Victorian Sponge Cake Recipe

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Victorian Sponge Cake
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
336
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease an eight inch cake pan with shortening and flour it, tapping out excess flour. Make sure entire pan is greased and covered with flour very well.
  3. In a food processor, blend lemon zest and sugar, until it is fine.
  4. Add the sugar and lemon zest to softened butter in mixing bowl and beat until fluffy, for about 3 minutes, on medium speed.
  5. In a small bowl, sepearte from sugar mixture, slightly beat eggs, milk, and vanilla together.
  6. In another seperate bowl, wisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. .
  7. Add the 1/2 of the egg mixture to the sugar in the mixing bowl, while mixing on low speed.
  8. After you have added 1/2 of the egg mixture, add 1/2 of the flour mixture, on low speed, add the egg mixture and the flour mixture again, alternating the two, until all is incorporated together.
  9. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
  10. The longer you beat it, the more air will be incorporated into the batter.
  11. Pour batter in greased and floured cake pan and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes, until it is golden brown on top and spongy in the middle and a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.
  12. Let it sit for 10 minutes in the pan before releasing it on a cooling rack.
  13. Cool completely before icing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 336.32 Kcal (1408 kJ)
Calories from fat 183.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.42g 31%
Cholesterol 114.3mg 38%
Sodium 87.78mg 4%
Potassium 161.97mg 3%
Total Carbs 34.12g 11%
Sugars 11.87g 47%
Dietary Fiber 0.57g 2%
Protein 4.74g 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 63.9mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 408.7 Kcal (1711 kJ)
Calories from fat 223.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.82g 31%
Cholesterol 138.89mg 38%
Sodium 106.67mg 4%
Potassium 196.83mg 3%
Total Carbs 41.47g 11%
Sugars 14.42g 47%
Dietary Fiber 0.69g 2%
Protein 5.76g 9%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 8%
Iron 2.9mg 13%
Calcium 77.7mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.3
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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