Versatile Vegetarian Sponge Cake Recipes

EASY EGG-LESS VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• 1.Combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Sieve and keep aside.
• 2. In a blender combine well the pureed apple, vegetable oil and the powdered sugar.
• 3. Add the essence at this stage and mix briefly. You may also use plain vanilla instead of the rose I used.
• 4. Add the four and the milk alternatively and blend briefly, just enough to fluff the mixture.
• 5.Grease a standard round/ square baking pan. I used 2 ceramic bowls and a cup cake tray. Bake for 25- 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees.
• Tips:.
• a. Puree the apples just before you start mixing. Else it turns brown. You may try using store bought apple sauce, but then you might want to cut down on the sugar so it is not too sweet. Let me know how it turns out:-).
• b. 1 Golden delicious apple substitutes 2 egg whites.
• Celsius To know if the cake is done insert a tooth pick and it should come clean.

VERSATILE VEGETARIAN SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
• Sift ingredients 1 to 5 together.
• Mix all liquids together and add gradually to dry ingredients while continuously whisking. Whisk well.
• Spray rectangular Pyrex dish with nonstick spray.
• I use a 23cm square pan 4cm high. Pour batter into dish and bake till skewer comes out clean from cake.
• Cool and frost.
• Tip:.
• For frosting, I whip 250 ml of cream with.
• 2 tablespoons of icing sugar and spread this over the cooled cake. If I added strawberry essence in the batter, I will put a few blobs of strawberry jam on the frosting.
• Cooks Note: After reading a review from someone, I think perhaps they went for a high cake. Aim for a flatter rather than high cake. So your pyrex or roasting pan should be flatter rather than deeper or higher. Eggless cakes fare poorly when you try to bake them in deep/high dishes instead of flat, as they dont have eggs to help them rise. This could lead to rawness in the centre, whereas a flatter cake would cook evenly.