Craving a light yet sweet cake? Try this simple recipe for Italian Sponge Cake that you can customize to your liking by cover with some of your favorite toppings.
Italian Sponge Cake Recipe
Made with only 4-ingredients, this Italian sponge cake is light, fluffy, and delicious! With the perfect amount of sweetness, you can pair this cake with any fruit topping for a fruity twist.
Take it to a cookout, eat it with your morning coffee, or just enjoy it as an afternoon snack.
Why You’ll Love this Easy Sponge Cake Recipe:
- It’s easy to make. It’s not a difficult cake to make! Even if you’re a beginner at baking, you can make it.
- Perfect for any occasion. The cake is fluffy and delicious. It’s the perfect cake to make for all kinds of special occasions.
- Add more flavors as you like. You can add what you like to it, such as a store-bought or homemade whipped topping and fresh fruit.
How to Make Italian Sponge Cake from scratch
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Preheat your oven to 350°F, and line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
- Place egg whites in a large metal mixing bowl, and egg yolks and vanilla in a smaller mixing bowl.
- To the bowl with the egg whites, add ½ cup of sugar, and whisk on low until it’s foamy. Then, increase the speed until peaks form.
- Add the remaining sugar to the bowl with the egg yolks, and beat until very thick and pale yellow.
- Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the whipped egg whites.
- Fold the flour into the egg mixture in thirds until well mixed, being careful not to overmix.
- Divide batter evenly into prepared pans and bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry.
Sponge Cake is a popular dessert consisting of flour, sugar, and egg whites. It often has fresh fruit or jam between the layers for more flavor. It is called a sponge cake due to its light and fluffy texture. Think of Angel Food cake when you think of a sponge cake.
Whipping the egg whites and folding them into the egg yolks help keep this cake fluffy. This cake does not contain any other leaveners.
Lots of toppings taste great when added to Sponge Cake. You might want to top it with whipped cream, homemade frosting, or fresh berries. It tastes great with blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries!
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Fill the cake with jam. Consider filling the cake with your favorite jam before icing it to give it an added sweet touch.
- Remove cake from pans. Let your cakes cool for 10 minutes after removing them from the oven and then remove them from the pans to let them continue cooling off a bit longer.
- Don’t overmix. When folding flour into the egg mixture, be sure you don’t overmix any of the ingredients.
Follow this simple recipe to make a delicious Sponge Cake. You can cover it in your favorite frosting or add different toppings to it each time you make it!
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Italian Sponge Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs 300 grams, separated
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams, divided
- 1 cup cake flour 120 grams, see note
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place the egg whites in a large metal bowl, and place the egg yolks and vanilla in a smaller mixing bowl.6 large eggs, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Add 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar to the bowl with the egg whites. Using a hand mixer, beat on low until foamy, then increase the speed gradually and beat until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining sugar to the bowl with the egg yolks. Beat until very thick and pale yellow.1 cup granulated sugar
- Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the whipped egg whites.
- Fold the flour into the egg mixture in 3 additions until well mixed, being careful not to overmix. Divide batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake for approximately 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry.1 cup cake flour
- Transfer to a cooling rack, cool for 10 minutes, then remove cakes from pans to cool completely.
- Fill with your favorite jam, cream, or curd, and serve with fresh berries and whipped cream, if desired.
Notes
- Cake Flour: If you don’t have cake flour, you can make your own by measuring 1 cup of all-purpose flour, removing 2 tablespoons from the cup, and adding 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. Whisk together and sift well before using.
- When folding flour into the egg mixture, be sure you don’t overmix any of the ingredients.
- Let your cakes cool for 10 minutes after removing them from the oven and then remove them from the pans to let them continue cooling off a bit longer.
- Consider filling the cake with your favorite jam before icing it to give it an added sweet touch.
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