Classic Vanilla Sponge Cake Recipe
A vanilla sponge cake is a must-have recipe for any cake decorator. This simple and easy sponge cake can be used for celebration cakes, novelty cakes as well as wedding cakes. A great place to start if you are new to baking a cake from scratch.
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One of the most basic cake recipes you must have on hand when you start baking from scratch is a vanilla cake. This simple, easy and effortless vanilla sponge cake is it. Moist with a soft crumb and melts in your mouth. Made with delicious butter and plain all purpose flour.
This recipe can be multiplied a few times and it always turns out moist and delicious.
Tools
- A 7-inch loose bottom cake pan or 8-inch round cake pan
- Parchment Paper
- Greaseproof Paper
- Stand mixer or Hand Mixer
- Bowl
- Spatula
- Chopping board and Kitchen Knife
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Classic Vanilla Sponge Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 228 grams Butter unsalted
- 250 grams Sugar white
- 250 grams All-Purpose Flour Plain white flour
- 4 Eggs Large
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 120 ml Milk Whole
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
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Instructions
- Grease and line with parchment paper two baking pans.
- Preheat oven at 160 C/ 320 F
- Sift together flour, salt, baking powder - set aside
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Next, add the flour mixture and milk - in three batches. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed
- Finally, add the vanilla - combine well
- Pour into prepared baking pans
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes - checking at about 25 minutes the first time.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then on a white rack completely
- Always cool cakes completely before decorating with frosting.
Recipe Notes
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