There are people who believe that pies must necessarily always be filled. However, as practice has shown, this is not necessarily a prerequisite for baking. There are pies without fillings so delicious that it is hard to tear yourself away.
For example, now it is not uncommon to find recipes for delicious sponge cake pies. This is baking, where the basis is taken sponge dough – soft and moist. If you work properly on such a cake, you get an excellent dessert for tea.
Sponge cake is served without everything or with glaze, cream and other sprinkles
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Let’s prepare a quick sponge cake by ourselves.
Ingredients for sponge cake:
- Flour – 300 g;
- Sugar – 200 g;
- Vegetable oil – 120 ml;
- Egg – 3 pcs;
- Yogurt – 200 g;
- Baking powder – 10 g;
- Vanilla – a pinch;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Lemon zest.
Preparation of sponge cake:
Crack eggs into a bowl, pour in salt, sugar and vanilla, beat with a mixer until smooth. Add the yogurt to the egg mixture, pour in the vegetable oil and mix again.
Pour the lemon zest into the mixture and mix. Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and knead into a thick dough.
Cover the baking dish with parchment and place the dough in it
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Spread the dough evenly, bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.
You get an excellent soft sponge cake. You can sprinkle it with powdered sugar for a more presentable look.
