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Never Fail Sponge Cake is a simple but delicious version of the regular and popular sponge cake. Chef Tejasvi Chandela shares the step-by-step recipe.
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Ingredients
For the sponge
2 cups unsalted butter
2 cups castor sugar
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
orange zest as required
lemon zest as required
butter for greasing
For Strawberry Jam
2 cups strawberries
1 cup castor sugar
1 cup whipping cream
strawberries for garnish
icing sugar for garnish
PREPARATION
- Cream the unsalted butter and castor sugar in a bowl using an electric beater.
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- Add 3 eggs, one at a time and mix it well in the butter mixture.
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- Add all-purpose flour and baking powder and fold them into the mixture.
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- Add vanilla extract and mix again.
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- Divide the egg batter into two equal parts. Add orange zest to one bowl of batter and mix well.
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- Add lemon zest to the other bowl of batter and mix well.
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- Grease the baking tins with butter and sprinkle some flour in them.
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- Transfer the cake batters to the tins and tap them to remove air pockets.
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- Bake them in a preheated oven at 180 Celsius for 20 minutes.
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- In a pan cook 2 cups of strawberries with castor sugar for 10-15 minutes.
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- Puree the strawberry mixture to make the jam.
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- Beat the chilled whipping cream till it forms soft peaks.
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- Once the cakes cool down, unmould them. Place the lemon sponge at the base and trim the top part.
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- Spread the whipping cream evenly followed by the strawberry jam.
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- Place the orange sponge on it and garnish it with strawberries and icing sugar.
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