Basic vanilla sponge cake

April 12, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Basic vanilla sponge recipe

Every baker needs a basic vanilla sponge cake in their collection. This delicious basic sponge is easy to make and will not disappoint.  

Basic vanilla sponge cake

Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • 85g castor sugar
  • 60ml (¼ cup) warm water
  • 140g (1 cup) self-raising flour
  • 60g butter, melted and cooled
  • 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the base of 2 x 20cm springform cake tins, grease and dust lightly with flour.

2

Beat the egg yolks with half the sugar, add the water and beat until the mixture is pale and creamy.

3

Sieve the flour 4 times and gently fold this into the yolk mixture. Stir in the butter and the vanilla extract.

4

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the remaining sugar and keep beating until the mixture is smooth. (If you can still feel sugar grains when you rub a little of the mixture between your fingers, you need to keep beating.)

5

Fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture and pour equal amounts of the batter into the prepared tins.

6

Bake until a skewer comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Turn out onto cooling racks and leave to cool completely before icing.

 

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