Kitchen Sponge Cake
Things are not always what they seem... See how many friends and family you can fool with this hilarious dessert illusion. Here's how to make it:
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 sticks of butter (10 oz.), softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tsp vanilla sugar
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 6 eggs
- 2 1/3 cups flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- Yellow and green food coloring (you can also make the green color by mixing yellow and blue together)
- 4 tbsp lemon curd
Details
Servings 6
Level of difficulty Easy
Cost Budget Friendly
Preparation
Step 1
Place the softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl and mix well with a hand mixer.
Step 2
Add the lemon juice, eggs, flour and baking powder. Mix well again.
Step 3
Line 2 loaf pans with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 350°C.
Step 4
Break off 1/3 of the dough and place in a bowl. Place the remaining 2/3 dough in another bowl. Using the food colorings, dye the larger proportion of dough (2/3) yellow and the smaller amount (1/3) green.
Step 5
Add the yellow batter to one of the prepared loaf pans and smooth the surface with a spatula. Add the green batter to the second loaf pan and smooth the surface again.
Step 6
Place both loaf pans in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Insert a dry toothpick into the center of each cake to check for doneness. If it comes out clean, they're ready.
Step 7
After baking, let cool and unmold each cake. Add the yellow part to a plate and spread with the lemon curd. Top with the green part. Cut into sponge-sized servings.
Step 8
Tip: For the soap-like finish, beat an egg white until stiff and add it the sponge to create the "foam."
Step 9
Serve.
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