A light, sweet buttery sponge cake. Delicious with toppings like berries and cremes.
Author: Denise, with Julia Child :)
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: French and American
Serves: 8-10 servings
Ingredients
4 T butter
⅔ C granulated sugar
4 egg yolks
2 t vanilla extract
4 egg whites
pinch of salt
2 T sugar
¾ C cake flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10" cake pan.
Melt butter and set aside to cool.
Gradually beat ¾ C sugar into egg yolks, add vanilla and continue beating for several minutes until mixture is thick, pale and yellow.
Beat egg whites and salt together in a separate bowl until soft peaks are formed; sprinkle on sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Scoop ¼ of the egg whites over the top of egg yolk mixture. ; sift on ¼ of the flour, then fold in until partially blended; add part of tepid butter. Continue until all ingredients are delicately folded in. Be careful not to over mix. The volume is important to make a light cake.
Bake til lightly brown and puffed. Remove from oven and let stand in pan for 6-8 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of pan, then reverse on cake rack. Allow to cool for an hour or so before serving.
I served with my favorite fresh berries and whipped cream. You can serve with your favorite topping.
Enjoy!
Recipe by The Gingham Apron at https://www.theginghamapron.com/julias-spongecake-and-berries/