Italian Almond Sponge Cake Recipes

Dalloyau a french pastry maker may have invented it in 1890 she says it s hard to know for sure.

Italian almond sponge cake recipes. T his easy almond cake recipe is hard to goof. You should cut the italian sponge cake with a serrated knife when is cold. Just dust it with powdered sugar. The original almond sponge is called a jaconde.

In a medium bowl combine the cornmeal cake flour and baking flour whisking well to mix. But with this classic italian sponge cake recipe it just can t go wrong. The history of sponge cake may come from the opera cake french check paris sweets dorie greenspan page 146. When it s ready turn off the oven but leave the cake inside keep the door slightly open using a wooden spoon for 5 10 minutes.

The sliced almonds make it look like a fancy pants professional tough to make cake. The cake was very well received. And it s more like a true pound cake. Preheat the oven to 180c 160c fan gas 4.

Butter and lightly flour an 8 inch round cake pan or use vegetable spray. Grease and line the base of a 20cm 8in springform tin with baking paper. Sponge cakes can be tricky and for some folks perfect sponge cake is still a mystery. While the cake is baking don t open the oven for at least 30 minutes as this may cause the cake to deflate.

I do have another almond cake it s an almond pound cake there s a couple differences the almond pound cake doesn t have any pieces of almonds like this recipe does. Soft delicate and fluffy it s perfect sponge base for any cake. Put the flour sugar butter eggs baking powder and milk in a large bowl. But this is a breeze.