TRINIDAD SPONGE CAKE
Hi everyone, it close to Christmas again and we know that pretty soon everyone is going to go into their Christmas kitchen routine so today we are going to do a recipe for Trinidad Sponge Cake.
Everyone has their own way of making sponge cake and this is just a video on how we do it.
There are a few things I would like to point out about this recipe;
1. Traditionally, sponge cake was made with common fowl eggs and as a result the cake would end up being a yellow color on the inside. This is not the case here as I used regular eggs from the grocery. If you are lucky enough to get your hands on some common fowl eggs then by all means use them.
2. In this recipe we used a couple of spices, these are optional, we like the flavor it adds but I know some people don't think a sponge cake should have spices so we'll leave that up to you.
3. I have no idea where you guys live or what kind of stove you are using or what the weather is like the day you are making the cake so the baking time is an estimate and I even put in the exact time mine took. You will really need to monitor the cake to ensure proper timing for your particular case.
OK, now that that's out of the way here are the ingredients;
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (optional)
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup evaporated milk
2 tsp. vanilla essence
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350F
I really think you guys can give this a try, experiment with the amounts and get a cake the way you want it ;)