Sponge Cake
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare and mix
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
In a large bowl, beat the eggs with a pinch of salt until light and fluffy.
Add your desired flavoring and mix well.
Bake
Pour the mixture into a dripping pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Whipped to trap air, giving the sponge its light, airy structure and setting as it bakes.
The step that matters
Beating the eggs until light and fluffy. Whipping the eggs incorporates air bubbles that expand in the oven and give the sponge its lift. Under-beaten eggs produce a dense, flat cake.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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