Foolproof sponge cake

9 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 40 grams corn starch
  • 40 grams all purpose flou
  • 30 grams vegetable oil
  • 15 grams milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 80 grams granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven at 345F.
  2. 2
    Use parchment paper to line the bottom of the pan, do NOT spray the side of the pan.
  3. 3
    Mix all-purpose flour and corn starch well.
  4. 4
    Mix vegetable oil, milk and vanilla extract
  5. 5
    Separate egg yolks and egg white.
  6. 6
    In a dry and clean mixing bowl, beat egg white until foamy, then add cream of tartar and salt.
  7. 7
    When the mixture looks like shaving cream, slowly add sugar.
  8. 8
    Beat until almost stiff peak.
  9. 9
    On the lowest mixing setting, add the egg yolks one by one, then slowly add the oil and milk mixture.
  10. 10
    Separate the flour in 3 parts, on the slowest mix setting, add one part of flour at a time.
  11. 11
    Do NOT try to over mix otherwise the batter will lose its volume.
  12. 12
    At the end, use a spatula to fold the batter to make sure there is no lumps.
  13. 13
    Pour in the batter into the pan.
  14. 14
    Lift the pan up about half a foot and drop it on the counter in order to break the big bubbles.
  15. 15
    Bake at 345F for 25-35 minutes.
  16. 16
    Use a toothpick to check.

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