What Makes A Sponge Cake Recipe Better Than Ever

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What Makes A Sponge Cake Recipe Better Than
Ever A sponge cake is one of those
recipes, which is very easy and fun to
make. No matter how much baking experience you
have, this spongy goodness can be made quite
easily. With no skill or expertise required,
sponge cake is a versatile sweet recipe. Many
people wonder that if there is a sponge cake
recipe available, which can be termed as the
best. Does such a recipe exists? Unfortunately,
no! However, there are some similarities between
various recipes, which define them as the best.
Lets see below the points that make a sponge
cake truly great. What truly makes a sponge
cake its namesake is its distinctive
sponginess. To bring out the sponginess in
the cakes, the egg yolks and whites must be
beaten separately in a bowl. Do not beat them
strongly as there must be enough air bubbles
present for optimum sponginess. If the eggs are
beaten too vigorously, they will turn out compact
instead of being fluffy. Meanwhile, if the eggs
are beaten less, then the cake will turn
out flaccid. The only challenge of baking
a sponge cake is that you should know how to beat
the eggs just right.
A fact about sponge cake is that it will not stay
moist or fresh for very long. Their freshness can
be prolonged by placing them in freezer or
tightly wrapping them in a container.
Otherwise, after a day or two, your soft sponge
cake will turn unappealing and hard.
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• Mostly in all sponge cake recipes a similar
  characteristic is present i.e. the pan of the
  sponge cake should not be sprayed with cooking
  oil or cooking spray. The reason for this is
  that, if the pan is greased with oil then it does
  not get a grip to expand properly while baking.
  If the cake pan is not slick, the cake batter
  will not slide down and will expand to your
  desire.
• Whatever recipe you choose to use, there are many
  ways to check whether your sponge cake is made or
  not.
• 1st Method
• Peek in the oven and observe whether the eggs are
  releasing steam or not. If there is still steam
  present then the cake is not baked yet.
• 2nd Method
• The cake should rise when you view it in the
  torch
• 3rd Method
• One of the most popular methods is the toothpick
  test. Insert the toothpick in the cake if it
  comes out clean then the cake is done.