EGGLESS YELLOW SPONGE CAKE

Recipe Source: Tamalapaku


Ingredients:

All purpose flour	1.5 cups
Baking powder	2 tsp
Baking soda	1/4 tsp
Milk	1 cup
Sugar	1 cup
Custard Powder	1/2 cup
Vanilla extract	1 tsp
Butter	1/2 cup

Procedure:

Step1:

Boil milk,butter and sugar in a sauce pan.Boil it until the sugar melts

Step2:

Once the mixture becomes lukewarm, add in the custard powder. Using a whisk mix well until there are no lumps

Step3:

Sift the dry ingredients together (Flour, baking powder and baking soda) in a large bowl

Step4:

Now add the liquid ingredients to this and mix well. Do not overmix though

Step5:

Pour the batter in a greased 9" round pan

Step6:

Bake in a preheated oven of 325F for 40 - 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.Bake it in the middle rack of the oven

Notes:

• Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing.If required garnish with powdered sugar
• This cake does not require any frosting as such. If adding frosting reduce the amount of sugar in the batter to 3/4 cups
• If adding powdered sugar on top,sprinkle with a help of a sieve to spread evenly

Frosting the cake with whipped cream (optional)
Whipping cream: 1/2 pint
Powdered sugar: 2 tablespoons
Vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp

Sugar syrup
Water: 1/4 cup
Sugar: 1/4 cup

1) Whip the cream with sugar and vanilla extract until the stiff peak forms
2) Prepare the sugar syrup by boiling water and sugar together until the sugar dissolves
3) Cut the cake into twp horizontally. Moisten with the sugar syrup
4) Frost with whipped cream