Japanese Coffee Sponge Cake Recipes

JAPANESE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Measure the plain flour and sieve a least once.
• Add the flour to the melted butter after the butter is cooled. Mixed well.
• Add the milk. Mix well.
• Lightly beat the egg yolks and add to the flour-butter-milk mixture. Mix it thoroughly.
• Beat the egg whites with a hand-held mixer at low speed.
• Add the sugar into the egg white after about fifteen seconds of beating.
• Continue beating the egg whites until it can form a stiff peak.
• Add a quarter of the meringue to the batter to dilute the batter so that it is easier to mix, then add the diluted batter back to the bulk of the meringue. Fold the meringue into the batter slowly until it is almost homogenous.
• Line the cake pan with a large piece of baking paper. Brush the paper with some melted butter.
• Pour the cake mix into the pan.
• Gently tap the cake pan a few times to break the large bubbles.
• Place the cake on the lowest rack, with the hot water bath. Bake at 160 °C/320°F for sixty minutes.

COFFEE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter side and bottom of a 9" round pan; line bottom with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; set aside.
• Heat milk in a small saucepan over low heat until 150°F (pretty hot, but don't let milk boil); remove from heat.
• While milk is heating, beat eggs in a large bowl until yolks and whites are well-combined.
• Add sugar, then beat on high speed for about 4 mins until mixture is light, fluffy and thickened.
• Turn to low speed and beat in vanilla and dissolved coffee.
• Add in flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated.
• Slowly add in hot milk, continue mixing (low speed) until mixture is smooth (batter will be thin).
• Turn the batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the middle rack of a preheated oven at 350°F for 25 mins until the top feels firm when touched lightly, and a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out with just a few crumbs clinging to it.
• Cool cake for 5 mins in the pan.
• Loosen the side of the cake from the pan using a small knife, and invert the cake onto a wire rack.
• Remove the parchment paper from the bottom of the cake and replace it loosely on the cake.
• Let the cake cool thoroughly, top side down.
• To make the syrup: Dissolve coffee granules and sugar in warm water (mix in a small bowl), then stir in the Kahlua/brandy.
• Assembly: Cut the sponge cake into 2 layers with a long serrated knife; set bottom layer onto a cake board/lazy susan.
• Brush top of 1st layer generously with syrup, and fill with the desired filling/frosting.
• Brush the 2nd layer of cake with syrup and set it on top of the filling, syrup side down.
• Brush the top of the cake with remaining syrup and frost the top and side as desired.

COFFEE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Select a 10" tube/bundt pan and make sure it is free of grease.
• Beat egg whites until frothy, sprinkle with cream of tartar; continue beating until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in 1/3 cup fruit sugar and beat until stiff, but not dry.
• Beat egg yolks until lemon coloured and gradually beat in 1 1/3 cup fruit sugar. Beat until thick.
• Blend together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Stir dry ingredients into egg yolk mixture, alternately with coffee.
• Fold in pecans.
• Carefully fold batter into the meringue.
• Turn into pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to eliminate air bubbles.
• Bake for 60 to 75 minutes.
• As soon as cake is ready, invert it onto a wine bottle allowing it to cool completely.
• To remove from the pan, loosen with a knife or spatula and shake carefully from the pan.
• For Frosting:Melt chocolate, butter and instant coffee over boiling water. Remove from heat and add icing sugar, salt, egg, milk and rum extract.
• Blend thoroughly.
• Set in a pan of ice water and beat until stiff with an electric mixer. Add more icing sugar if necessary.
• Ice cooled cake.

JAPANESE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and line a 7-inch (18 cm) round cake pan with parchment paper.
• Whisk eggs very well in a bowl. Place bowl in a larger bowl partially filled with warm water to make a warm water bath. Continue to whisk eggs. Add sugar a little at a time, whisking all the while.
• When the egg mixture is a light yellow color, sift the flour and add it to the eggs along with the baking soda (if using) and mix in lightly.
• Warm the milk in the microwave; add butter and stir until melted. Add milk mixture and vanilla (if using) to egg mixture and stir in gently.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350° F for 25-35 minutes (cake should be springy in center when gently pressed with fingers).
• Remove cake from pan and cool on wire rack.
• When cake is cool, slice in half horizontally to make 2 layers.
• In a large bowl, whip cream and sugar together until fairly stiff. Divide whipped cream into two portions; set one half aside.
• To remaining half of whipped cream, add chopped fruit as desired. Spread fruited whipped cream over the bottom half of the cake. Top with upper half, and spread whipped cream over top, and sides of cake if desired (or leave them uncovered if preferred). Garnish top with additional fresh fruit and serve.