Light & Airy Sponge Cake Recipe

Name: Light & Airy Sponge Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American, British
Ingredients: ⅓ cup flour (regular, all purpose (see note 1)); ½ cup cornstarch; ¼ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 4 large eggs (whites and yolks separated, room temperature); ⅛ tsp white vinegar; ⅔ cup white granulated sugar (separated in half (1/3 for the egg whites & 1/3 for the egg yolk mixture)); 1½ tbsp warm water (not boiling); 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract; 2 tbsp unflavoured vegetable oil (I use canola); ½ cup white granulated sugar; ½ cup boiling water; 2 cups cold whipping cream; 2 tsp icing sugar (also known as confectioners sugar/powdered sugar); ½ tsp vanilla essence/extract; 1 punnet fresh strawberries for decorating; 1 batch of my raspberry jam filling recipe

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:25min

This better than bakery sponge cake recipe is light, airy, and just straight up DELICIOUS! It's so versatile that you can pair it with literally anything. I love filling mine like a classic Victorian sponge cake with my homemade raspberry jam and whipped cream - YUM!

Updated at: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:09:21 GMT