BUTTER SPONGE CAKE - WITH EGG..
I have been in the quest for BUTER SPONGE CAKE.. like i had in Pune from Spicer College Bakery..
Finaly managed: USED MY AJJI's RECIPE with few changes
INGREDIENTS:
Maida - 1 1/2 cup (200 gm)
baking powder : 2 tspn
Amul Butter : 3/4 cup / 200 gm
Powdered sugar : 3/4 - 1 cup
eggs : 4 nos
cold milk- 5 tbspn or more as required
vanilla essence -1/2 tspn
METHOD:
Finaly managed: USED MY AJJI's RECIPE with few changes
INGREDIENTS:
Maida - 1 1/2 cup (200 gm)
baking powder : 2 tspn
Amul Butter : 3/4 cup / 200 gm
Powdered sugar : 3/4 - 1 cup
eggs : 4 nos
cold milk- 5 tbspn or more as required
vanilla essence -1/2 tspn
METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 175 deg cent. Grease, flour and line with butter paper an 8" tin
- Sift together (thrice is what Ajji said) maida and baking powder
- Seperate the egg whites and yolk.
- Beat the egg whites till stiff
- Add 1 tbspn sugar to yolks and beat till creamy
- Beat butter and sugar till creamy
- Add vanilla essence
- Add half egg yolk and beat
- Add dry ingredients in parts alternating with cold milk and yolk
- Fold in egg white
- Pour in tin
- Keep foil paper under tin and bake for 45-50 min at 175 or 60 min at 160
- if you want flat non-crusty base, cover with foil paper
- cool in semi-opened oven for 5 min and then bring out
- demold after 15-20 min of cooling and set on cooling rack.
- ENJOY