Me and my best friend make it all the time ! the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Please read my Full Affiliates Disclosure here. Cake Tin Prep – I use two 20 cm round cake tins (8 inches). I have included a video showing all of my steps for how I make my sponges. I will do a separate post on cup conversions to grams. For the flour, butter, and sugar pls. This is the basic sponge cake recipe you can pull off and make everyone doff their hats to you. At this point check to see if the mixer leaves a trail that stays on top of the batter, if not whisk for a further two minutes. But you can do whatever works for you. It makes creaming process easy, Cake butter or any other quality butter. It is fluffy, light, moist and delicious! Baking powder: You don’t necessarily need this when using self-raising flour but I added about ½ teaspoon for good measure (I don’t have trust issues btw), Preheat the oven at 180C/ 375F or 160C/320F for a fan oven, Prepare the cake Im sooooo glad i found your recipe again! If so how long should they bake. Continue until no flour remains visible, Combine the melted butter and hot water and carefully pour this into the mix, Repeat with the metal spoon cutting and folding until all of the butter has been incorporated, Split the batter between the two prepared pans. Thanks for the memories and recipe, This is yummy all the way. Will I get the same results if I double recipe? I put the whole mixture to this in a 9inch tin and after it came out and cooled down I sliced the top off. Hi, you can convert to cups from the recipe card. Delicious light and airy, this is a lovely Easy Sponge Cake Recipe, lots of tips and hints to get the perfect sponge every time. I am no expert and I know people have been making sponge cakes for hundreds of years, it does not need to be complicated but it does have those few tips to make your sponge a winner each time. thanks. The key to a lovely light sponge is to create air. If you line the tin the sponges will be soggy. I would really need some help with the measurements if you dont mind.. No Jenna, the sugar is not the same quantity as the butter and flour. Baking Pan: For the sponge cake in the picture, I used a Wilton round pan 15 cm wide and 8 cm high (6 x 3 inch). the prepared tins and bake in the oven for between 25 to 30 minutes or until skewers/cake Ensure this is at room temperature, Eggs (at room temperature): I hate eggy smell in cakes, so I always use one less egg than the recipe calls for. Thank you. Decorate this jelly roll with crystallized violets, if desired. This classic moist Mexican cake is soaked in 3 different milks, but this one comes with a twist: it is has an extra layer of dulce de leche! when you said you baked at 160 was that 160C or 160F? Butter and line the tin base with a circle parchment paper, Start by creaming Serve with fresh berries and whipped cream for a summer treat. Add the flour and (baking powder if using). I would be sharing my chocolate cake recipe soon. Cake tester: this could be a toothpick, skewers or an actual cake tester.