5 german sponge Recipes

sponge, flour, fresh yeast, lukewarm milk, final dough, flour, lukewarm milk, sugar, butter, melted and cooled down, salt, a pinch ground nutmeg, a pinch of ground cloves, a pinch of ground cinnamon, rum-soaked raisins, rum, candied fruits, almond flakes, melted butter

eggs, at room temperature, sugar, milk, vegetable oil, pure vanilla extract, cake flour , sifted, dutch-processed cocoa powder, salt, heavy cream, well chilled (36 to 40 % butterfat), sugar (sometimes called icing or powdered ), vanilla extract

cake flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, cinnamon, double-acting baking powder, eggs, water, sugar, vanilla extract

margarine or 1/4 lb butter, softened, eggs, separated, sugar (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), flour (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), dry yeast, vanilla (or 1 tbsp sugar), milk (approximate), prepared custard (optional), fresh fruit such as strawberries (or kiwis, apricots, cherries), fruit jam mixed with a little water, to glaze (red currant, strawberry or apricot jam), freshly whipped cream, to serve