There is nothing better than to sit and enjoy a soft, scrumptious piece of sponge cake. Sponge cakes are made with basically three main ingredients – eggs, sugar, and flour – it’s as simple as that. However, the hard work comes with mixing and baking. As a result, the keenly whisked eggs, along with the sugar and flour (and other additional ingredients) leaves you with a light, fluffy, delicious cake. Once baked, sponge cakes are versatile, they can be eaten as is or with fruits, fruit sauces, jams, preserves, whipped cream, and much more.
About Sponge Cake
Sponge cake, a light, fluffy cake made simply with eggs, flour, and sugar is believed to have originated during the Renaissance period in Spain. The Sponge Cake may have been the first cakes made without yeast. and The first English recipe was found in a book by the English poet Gervase Markham, The English Huswife, (1615). At this time it resembled a cookie. The Sponge Cake known today was created around the mid-18th century when bakers began using baking powder in.
The Difference Between A Sponge Cake And A Pound Cake
“There are two types of raised cakes – foam cakes and butter cakes. Foam cakes have a high egg to flour ratio and are leavened by the air beaten into whole eggs or egg whites. Butter cakes, on the other hand, contain fat from butter, margarine or shortening and they rely on leavening agents such as baking powder or baking soda. The sponge cake is a foam cake while the pound cake is a butter cake,” according to journalist Cynthia Nelson. Sponge Cakes typically have more eggs than flour. The pound cake is heavy because of the large amount of fat from the butter. Perhaps it is called sponge cake because of the appearance of an actual sponge cake.
Making Sponge Cake Guyanese Style
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 1 tsp mixed essence
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F and spray a baking pan with non-stick spray or rub butter onto it.
- The next step is to cream the butter and sugar; mix them until the sugar has completely dissolved into the butter. You will need to add some water.
- Add mixed essence.
- Beat eggs using a whisk until frothy.
- Stir eggs into the butter mixture.
- Add flour and keep stirring.
- Add butter to egg mixture and mix.
- Pour mixture into baking pan and bake for 40 minutes.
Tip: Check to see if the cake is done by using a toothpick and sticking it into the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, your cake is done!
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Sponge Cake In Guyana
Yes, the taste of sponge cake is truly a delight to the palette. Its fluffy goodness is mildly flavoured with all sorts of delicious ingredients. If mixed and baked right then this cake can be very palatable. If you are too tired to bake, sponge cake is usually sold at the Stabroek or Bourda Market Snakettes. They are also sold at various bakery shops, supermarkets, and local shops. But to have the best flavours and taste, it is wise to follow the recipe above and make your very own mouth-watering sponge cake.
Article References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge_cake
- https://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/04/17/
- https://letthebakingbegin.com/simple-yellow-sponge-cake-recipe/
Last Updated: 2020-07-20
