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Classic Sponge Cake Recipe – Vanilla or Chocolate.

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A good sponge cake is a is a must-have recipe on hand. It’s often the base for many variations and uses. From perfect tired cakes to novelty cakes or even dessert cakes dress in cream or frosting.  It’s ideal for children’s cakes or any tea time treat. It’s one of the easiest cakes to make too!  It’s also a great recipe to start if you are new to baking.
A good sponge cake is a is a must have recipe on hand. It's often the base for many variations and uses. From perfect tired cakes to novelty cakes or even dessert cakes dress with cream or frosting.  It's ideal for children’s cakes or any tea time treat. It’s one of the easiest cakes to make too!  It's also a great recipe to start if you are new to baking.

Classic Sponge Cake – Vanilla or Chocolate

This has got to be one of the first cakes I learned with mom as a kid. I make it so often because of it simple and the taste is the best!! My kids love it. Perfect afternoon tea cake. And we often have it warm fresh baked. I rarely ever get to ice it for the family.
It’s also a great cake to make for novelty cakes. I love using this for any cake that needs carving. Works beautifully.

Some of my favorite flavor combinations using this recipe 

I like to add a few tbsps. of simple syrup or fruit juice on my sponge cake to give it a bit more moisture.

Strawberry flavored sponge – filled with strawberry jam and decorated with fresh cream and strawberries.
Vanilla sponge – Jam filling and decorated with vanilla buttercream.
Vanilla sponge – Custard filling and decorated with vanilla buttercream
Lemon sponge – lemon curd filling and decorated with lemon flavor buttercream
Orange sponge –  Orange flavored chocolate buttercream
Chocolate Sponge – Chocolate mousse filling and decorated with chocolate buttercream
Chocolate Sponge –filled and decorated with Chocolate Ganache.
I hope you enjoy this recipe

Recipe – Classic Sponge Cake Recipe Vanilla or Chocolate

Ingredients

Vanilla Sponge Cake

  • All-purpose flour – 250 grams (2 cups)
  • Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp
  • Pinch of salt
  • Unsalted butter or margarine- 228 grams (2 sticks)
  • Caster sugar – 200 grams (1 cup)
  • Eggs – 4 large
  • Vanilla  – 2 tsp
  • Milk – 1/4 cup (4 tbsp)

Chocolate Sponge Cake

  • All ingredients as above except
  • replace 30 g flour (4 tbsp) with unsweetened cocoa powder.

Method

  • Preheat the oven at 160 C / 320 F
  • Grease and line two 8″ baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Sift dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, salt (and cocoa for the chocolate sponge)
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time
  • Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
  • Add flour – mix well to combine
  • Add milk and vanilla extract.
  • Divide batter into the two prepared pans.
  • Bake at 160 C / 320 F for about 20 to 25 minutes
  • The cake is done when a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 mins then invert onto an oven rack to cool completely.

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A good sponge cake is a is a must have recipe on hand. It's often the base for many variations and uses. From perfect tired cakes to novelty cakes or even dessert cakes dress with cream or frosting.  It's ideal for children’s cakes or any tea time treat. It’s one of the easiest cakes to make too!  It's also a great recipe to start if you are new to baking.

Classic Sponge Cake Recipe Vanilla or Chocolate

A good sponge cake is a is a must have recipe on hand. It's often the base for many variations and uses. From perfect tired cakes to novelty cakes or even dessert cakes dress with cream or frosting.  It's ideal for children’s cakes or any tea time treat. It’s one of the easiest cakes to make too!  It's also a great recipe to start if you are new to baking.

Classic Victoria Sponge Cake Vanilla and Chocolate

Author: Veena Azmanov
4.86 from 7 votes
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Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Calories: 331kcal
Adjust Servings Here: 8 servings

Description

A good sponge cake is a is a must-have recipe on hand. It's often the base for many variations and uses. From perfect tired cakes to novelty cakes or even dessert cakes dress in cream or frosting.  It's ideal for children’s cakes or any tea time treat. It’s one of the easiest cakes to make too!  It's also a great recipe to start if you are new to baking.

Ingredients

Vanilla Sponge Cake

  • 250 grams All purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 228 grams Unsalted butter or margarine
  • 200 grams Caster sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 60 ml Milk
Metric - US customary
ADJUST SERVINGS HERE - 8 servings

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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven at 160 C / 320 F
  • Grease and line two 8" baking pan with parchment paper.
  • Sift dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt (and cocoa for the chocolate sponge)
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time 
  • Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl. 
  • Add flour - mix well to combine
  • Add milk and vanilla extract.
  • Divide batter into the two prepared pans.
  • Bake at 160 C / 320 F for about 20 to 25 minutes  
  • The cake is done when a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. 
  • Cool in the pan for 10 mins then invert onto the oven rack to cool completely. 

Recipe Notes

For Chocolate Sponge Cake 
  • Replace 30 grams (4 tbsp) flour with cocoa powder and continue as above.

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Nutrition Information
Serving: 100g | Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.7g | Protein: 6.2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 22.2g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg

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Comments

  1. Jill

    I need to make rather large cake. Can this recipe be doubled & still have the correct consistency? I am baking a bone shaped birthday cake & will be carving the shape.

    Thanks

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Hey Jill, I have multiplied this recipe many times and it has served me well every single time. It is a basic no-fail formula. It can be used to carve as well. Make sure to simple syrup the cake for added moisture.

      Reply

  2. Sillie

    Thank you Veena. I am new to baking and someone told me I should only try your recipes. I made five recipes from your blog so far. Banana cake, lemon cake, these two sponge cake and the rainbow cake. The rainbow I added too much color but it was still tasty. Thank you for your recipes.

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thank you, Sillie. Aww I’m so happy to hear that. Glad you had success with this and a few other recipes and enjoyed it. Thank you so much for coming back to write this feedback. Have a wonderful day.

      Reply

  3. Pranita

    Hello maam
    I halved the recipe and baked in 8 inch cake tin but my cake did not turned brown as yours. It was completely white.
    Can u help what went wrong?

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Sounds like it may need a little more baking Pranita. Make sure you the cake is cooked in the center. Also, you don’t want cakes to get too brown. A light golden color is preferable.

      Reply

  4. Lavina

    Hi Veena, I’ve been following your FB for so long. I have few questions regarding this recipe:
    1. Is the texture light or dense?
    2. If it needs to be frozen, will the texture change?
    3. How long will it stay fresh in room temperature?
    Thanks so much!

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Hey Lavina – it’s a light cake. If frozen properly the cake won’t get dry. It can stay at room temperature for 3 to 4 days, covered, frosted. If you use perishable frosting please keep in the fridge.

      Reply

      • Lavina

        Thanks so much dear

        Reply

        • Veena Azmanov

          You are welcome Lavina.

          Reply

  5. Brigitte

    Thank you for this recipe – made it last week and it was the first time I baked a cake from scratch. Was so easy and so delicious. Will definitely be making it again -Thank you!

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thank you Brigitte – So happy to hear that you had great success with this recipe and congrats on your first – baked from scratch cake -Awesome!! Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Appreciate it very much.

      Reply

  6. Anonymous

    Can I double this recipe

    Reply

  7. Anonymous

    i dont have self rising flour in my country what can i use instead for the cake flour

    Reply

  8. Veena Azmanov

    Thank you Nimmy, Sorry for the late reply.
    So appreciate your support and crediting my work.
    Thanks

    Reply

  9. Tosin Olawoki

    Hello Veena,
    Thank you so much for such informative website.
    Please, i need a vanilla sponge recipe for a 8in pyrex bowl(2l) like your princess cake skirt.
    Many thanks

    Reply

  10. Debbie Wayne

    I tried this recipe. Very nice. It was very easy to make.
    This was my first attempt at a scratch cake. I usually use on Pillsbury.
    My mother in law always baked from scratch and so my husband always spoke very highly of her. This time he asked if I used one of his mothers recipes. I knew I got it right.
    I was so light and fluffy. I didn't expect much from my self as I was

    Reply

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