looking for a plain sponge recipe other than victoria sponge

notanewuser

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Recipe please?

http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/recipes/carrot-cake-muffins

Did 1.5x recipe and made a 7" square cake with it.

iammumtoone

happy35 wrote: »

i make 2 sponge cakes using the following recipe as use this recipe for sandwich cakes, you could just half it

1 cup of yoghurt
1 cup of oil
3 eggs
1.5 - 2 cups of sugar depending on how sweet you like it
whisk the above together
fold in 3 cups of self raising flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder

I then cook in a fan oven at 170

Thanks I made this today I did a third of the quantities as that meant 1 egg and it was still possible using 1/3 cup measurements. I was very surprised how well this came out, the rise on it was better than I thought and 4 layers will make a good sized cake. The only problem was I wanted to do a rainbow cake, I tested blue colouring, it came out green :eek: I couldn't understand it, then I twigged yellow oil + blue = green lol. Will just have to be careful what colours I use.

I used greek yogurt as that is all I had, I need to get some more, does the original recepie use plain yogurt, do you know if it makes a difference?

I will also be trying that carrot cake thanks.

Memory_Girl

If you are making a layer cake - I would go for a "Fatless Sponge"

Always comes out really level on top for me - and a lovely tender crumb.

Be-ro cookbook to the rescue

http://www.be-ro.co.uk/f_insp.htm

MG

happy35

iammumtoone wrote: »

Thanks I made this today I did a third of the quantities as that meant 1 egg and it was still possible using 1/3 cup measurements. I was very surprised how well this came out, the rise on it was better than I thought and 4 layers will make a good sized cake. The only problem was I wanted to do a rainbow cake, I tested blue colouring, it came out green :eek: I couldn't understand it, then I twigged yellow oil + blue = green lol. Will just have to be careful what colours I use.

I used greek yogurt as that is all I had, I need to get some more, does the original recepie use plain yogurt, do you know if it makes a difference?

I will also be trying that carrot cake thanks.

I have used greek yoghurt in the past but now use cheapest natural yoghurt and it is fine

VfM4meplse

notanewuser wrote: »

http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/recipes/carrot-cake-muffins

Did 1.5x recipe and made a 7" square cake with it.

Thank you! My carrot cake has never turned out well, even when the recipe promises easy-peasy foolproof results. Do you have to dehydrate the finely shredded carrots first?

notanewuser

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Thank you! My carrot cake has never turned out well, even when the recipe promises easy-peasy foolproof results. Do you have to dehydrate the finely shredded carrots first?

Nope, but wholemeal/gluten free flour needs a bit more liquid than standard flour.

I did some carrot cake cupcakes for a Macmillan coffee morning with a recipe that turned out brilliantly too. I'll find it for you now.