Sponge Cake: The easiest vanilla cake for beginners

Vanilla Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

1. 6 large eggs
2. One cup sugar
3. One cup plain four
4. 100 ml warm water( you may use any kind of milk)
5. 100 ml melted butter
6.  One teaspoon baking powder
7. One teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation Time: 40-45 minutes.

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 185⁰C.
2.  Separate the eggs. Place the egg whites and egg yolks in 2 bowls. Use the larger bowl for the egg yolks.
3. Beat the egg whites until stiff & set aside.
4. Add sugar to egg yolks and mix until nice and pale.
5. Sift in the flour (mixed with baking powder), add butter & milk & mix until all ingredients are well blended and the batter is smooth. 
6. Add vanilla essence and blend well.
7. Now fold in the egg whites.
8. Pour the mixture into a cake tin/spring (28cm/ 11 inch) form lined with baking parchment (grease the sides of the tin as well)
9. Bake at 185⁰C for 30-35 minutes or until baked throughout. Check with a skewer or a cake tester to see if it’s ready.

Note: You can grind the sugar (in a mixer) beforehand into powdery form to blend it easy
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