Light Sponge Cake

Name: Light Sponge Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 Portionen
Ingredients: 3 piece Eggs; 150 g Caster sugar; 1 pinch Salt; 2 c. à soupe Flour; 3 c. à soupe Potato starch; 15 g Butter for the mold

Cake

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Cook Time

55 min

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Prep Time

25 Min

This Thermomix® recipe for Light Sponge Cake is ready in 55 min and yields 8 servings. Step-by-step guide with precise Thermomix® settings on MixBuch.

Description

This revisited Savoy biscuit is a light and airy sponge cake, perfect to accompany a dessert cream or a fruit salad. I have been making this recipe for a long time and it is always appreciated for its simplicity and delicate taste. The potato starch gives it a particularly soft texture. Ideal for a Sunday brunch or a tasty snack, this cake is easy to prepare and requires only a few basic ingredients. Its lightness makes it a perfect dessert after a hearty meal. Do not hesitate to flavor it with a little lemon zest for an extra touch of freshness!

Ingredients (6 ingredients)

3 piece Eggs
150 g Caster sugar
1 pinch Salt
2 c. à soupe Flour
3 c. à soupe Potato starch
15 g Butter for the mold

Preparation (9 steps)

Preheat the oven

Preheat your oven to 160°C (th. 4/5).

Separate the egg whites from the yolks

Break the eggs, separating the whites from the yolks. Put the yolks in the Thermomix bowl.

Mix the egg yolks with the sugar and salt

Thermomix® Setting

10 min/Speed 4

Add the caster sugar and salt to the bowl with the egg yolks. Mix for 10 Min./Stufe 4. The mixture should double in volume and become lighter and creamier.

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Add the starch and flour

Thermomix® Setting

20 sec/Speed 3

Add the potato starch and flour to the bowl. Mix for 20 Sek./Stufe 3.

Whisk the egg whites until stiff

In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form using an electric mixer. Set aside.

Gently fold in the egg whites

Thermomix® Setting

30 sec/Linkslauf Speed 2 Reverse

Gently fold the egg whites into the batter in the Thermomix bowl, mixing with the spatula from the bottom up. Mix for 30 Sek./Linkslauf Stufe 2, until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.