Learn How to Make a Sponge Cake that is a French Cake Recipe Called Hot Milk Sponge Cake Recipe

Here is how to make a sponge cake. It is a delicious sweet cake that can be eaten plain or a recipe for a broiled topping can be added. This sponge cake recipe is also very good used in a variety of dessert recipes.

SPONGE CAKE RECIPE

• 2 Extra large eggs at room temperature


• 1 Cup granulated sugar


• 1 Cup flour


• 1 Teaspoon baking powder


• ¼ Teaspoon salt


• 2 Tablespoons butter


• 1 Vanilla bean, cut open down side


• 2/3 Cup heavy cream (half/half or whipping cream)

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Grease and lightly flour a 9 x 9 inch baking pan; set aside.

In a saucepan heat milk with vanilla bean to hot but DO NOT BOIL; let set on heat to flavor milk with vanilla bean.

In a large mixer bowl beat eggs on high speed for 5 minutes scrapping sides.

Reduce speed and add sugar slowly while beating.

Increase speed and beat for another 5 to 6 minutes scrapping sides of bowl.

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together several times.

Add the egg sugar mixture to the flour mixture and blend well.

Stir the vanilla bean and milk mixture to blend flavor and remove vanilla bean from milk. Make sure the milk is still hot add the butter and stir to melt.

Add the hot mixture all at once to the mixture in the mixing bowl and mix to blend in.

Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake 20 to 30 minutes or until done.

Cool in pan and cut into small pieces to serve.

If you want to know how to make a sponge cake with a broiled topping, follow the direction below.

Sponge Cake with Topping

• 5 Tablespoons butter


• 8 Tablespoons packed dark brown sugar


• 3 Tablespoons heavy cream


• 1 Cup finely chopped pecans

Melt butter in saucepan while the sponge cake is baking.

Add the brown sugar and cream and mix well.

Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.

Remove mixture from the heat, add pecans and set aside until the cake is done.

Cover the entire top of cake with pecan mixture; return to oven and broil 1 to 2 minutes only until topping bubbles.

Cool in pan and cut into small pieces to serve.

The following is how to make a sponge cake into a delicious sponge cake dessert.

Sponge Cake as a Dessert Recipe

• 8 Ounces German chocolate


• 4 Large eggs at room temperature, separated


• 3 Tablespoons sugar


• 4 Tablespoons boiling water


• ½ Pint whipping cream


• 1 Baked 9 x 9 inch baked sponge cake recipe

Lightly butter the bottom and sides of a 9 inch square dish.

Cut the baked sponge cake into very small pieces and line bottom of buttered dish with ½ of the cake pieces; set aside.

Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler.

Mix thoroughly the egg yolks and sugar.

When chocolate is all melted, remove from heat and beat in the sugar and yolk mixture.

Add the boiling water one tablespoon at a time, beating after each; set aside.

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into the chocolate mixture.

Pour ½ of the chocolate mixture over the pieces of caked lined in dish.

Top chocolate mixture other ½ of cake pieces.

Top cake pieces with other half of the chocolate mixture.

Refrigerate overnight or until very firm.

When ready beat the whipping cream until stiff, cut cake into small servings and top with whipped cream.

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