOTE: Do not keep opening the bake while the cake is rising this will prevent it from sinking at the centre.
MAKING THE ICING
- Dice a cup full of cooking chocolate and put it into a bowl.
- Add some milk to dissolve it.
- Add 2 cups of icing sugar or if you don’t have icing sugar grind some sugar in the mixer sift and use it instead.
- Add 1 teaspoon of butter.
- Now mix all the above ingredients together in a double boiler.
- Apply the icing on the cake.
- Put some icing into a piping bag with the desired nozzle and design the cake with it.
- To add chocolate decoration mix chocolate pieces with butter in a double boiler, put it in a piping bag, pipe out the desired shapes or design on butter paper and set it in the fridge for 1 hour and then add it to the cake .
MY EXPERIENCE:
I never thought making a cake could be so easy. I am very happy with the outcome. As you can see the cake looks amazing and tasty as well. I really enjoyed baking this cake.
I bake a lot, but I’ve never made a sponge cake. I think I’m going to give it a try.
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Do let me know how it turned out… I had a lot of fun making it , hope you do too.
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Great DIY Series!!! 🤙
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Thank you! I am glad you liked it
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You are so talented!!
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Thanks for your appreciation….
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No problem! I have a cousin who makes cakes and they always turn out so pretty! I wish I could do the same but it’s not as simple as it looks sometimes lol I’d rather stick to making door wreaths lol
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lol that is creative too.
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Lol yeah I’d be better off sticking to it and just eating the cake lol haha
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My mouth is watering already, I’ve got to try this ☺
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I would love to know how it turned out… enjoy baking!!!!!
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Sure!
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Looks beautiful!
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Thank youuu!!!
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Yum!
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It definitely was yum!!!
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