South African Basic Sponge Cake Recipes

HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar together until light and creamy.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to egg mixture and fold in lightly until well combined.
• Heat milk and butter in a small, heavy-based saucepan. Do not boil; stir until butter is melted. Remove from heat and add essence.
• Add milk mixture to cake mixture and mix well. Spoon mixture into two greased 20 c round cake pans.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 25 - 30 minutes. Leave in pans for a few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Sandwich cake layers with half the icing. Use remaining icing to ice top of cake.

SOUTH AFRICAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180'C (350′ F).
• Use a small bread pan, sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add essence.
• Add eggs one by one and beat well.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Add bananas(and nuts/essence/cinnamon) and mix well.
• Add to pan.
• Bake for an hour or until baked through.
• Serve with butter.

SOUTH AFRICAN BASIC SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Using a deep, dry bowl beat egg whites until stiff.
• Add the sugar gradually and continue beating until thick.
• Add the yolks and beat lightly.
• Sift the dry ingredients gently over and mix in lightly.
• Fold in the margarine and water.
• Pour into two prepared tins and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
• Fill and sandwich with jam and cream.
• Sift icing sugar on top of cake.
• HINT: To prepare baking pan, brush lightly with oil.
• Cut out brown paper to fit base.
• Place at the bottom of the pan and then brush paper with oil.