Vanilla Sponge Cake Recipe
Vanilla Sponge Cake or even Hot Milk Sponge Cake is a name you may be more familiar, is a very light and delicate cake that is so very versatile with an array of fillings and icings to chose from.
It is a more dry style cake by nature, which requires a bit of simple syrup on the layers to make it shine at it’s best.
Ingredients
Eggs Large 4 (200g)
Granulated Sugar 1 ¾ cup (350g)
Whole Milk 1 cup (237ml)
Unsalted Butter 1 Stick (8 Tablespoons) (112g)
Vanilla Extract 1 Tablespoon (15ml)
All Purpose Flour 1 cup (125g)
Cake Flour 1 cup (120g)
**most asked question: can I use one or the other of the flour? YES
Baking Powder 2 teaspoons (10g)
Salt ½ teaspoons (3g)
Instructions
It is a more dry style cake by nature, which requires a bit of simple syrup on the layers to make it shine at it’s best.
Ingredients
Eggs Large 4 (200g)
Granulated Sugar 1 ¾ cup (350g)
Whole Milk 1 cup (237ml)
Unsalted Butter 1 Stick (8 Tablespoons) (112g)
Vanilla Extract 1 Tablespoon (15ml)
All Purpose Flour 1 cup (125g)
Cake Flour 1 cup (120g)
**most asked question: can I use one or the other of the flour? YES
Baking Powder 2 teaspoons (10g)
Salt ½ teaspoons (3g)
Instructions
- In the bowl of your Kitchen Aid mixer combine the eggs and sugar over a double boiler and whisk with a hand whisk until the sugar has dissolved slightly and the mixture reaches approximately 115°f.
- On high speed whip to ribbon stage, thick and pale colored and is almost 5X from original volume
- The eggs will take about 5 - 7 minutes to reach the ribbon stage.
- In the meantime combine the milk and butter in a microwave safe bowl or on the stove top and melt to just under a boil. Add the vanilla extract
- For full instructions please see : www.gretchensbakery.com
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