Make it moist

Tips for moist and fluffy sponge cake 

Sponge cakes. The light and airy, yet satisfying and indulgent treat. This popular type of cake is primarily made with eggs, a bit of sugar and a toss of flour. What makes a sponge cake moist and fluffy? The winning combination of simple ingredients and a skilled hand creaming the sugar and butter makes sponge cakes perfect and ready for that little extra something, like a heavy fruit topping. It makes it ready to exceed expectations.

Go with room temperature ingredients 

Make sure that the butter you use is not too cold. Using cold butter can make you over-mix, since it takes a long time to thoroughly mix butter, sugar and eggs. You can end up with a cake that is too dense. Avoid all that by simply using room-temperature ingredients. A tip is to cut the butter into cubes to speed up the temperature-raising process. The same temperature advice goes for eggs – leave your eggs out of the fridge for about half an hour before using them. Cold eggs tend to not whip as easily, while room-temperature eggs create a fluffier mixture.

Whisk up colour and texture 

You want your cake to be pale yellow and fluffy. Whisk that butter, whisk that sugar, and take your time, cook. You avoid ending up with a dense cake if you take the time to do this properly. If it’s crunchy from the sugar, it means it’s not there just yet. Then whip again, cook. When baking your cake in the oven, if you notice butter seeping out of the dough, it’s often due to the fact that the butter and sugar have not been creamed well enough. You, cook, can whip up the perfect texture.

Prepare your tin, prepare your oven

You want your cake to be pale yellow and fluffy. Whisk that butter, whisk that sugar, and take your time, cook. You avoid ending up with a dense cake if you take the time to do this properly. If it’s crunchy from the sugar, it means it’s not there just yet. Then whip again, cook. When baking your cake in the oven, if you notice butter seeping out of the dough, it’s often due to the fact that the butter and sugar have not been creamed well enough. You, cook, can whip up the perfect texture.

Prepare your batter, bake straight away

Bake your prepared batter immediately when it is ready. If you leave it too long before putting it in the oven, it will impact the rise of the cake. This of course means that preheating your oven in good time is a must – make sure it is ready to bake your sweet, delicious masterpiece.

How to tell when your cake is done 

First check the recipe recommendations on timings to get an idea. Then, to check if your cake is ready to leave the oven, insert a skewer into the centre of the cake. If the skewer comes out clean, the cake is done. A baked cake will also shrink and begin pulling away from the sides of the tin. Another indication is the lovely smell of freshly baked cake filling your kitchen. Enjoy, cook.