This extra moist and extra soft Sponge Cake is almost a Soufflé. It’s not a very sweet cake. Enjoy it cold or warm, with or without whipped cream and fresh berries. Lemon Curd would be nice, too. You would definitely wish to have a cup of tea.
Cake Tin
20cm Round Cake Tin
Ingredients
70g (120ml) Plain Flour *OR Self-Raising Flour
20g (2 tablespoons) Corn Starch Flour
90ml Milk
60g Butter
5 Egg Yolks *room temperature
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
5 Egg Whites *room temperature
90g (100ml) Caster Sugar
Method
- Preheat oven to 150°C. Line the base and sides of a 20cm round cake tin with baking paper. The baking paper on the sides need to be at least 10cm in height.
- Place the cake tin in a roasting pan. *Note: If you use a springform cake tin, cover the bottom of the cake tin with foil so that water won’t get in.
- Heat Milk and Butter in a saucepan until Butter is melted.
- Combine Flour and Corn Starch in a large bowl. Add the hot Milk & Butter mixture and use a whisk to mix well. Add Egg Yolks and Vanilla, and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, beat Egg Whites, using an electric mixer, until soft peaks form. Gradually add Caster Sugar, beating well, until thick and glossy and Sugar is well dissolved. Gradually fold in the Egg White into the mixture and gently combine well.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin. Pour boiling water into the roasting pan about 1-2cm deep. Bake for 60 minutes or until cooked through.
- Take out to a wire rack to cool, or enjoy it while it is still warm.
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