Best South African Basic Sponge Cake Recipes

AMASI SPONGE CAKE

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A moist sponge cake using a South African staple, amasi.

Provided by Linda Kaumphawi

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup amasi
2 eggs, beaten
100 g butter or baking margarine (melted)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180°c.
In a large bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix well.
In another bowl, add all the wet ingredients and mix well.
Pour your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients and thoroughly mix till there are no lumps.
Grease a cake pan and pour your mixture into the pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Let it completely cool down before cutting into wedges.

Nutrition Facts :

SOUTH AFRICAN BASIC SPONGE CAKE

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Make and share this South African Basic Sponge Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Missy Wombat

Categories Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 cake, 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 eggs, at room temperature,separated
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 cup self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon melted margarine
1/2 cup hot water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Using a deep, dry bowl beat egg whites until stiff.
Add the sugar gradually and continue beating until thick.
Add the yolks and beat lightly.
Sift the dry ingredients gently over and mix in lightly.
Fold in the margarine and water.
Pour into two prepared tins and bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
Fill and sandwich with jam and cream.
Sift icing sugar on top of cake.
HINT: To prepare baking pan, brush lightly with oil.
Cut out brown paper to fit base.
Place at the bottom of the pan and then brush paper with oil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 134.5, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 63.5, Sodium 251.4, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 15.1, Protein 3.1

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