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Best, Easy & Moist Vanilla Sponge Cake For A Birthday

Simple vanilla sponge cake is soft and moist, amazingly delicious, and made using basic ingredients from your kitchen. 
Bake this basic cake and then decorate it the way you like for birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, or any special occasion. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Desserts, sweets
Cuisine: American, Czech, France, French, German, Indian, Japanese, Slovak
Servings: 8
Calories: 166kcal
Author: Kushi

Ingredients

  • 3 Egg (yellow & white seperated)
  • ½ cup Sugar ( 90g ), add in thirds
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup All purpose flour (110g) in parts
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Milk

Instructions

  • Grease 8-inch baking pan and keep this aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 170 degrees C.
  • Separate egg white and yellow. Check the video for Vanilla Sponge Cake.
    3 Egg
  • Whish the egg whites until foamy. Add sugar in thirds and whisk each time for 30 seconds.
    ½ cup Sugar
  • To the egg yellow, add salt and vanilla extract and mix well. Add 2 tablespoon of whipped egg white mixture from above and mix.
    ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Add this back to the whipped egg mixture and fold gently until combined.
    1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Next, add the flour in parts and mix until combined
    1 cup All purpose flour
  • Finally, add the oil and milk, and mix. Pour the prepared batter into greased baking pan.
    2 tablespoon Oil, 1 ½ tablespoon Milk
  • Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove it from the oven when the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let it cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan.

To make a birthday cake or decorate a simple basic sponge cake.

  • First, slice the cake into two halves. In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoon honey and 2 tablespoon water. Brush the first half of the cake with the simple honey syrup. Spread 2 tablespoon of your favorite jam on one half of the cake.
  • Place the second half of the cake on top of it. Brush it with the remaining syrup. Top it with whipped cream and decorate with sprinkles.
  • You can decorate the cake any way you like based on occasions like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, or Birthdays. The base remains the same.

Notes

  • Do not over-mix the batter.
  • Once you keep the cake in the oven, do not open the oven door in the early stages.
  • Don't let the batter sit too long before putting it in the oven.
  • Undecorated or filled sponge cake can be kept at room temperature for 2 to 3 days and 5 to 6 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 106IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg