Easy vanilla sponge cake recipe

Vanilla sponge cake is one of the easiest cakes to prepare.

The secret to making a perfect sponge cake is beating your eggs for longer, to fluff them up with air.

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine.
• 1 cup fine
• 2 eggs
• all-purpose plain flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup whole milk (for a less dense cake - use ⅔ cup milk)
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180°C then proceed to prepare the batter.

Step 2

Butter and line the base of an 8inch/20cm round deep cake pan then dust with flour to ensure the cake does not stick.

Step 3

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt then place all ingredients into the bowl and mix.

Step 4

Mix until your cake batter lightens in color and is thick and creamy.

Step 5

Scrape the batter into your prepared baking pan.

Step 6

Bake your batter for 35-45 minutes, until when a toothpick is inserted it comes out clean.

Step 7

Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before turning out on a wire rack. Flip so that it is the right way up and allow to cool.

Step 8

Dust with desiccated coconut or powdered sugar as desired.

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