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Sponge Cake Recipe

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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup (150 gm) butter, room temperature
  • 1½ cup (415 gm) sugar
  • 2 cup (510 ml) milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cup (465 gm) maida / plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ¾ cup butter and 1½ cup sugar.
  2. beat well until the sugar and butter turn creamy and soft.
  3. now add 2 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  4. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  5. further, place a sieve and add 3 cup maida, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda and ¼ tsp salt
  6. sieve the flour making sure there are no lumps present.
  7. mix well until the batter is a smooth consistency.
  8. transfer the cake batter into the square cake mould.
  9. place the cake tray into the preheated oven. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degrees fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
  10. finally, enjoy eggless sponge cake with frosting or as it is.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ¾ cup butter and 1½ cup sugar. there is a typo in the video, make a note i have add 415 grams of sugar and not 715 grams.plain cake recipe
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beat well until the sugar and butter turn creamy and soft.plain cake recipe
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now add 2 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract.plain cake recipe
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mix well making sure everything is well combined.plain cake recipe
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further, place a sieve and add 3 cup maida, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda and ¼ tsp salt.plain cake recipe
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sieve the flour making sure there are no lumps present.plain cake recipe
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mix well using cut and fold method.eggless sponge cake
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mix until the batter is a smooth consistency. do not over mix as the cake turns rubbery and chewy.eggless sponge cake
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transfer the cake batter into the square cake mould (width: 15 cm, height: 6 cm, length: 17 cm). make sure to grease the mould with butter to avoid sticking and line butter paper at bottom of the tray.sponge cake recipe
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pat twice to remove the air incorporated into the batter.sponge cake recipe
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place the cake tray into the preheated oven. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degrees fahrenheit for 40 minutes.sponge cake recipe
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or bake till the toothpick inserted comes out clean. cool the cake completely.sponge cake recipe
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finally, enjoy eggless sponge cake with frosting or as it is.eggless sponge cake

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Video

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Notes

  • firstly, the cake can be decorated with buttercream frosting or chocolate frosting.
  • additionally, butter can be replaced with olive oil or any neutral flavoured oil.
  • furthermore, to bake in microwave convection mode preheat and bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes. and to bake in cooker check out how to bake in cooker.
  • finally, eggless sponge cake recipe is moist and spongy cake when prepared with butter.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/eggless-sponge-cake-plain-cake-recipe/