Fresh-Milled Flour Sponge Cake Recipe

Learn how to make a light and airy sponge cake using freshly milled flour! Get step-by-step tips for baking a soft, delicious cake from scratch.

Ingredients:

• 12 large eggs, room temp
• 1 cup honey
• 2 cups fresh milled flour, double sifted
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Instructions:

Add eggs to the bowl of a stand mixer. Whip for 10 minutes or until thick and fluffy, gradually incorporating the honey. Sift together the flour and baking powder, then add to the egg mixture a little at a time (fold in with a spatula after each addition). Fold in vanilla bean paste. DO NOT OVERMIX OR YOU WILL DEFLATE THE BATTER! Divide evenly between 2 prepared 9″ cake pans, and bake at 350 for 25 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Fresh-Milled Flour Sponge Cake Recipe

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Learn how to make a light and airy sponge cake using freshly milled flour! Get step-by-step tips for baking a soft, delicious cake from scratch.

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs room temp
• 1 cup honey
• 2 cups fresh milled flour double sifted
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Instructions

• Add the eggs to the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Whip the eggs for 10 minutes, or until thick and fluffy, gradually adding the honey as they whip.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture a little at a time, gently folding with a spatula after each addition.
• Gently fold in the vanilla bean paste. Do not overmix, as this will deflate the batter.
• Divide the batter evenly between two prepared 9-inch cake pans.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Notes

DO NOT OVERMIX OR YOU WILL DEFLATE THE BATTER!