Fatless Sponge Cake
by Tarla Dalal

However many types of sponges you might have tried, you are sure to agree that there is nothing as versatile as the vanilla sponge cake! With its mellow but aesthetic flavour and melt-in-the-mouth texture, the vanilla sponge cake lends itself to many fantastic creations.

Whether you give it a fruity glaze or a chocolaty dressing, the vanilla sponge cake lets your creativity shine, lending its full support. Here is a Fatless Sponge Cake made with eggs, which can be had by weight-conscious folks too.

Use the sponge to make Fruit and Jelly Gateau or just glaze it with Mocha Glaze Icing , Lemon Glaze Icing , Orange Glaze Icing or Chocolate Butter Icing and enjoy along with some chopped mixed fruits and low fat cream .

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Fatless Sponge Cake recipe - How to make Fatless Sponge Cake

3 large eggs
3/4 cup plain flour (maida)
1/2 cup castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

Sieve the flour. Keep aside.
Beat the eggs and sugar in a deep bowl very well until thick and double in quantity using an electric beater.
Add the vanilla essence and mix lightly.
Fold in the well-sieved flour carefully and mix gently with a spatula.
Pour the batter into a greased and dusted 175 mm. (7”) diameter tin.
Bake in a hot oven at 200°c (400°f) for 20 to 25 minutes.
The cake is ready when it leaves the sides of the tin and is springy to touch.
Take out from the oven and leave for 1 minute. Loosen the sides with a knife, invert the tin over a rack and tap sharply to remove.
9. Keep aside to cool and use as required.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per slice

Energy	157 cal
Protein	5.1 g
Carbohydrates	26.3 g
Fiber	0 g
Fat	3.5 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	1.5 mg

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Malini

on 06 Sep 21 11:49 AM

Why do my cake shrink after cooling

Tarla Dalal

13 Sep 21 02:55 PM

It happens when you have used little more baking powder or baking soda and also at times when you keep opening the oven many times when the cake is getting baked…

on 02 Jan 21 08:56 PM

Mam can i use this as base for fresh cream cake

23 Jan 21 07:14 PM

Hi, Yes you can use.

sun

on 28 Dec 20 09:59 AM

Sponge cake without Baking Powder ? This recipe must be reserved for the experts only. There are so many caveats - Egg temperature, method of folding flour - timing. Oven temperature and even the cake tin. Please state these cautionary warnings. It is not that this recipe is not possible ? But if you have the skills to make it a success, then you would not be reading this column ! Even then the egg smell will need special handling.

02 Feb 21 11:36 AM

Hi, Thank you bringing up, soon step wise look and do will be uploaded recipes.

Mishkat Habib

on 19 Jun 20 09:47 PM

Can I replace the caster sugar with brown sugar? Also, can I use half whole wheat flour and half all purpose flour to make up the 3/4 cup of flour?

Amu

on 23 Dec 19 04:17 PM

Hello. Tried this recipe..very good

23 Dec 19 05:11 PM

Hi, Thank you so much .. Do keep trying more recipes and give us your feedback..

on 25 Oct 19 08:27 PM

Can u pls give cup measrement in gram. Just to check where i have gone wrong .my cake weighed only 300gm instead of 500gm

30 Oct 19 04:32 PM

1 cup is approx 200gms flour , 1/2 cup sugar is 100gms.

on 25 Oct 19 11:10 AM

The cake came out well.can we add baking powder to the flour

on 24 Oct 19 06:24 PM

I tried this cake. How much does it weigh.for be it weighed nearly 300gn

25 Oct 19 11:21 AM

Hi, it will weigh approx 500gm.

Mary Summers

on 11 May 19 08:20 PM

I made a chocolate version. It was delicious and so easy. I used a stand mixer for 6 minutes on high.

13 May 19 09:08 AM

Hi Mary, Glad you liked the recipe!Keep experimenting and do try out more recipes from our website.

Pooja

on 14 Feb 19 08:18 PM

hi the recipe didn''t come out nice. lot of smell of egg and it didn''t swell

15 Feb 19 09:31 AM

Hello Pooja, This is a tried and tested recipe from our kitchen. We have tried this recipe here many times and you can always increase the quantity of vanilla essence to not deal with that eggy smell.

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