This foolproof recipe makes the perfect sponge cake that’s so soft and airy it’ll just melt in your mouth.
Light, soft, fluffy and with a wonderful fine texture, this Asian style sponge cake/海绵蛋糕, aka jiggly cake, cotton cake, Ogura cake, or Taiwanese old fashioned sponge cake, is one of my favorite cakes and I am super excited to share this foolproof recipe so that you can also enjoy this wonderful cake at home.
To make sure this recipe is truly foolproof, I have done extensive testing (i.e. many slices of the same cake) so you have my words that if you follow the recipe carefully you’d be able to make the same cake as pictured!
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Unlike the Japanese Cheese Cake, which is another popular Asian soft cake, this sponge cake does not use any cream cheese and has less calorie count per serving than many other cakes, making it a perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea.
By the way, this sponge cake also concludes my mini egg recipe series. If you are an egg lover, please make sure you check out all the recipes under this series (and if you hate eggs, good news, I’ll start posting non-egg recipes after this one:))
So what’s the secret behind this light and fluffy sponge cake?
Similar to the water roux / Tangzhong method used in my Milk Bread Recipe, this sponge cake also calls for a roux known as Tang Mian/烫面 which literally translates to cooked flour or cooked dough. This is an important step and very different from traditional cake recipes so please make sure you don’t skip it.
Before you start baking, please go over the below notes where I list out a few helpful tips to help you make the best sponge cake ever!
Recipe Notes:
Without further ado, let’s bake some killer cakes!
Yield: 8" x 8" x 3" cake
Prep Time: 25mins
Cook Time: 70mins - 90mins
Total Time: 95mins - 115mins