Basic Sponge Cake (Pan di Spagna)
Ingredients for 6 persons
100 gr (3.52 oz) 00 Flour, sieved
125 gr (4.40 oz) Refined Sugar
25 gr (0.88 oz) Potato starch (or Flour)
5 Whole Eggs
1 Vanilla Pod
1 Orange Zest finely grated
Basic Sponge Cake (Pan di Spagna)
Crack the eggs and pour them into a mixing bowl, add sugar, the grated orange zest and vanilla seeds
Stir all ingredients together before whisking
Mix them on a high speed until your batter reaches a smooth consistency then turn off the machine*.
Combine the potato starch and the 00 flour together, stir them well, gradually transfer to the mixing bowl and stir gently from bottom to top using a spatula
Add the flour little by little to avoid lumps from forming and stir continuously until creamy
Transfer the batter to the floured mould filling the lower half of it
Place the mould in pre-heated oven and bake at 190 C (374 F)
for 20 to 25 minutes
After 25 minutes your sponge cake is ready remove it immediately from mould
Your sponge cake can be used as a base for different kinds of cakes and desserts
*Remember that all your utensils must be extremely clean
