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Basic vanilla and lemon sponge cake

Name: Basic vanilla and lemon sponge cake
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Home-style, International
Ingredients: 300 g Egg; 250 g Sugar; 250 g Plain flour; 50 ml Water; 25 ml Extra virgin olive oil; 8 g Baking powder; 1 g Salt; 5 ml Vanilla extract; 10 g Lemon (use only the finely grated zest, without the white pith); 10 g Butter

Total time1 h 55 min Preparation and possible waiting 1 h · Cooking 55 min

Preparation and possible waiting: 1 h · Cooking: 55 min

Total recorded in the recipe. Preparation may include resting, soaking or chilling. Active work and waiting are not yet recorded separately; check the steps before planning.

Servings10

Allergens

Cereals containing gluten: Ingredient to check: Plain flour. Egg: Ingredient to check: Egg. Milk: Ingredient to check: Butter. Indicative information from the listed ingredients, not a complete allergy assessment. Check all product labels, optional ingredients and cross-contact. Composition to check: Plain flour.

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A tall, light sponge, ideal on its own or as a layer-cake base.

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1 hpreparation and possible waiting

55 mincooking

10servings

2.601 kcalwhole recipe

260 kcalper serving

Approximate calculation based on the stated quantities and average values per 100 g of each ingredient. How we calculate nutrition information

Total time: 1 h 55 min Preparation and possible waiting 1 h · Cooking 55 min

Preparation and possible waiting: 1 h · Cooking: 55 min

Total recorded in the recipe. Preparation may include resting, soaking or chilling. Active work and waiting are not yet recorded separately; check the steps before planning.

Recipe characteristics

Vegetarian Dessert 1 to 2 hours Home-style

Allergens

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Diet

Vegetarian

Dietary requirements

Nut-freePeanut-freeSoy-freeFish-freeShellfish-freeSesame-free

Dish type

Dessert

Meal

BreakfastAfternoon snackDessert

Preparation

Baking

Appliances

OvenBlender

Cuisine

Home-styleInternational

Season

All year round

Occasion

For the whole familyCelebrations

Total time

1 to 2 hours

Allergen information is indicative. Always check each product label and possible cross-contamination.

Recipe characteristics

Dish type

Dessert

Meal

Breakfast · Afternoon snack · Dessert

Total time

1 to 2 hours

What you need

Ingredients

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Method

Separate the five eggs. Whip the whites with the salt and half the sugar. Beat the yolks with the remaining sugar.
Add the water, olive oil, vanilla extract and lemon zest to the yolks. Fold in the flour and baking powder.
Fold in the whipped whites. Grease a 22 cm springform tin with the butter and add the batter.
Preheat the oven to 175°C. Bake at 175°C for 50–55 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out without raw batter. Turn out after 10 minutes and cool on a wire rack.