Moist and Aromatic Sponge Cake

Tender, airy and aromatic, perfect for tea! The wet sponge cake turns out incredibly tasty. It is especially good if soaked in syrup. You can make it from jam or take it from canned berries or fruits. Children and adults will love this dessert.
cook time: 1h 20 min
Miles Denholm
Moist and Aromatic Sponge Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

293
Calories
9g
Fat
47g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Vegetable oil 1 tbsp

For the biscuit dough:

Sugar 0.5 cup
Wheat flour 100 g
Baking powder 1 tsp
Chicken eggs 4 pc
Vanilla sugar 10 g

For impregnation:

Syrup 0.5 cup
Cognac 1 tbsp

For cream:

Sugar 0.5 cup
Sour cream 150 g
Vanilla sugar 10 g
Thickener 8 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a wet sponge cake? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. According to the season, I used strawberries to decorate the cake, and as a soaking — cherry syrup from canned cherries, with the addition of a tablespoon of cognac. If you are preparing this biscuit for children, do not add alcohol.

Step 2

Step 2
How to make dough for a simple wet sponge cake? To begin, take a baking dish, cover it with foil and grease it with vegetable oil.

Step 3

Step 3
Now beat the eggs into a deep, convenient container (so as not to stain the table with splashes), add sugar and vanilla sugar. Before using, wash eggs in warm water and baking soda, as they may contain harmful bacteria. Instead of vanilla sugar, you can use vanillin, but you need to take it on the tip of a knife, since a larger amount will add bitterness to the finished baked goods.

Step 4

Step 4
Beat the egg mass with a mixer at maximum speed until the mass triples, this will take 3-4 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour the flour sifted with baking powder into the well-beaten egg mass and mix for another half a minute with a mixer at low speed. You may need a little less or more flour, depending on the required consistency of the dough. It should be neither thick nor liquid, viscous.

Step 6

Step 6
Quickly pour the finished biscuit dough into the greased pan.

Step 7

Step 7
Immediately place the pan with the dough in the oven and only now turn on the oven so that it warms up to 180 degrees.

Step 8

Step 8
The total baking time for our sponge cake will be about 40 minutes. The times are approximate, be guided by the operating characteristics of your oven. When the sponge cake is baked, turn off the oven and open it, let the sponge cake cool gradually in the open oven.

Step 9

Step 9
When our wet fluffy sponge cake has cooled in the oven, remove it from the pan, remove it from the foil and cut it into two layers.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour the impregnation evenly over the sections of both cake layers.

Step 11

Step 11
How to make sour cream for wet sponge cake? Combine cooled sour cream, sugar and vanilla sugar in a container.

Step 12

Step 12
Beat the sour cream and sugar with a mixer for 2-3 minutes until the sugar dissolves. Then add the thickener to the cream and beat for another two minutes.

Step 13

Step 13
Generously coat the cut side of one cake layer with the prepared sour cream.

Step 14

Step 14
Cover the bottom cake with cream with the top cake and also pour the impregnation over the surface of the sponge cake.

Step 15

Step 15
Cover the top of the sponge cake with sour cream and level the surface.

Step 16

Step 16
Decorate the cake with fresh strawberry halves and place it in the refrigerator for several hours so that the sponge cake is well soaked and the cream hardens.

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