Defining sponge cake can get a little — forgive us — spongy. Never up for debate is the centrality of egg, sugar, and flour.It's also, as made clear by the name, meant to be light and airy.

The sponge is light and airy, yet capable of absorbing the decadent milk mixture without turning soggy. The thandai milk, infused with rose, saffron, fennel, pepper, and nuts — brings warmth and ...

Baker Heather, known to her more than 150,000 TikTok followers as @_heather.louise, explained that a lighter cake tin will help create a soft sponge, whereas a darker tin will give your cake more ...

Meanwhile, grease a 28cm loose-bottomed cake tin (you could also use a cheesecake tin, a 20cm square baking tin, or even a 28cm ovenproof frying pan) with butter and line with greaseproof paper.

Preparation. Cake Step 1. Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. Line two 8"-diameter cake pans with parchment paper rounds (do not grease).

“This Japanese strawberry sponge cake is amazing and only $18.69!,” pictures of the cake were captioned on Instagram. “It’s not too sweet and the whipped cream frosting and soft sponge ...

Directions. Make the sponge. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4. Grease 2 x 20cm round, deep cake tins and line the ...

Method. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Grease two 20cm sandwich tins and line the bases with greaseproof paper circles, before dusting lightly with flour.

The next best thing about this cake is its price. At $18.69, the strawberry sponge cake is "less than half the price of what I could get at a local Asian bakery." ...