Cold Sponge Cake For Schnitten
Ingredients
Ingredients for 1 Sponge Cake Base Yields 12x 18in (30×45 cm)
- 5 Egg yolks
- 3 tbsp 20 g Confectioner’s sugar
- Dash of vanilla sugar
- Dash of salt
- Lemon zest
- 5 Egg whites
- 7 tbsp 100 g Granulated sugar
- 1 cup 125 g Flour
- Granulated sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C).
- Cream the egg yolks with the confectioner’s sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, and lemon zest.
- Beat the egg whites slightly, add the granulated sugar, and beat to stiff peaks.
- Fold the two mixtures together, but not completely.
- Sift in the flour and carefully fold in.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out the batter on it.
- Bake for about 10 minutes.
- After baking, overturn onto parchment paper sprinkled with granulated sugar and carefully pull the parchment paper from the cake.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Bake Time: 10 minutes
