Strawberries & Cream Sponge Cake
Light as air and fluffy as cotton, each bite of this heavenly cake is in perfect balance. And since this is actually a sponge cake, one can have it without too much guilt over the calories…lol.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup caster/grinded sugar
- 3/4 cup cake flour 90gm
- 1 tbsp. butter 15gm
- 1 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
Ingredients for Syrup
- 3 tbsp. hot water
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 2 drops of vanilla essence
Instructions
- First prepare the syrup. Mix the sugar in hot water and then add the vanilla. Set this aside for later.For the strawberries, select a few that you will place on top of the cake. Slice the rest into thin slices and put them into a bowl. Sprinkle 1-2 tbsp. of sugar over the sliced strawberries and refrigerate. This is called ‘maceration’. It helps make the strawberries nice, soft and juicy for the cake filling.Prepare your cake pan by lining it with grease proof paper and greasing it to make sure the cake doesn’t stick. I used an 8 inch pan. You can use a slightly smaller one if you want a higher cake.Preheat your oven at 170 C.Put the butter and milk into a small bowl and set aside.Sift the flourPut the eggs in a big glass bowl, then add the sugar. Beat the eggs for 30 seconds. Then dip the bowl in a pan of hot water and keep beating on high speed for 2 minutes. Make sure that the egg mixture doesn’t get too warm, if you stick your finger in it, it shouldn’t be too warm. Remove from the hot water and now put the small bowl of butter and milk into the hot water and leave it there for the butter to melt slowly.The eggs will have started expanding from the beating. Keep beating for about 4 minutes until the egg mixture resembles cream. The beaters should leave streaks in the mixture as you whip, like how whipping cream looks at the ‘soft peak’ stage.Once you have reached this consistency, remove the beaters and use a balloon whisk. Whisk the egg mixture for a few seconds.Now sift all the flour into the egg mixture. Using a spatula, GENTLY fold the flour in using 30 strokes or less. If you over mix or fold too vigorously, you will lose all the air that has built up in the eggs, so be gentle.Once the flour is mixed, take the bowl of butter and milk that you had kept in the hot water. It should have melted by now. Add it into the batter. Also add your vanilla essence. Now fold again no more than 50 times or less until the batter is well combined and shiny.Pour into the prepared pan. Pick and drop the pan twice to remove any excess air bubbles. Then bake immediately. It should take about 23-25 minutes.Check using a toothpick or skewer, it should come out clean to indicate the cake is ready. Again pick and drop the pan twice to prevent it from shrinking as it cools.Now turn the pan over on a cake rack but do not remove the pan. Let the pan cool down until it is easy to handle with your hands without getting burnt.Remove the pan, remove the greaseproof paper. Cut the cake in half, drizzle or brush the sugar syrup all over the cut halves, then add cream followed by the sliced macerated strawberries. Cover the strawberries with more cream, put the second half of the cake and cream that as well. Decorate with strawberries. Chill until the cream sets and enjoy your yummy cake! 🙂Enjoy! 🙂
Notes
If you don’t have cake flour, you can make it by removing 1 and a half tbsp. of flour from the measured amount mentioned above and replacing it with 1 and a half tbsp. of corn flour/cornstarch and a pinch of salt. Sift the two together a couple of times to make sure all is well combined.
aahhh its 5 am I want this now! I can jus taste it in my mouth! I’m surprised.. it hardly uses any ingredients.. well not much at all! planning on making this but not got cream, so will buttercream the top and having strawberries inside!.. can’t wait! keep up the great work! p.s. jus a suggestion.. maybe you could have a link on ur recipes to your facebook page.. I wanted to see the fb cmnts bt cudn b bothered going n searching for it!
can u plz show some pictures how to make the cake!! the instructions is a bit confusing…. i want to make this for jejo birthday!! thanx
Actually the recipe is quite straightforward, what part is confusing? Let me know so I can explain it better for you. 🙂
AOA,
Dear plz tell me if I want to make chocolate sponge cake with the same recipe what should I do ?
W/Salaam. In a bowl, measure out the required 3/4 cup of plain flour and remove 4 and a half tbsp flour from it. Then add 1 and a half tbsp cornflour and 3 tbsp cocoa into it. Proceed with the rest of the recipe as directed.
Hi! I use food processor to beat eggs or whip cream. Can’t do this “heating eggs on hot water” way :/ , can I skip the heating and just do normal beating of eggs till creamy stage comes??
Hi, the steam from the hot water helps the eggs fluff up bigger and faster. But yes you cannot do it then leave that step out.
hi iwant to make this with mango or bana bcz i dnt have straweberry right now
can i try this
Absolutely! It goes really well with pineapple too if you want.
Salam
We can use caster or grinded sugar right? Or should we use both?
W/Salaam, caster sugar is basically grinded sugar.
Thank you
Hi towards the end you mention about cream where as in the ingredients it does not say what cream we need. is that whipped cream you layer the cake with could you be a bit precise. Thank u
Hi! Use whipped cream for such cakes. 🙂
just wanted to ask what cake flour is as i have not heard of it before…can this be subsituted with self raising flour? ps keep up the fab work 🙂
No you cannot substitute the two, each is very different from the other. You can make cake flour at home using this method. Cake Flour
don`t use baking powder?????
Nope, no baking powder for this recipe.
fauziaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Salaams…Thank u so much for the cake flour recipe…
it always used to put me off when it said to use cake flour…and it is not available in my country. May Allah bless you for the good job u r doing.
Assalamu alaikum fauzia, Eid Mubarak! I just wanted to know how
Many cups is whipped cream is required for this cake?
Thanks
W/Salaam, 2 cups of whipping cream will do.
Salaam fauzia,
I was looking at the recipe of cake flour. Is cornstarch the same as cornflour? Need ur reply urgent please. Thanks
W/Salaam, yes the two are the same thing.
And using these measurements, how many people can eat this cake?
Around 8-10 depending on how big the slices are.
Thank you so much. I’m going to make this today on eid inshallah.
My cake didn’t rise at all:(
Did you follow all the instructions accurately? Any changes at all?
Hi, tried this recipe today and the cake didn’t rise. I followed the method as it is what did I do that could have caused this to happen
Hi! It could be that you overmixed the batter, it is very delicate because the eggs are what help the cake rise, if you over mix after adding the flour, the cake will not rise. Try again!
Salams sister,
Do you use only the egg white for this recipe or is it the whole egg?
Can I use chocolate syrup to dizzle the cake on top?
W/Salaam, whole egg not just egg white. And yes you can drizzle chocolate syrup.
asalaam alaikum i hv read the recipe and comments and got to see that we can try with other fruit like pineapple instead of strawberry. can u please help me what other fruit i can try too.?
I was just wondering what size cake tin did you use for this recipe??
Thank you
7 inch round pan.
You can use mango or cherries or peaches.
asak sister…is cake flour and self raising flour the same
W/Salaam, no the two are different, please read this note: SR Flour
Salaams…can we use plain flour instead?
You can make the cake flour, it is quite necessary for best results.
Salaam sister. Is it possible to make a chocolate version of this cake? If so how would I go about it?
W/Salaam, have personally never tried the chocolate version, although you can try by replacing 2 tbsp of the flour with cocoa powder.
Also can I refrigirate this cake overnight? Or just leave it out since I want to make it in advance.
Thank you in advance
Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate. 🙂
Aoa I wonder if you know that whether cake flour is available in UK or not
Yes it should be available otherwise you can make it as directed in the recipe.
Assalam aleikum.my cake didnt rise :'(. my whipped cream turned into butter:-[
W/Salaam, probably overwhipped the batter and the cream. :S Do try again!
sis we have to make the whipped cream or its available in the market?? if available in the market, should we use it directly to the cake?
You get the cream in liquid form, and it needs to be whipped with sugar or icing sugar until it thickens then it’s used on the cake.
can you please mention the ratio of cream n sugar to cover a 8″ pan cake ? thanx
I use 1 and a half to two cups of cream (for layering and covering the cake). For every cup I use 2 tbsp of icing sugar and a half tsp of vanilla essence.
Hi..i wud like to knw,how long shld the fruits be macrenated?can i make this cake using different fruits together…like fresh fruits cake? Can i use whipping powder instaed of cream?
Hi…cud plss reply soon..as i wanna make this cake for my husbands nday…plls plls rply soon
Hi so sorry for the late reply have not been around for a while.
Hi, just a few hours in the fridge is enough to macerate, as soon as the sugar melts and some liquid is released from the fruits they are ready. And yes you can use whipping powder.
amazing!! turned out really nice. Thanks for a sumptuous recipe
salam sis,
i like ur recipes , but only one thing is missing if u put video with every recipe so it helps to better understand.its a request .thanku
Please specify the amount of
Please specify the amount of strawberries required for this recipe…??
Around 15-20 strawberries.
Around 15-20 strawberries.
Cake didnt rise .when you say
Cake didnt rise .when you say beat the eggs until it resembles cream and beat until it looks like softpeak stage when whipping cream.Do you mean it literally? is it suposed to look white like cream?mine looks like frothy thin yellow custard .if possible can you put up pics do i know what the beaten eggs are supposed to look like thanks.
Yes like soft peak stage for
Yes like soft peak stage for whipping cream. Not sure why yours went frothy, were the ingredients at room temperature?
will it taste as good if i
will it taste as good if i don’t macerate the strawberries.
The taste will be fine but
The taste will be fine but you will lose out on the sweetness and extra moisture from the macerated strawberries.
Are the ingredients supposed
Are the ingredients supposed to be room temperature ? If so ,how long do i have to put them out of the fridge for?
Yes at room temperature. An
Yes at room temperature. An hour or so would be a safe estimate.
When you say eggs,do you mean
When you say eggs,do you mean the whole egg or just the egg white?
Whole egg.
Whole egg.
Salam fauzia!!
Salam fauzia!!
Can I use home made butter cream frosting for this cake???
coz my fresh cream frosting which I make at home always melts and spoils the look of the cake.
W/Salaam, yes you can
W/Salaam, yes you can although this cake works best with light whipped cream.
a.a fauzia…when u are
a.a fauzia…when u are talking about 3/4 cup,,which cup are you refering to?
W.Salaam, standard measuring
W.Salaam, standard measuring cup. 1 cup is 120gm. So 3/4 cup would be 90gm.
Salam , what would be the
Salam , what would be the measurement of all ingredients for 8 and 1/2 inch cake pan?
Salam.Please tell me the
Salam.Please tell me the double recipe measurement of ingredients for this recipe.pls fast i have to make for my husbands bday and i have 8 and 1/2 inch pan.Thank you
W/Salaam, the pan is slightly
W/Salaam, the pan is slightly big so just do one and a half times of every ingredient in the list. Double ingredients will be too much batter for the pan.
Salam ,Thanks for the recipe
Salam ,Thanks for the recipe.It was an big hit.My Husband and my in laws loved it.May allah bless u and ur family.Ameen
Hi Fauzia. Congratulations on
Hi Fauzia. Congratulations on your success. I made this cake but the taste was very eggy. how come there is such little butter in the recipe? Also what does the hot water step do? can it be ommitted? xx
Hi and thanks. If it tasted
Hi and thanks. If it tasted eggy it could mean the batter was not whipped enough or the eggs were not at room temperature or they were not very fresh. With sponge recipes, butter is a very small ingredient, not much is added and the results turn out light fluffy and spongy. And you should not omit any step for sponge cakes as these steps are all very very important for best results.
Assalaamu alaikum fauzia…
Assalaamu alaikum fauzia… my cake dint raise… I used an 8 inch try but got thin layers. .. can we use baking pwd..?
W/Salaam, have never used
W/Salaam, have never used baking powder for this cake. I find that if the recipe is followed very very carefully with proper beating of the eggs and without too much mixing after the flour goes in, the cake rises beautifully and is one of my absolute favourite and best cakes.
If I want to make this cake 2
If I want to make this cake 2-3 hours in advance and refrigerate it after making, how long before consuming should I take it out of the fridge?
You can make this up to a day
You can make this up to a day ahead, fully frost and refrigerate it, just try and keep it covered. Remove it about 15-20 minutes before serving.
Hello Fauzia,
Hello Fauzia,
I want to make this cake for 15 person chat should i do? Doubled the giving quantity?
Hi, yes or make two cakes and
Hi, yes or make two cakes and then layer them and cut thin slices when serving.
salam sis, can you please
salam sis, can you please post a recipe on how to make home made whipped cream…because it’s not available here
W/Salaam, sorry but I do not
W/Salaam, sorry but I do not have a whipping cream made from scratch recipe. I buy the cream in liquid form and then whip it to use.
is cornflour same as Ugali
is cornflour same as Ugali flour….
nd when u say pick nd drop wat does it mean exactly?
No, cornflour is also known
No, cornflour is also known as cornstarch not ugali flour. Pick and drop the pan on the counter just to get rid of air bubbles from the batter.
so we can’t use the flour we
so we can’t use the flour we use to cook ugali wid??
wat do i substitute wid cornstarch becoz it’s not available 🙁 here at my place
No ugali flour is NOT the
No ugali flour is NOT the same as cornstarch/cornflour. Am not sure where you are from but since you mention ugali am assuming someplace in E/Africa? If so then I know for sure that cornflour is easily available in all major supermarkets. Have you checked for it?
assalamu alaikum fauzia
assalamu alaikum fauzia
can i use all purpose flour instead of flour
W/Salaam, yes.
W/Salaam, yes.
Assalamoalaikum Sister. I
Assalamoalaikum Sister. I tried this cake today , step by step. Unfortunately it became very flat. Could you please tell me where I went wrong. Thank you.
W/Salaam, either you did not
W/Salaam, either you did not whip the eggs well enough or you overmixed after adding the flour.