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Italian Sponge Cake
If you are looking for a great recipe to make a simple cake this pan di spagna simple recipe is the perfect one to try. Use room temperature ingredients and whisk those eggs and sugar and other few simple ingredients together and then bake! Here is the printable recipe card.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 198 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3 eggs large
- 3 egg yolks large
- 160 grams granulated sugar
- 1 lemon rind zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 70 grams all-purpose flour or cake flour
- 95 grams Potato Starch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F | 180° C.
- In a large bowl, put the whole eggs, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest, pinch of salt and vanilla extract all together and use a stand mixer or electric hand mixer to whisk together at the highest speed for about 10 minutes. The batter should quadruple in volume and be frothy although fairly dense.
- Sift the flour and the potato starch through a sieve into a bowl and mix together. Now add a third of the sifted flour and starch mixture into the beaten eggs and fold in with a spatula or wooden spoon carefully, without deflating the mixture. Add another third and repeat and then the final third and repeat.
- Coat your 9-in | 22-cm round spring-form baking pan with butter and then with a dash of flour. Gently pour in the cake batter evenly.
- Place in the preheated oven on the middle rack and cook for approximately 35 minutes, without opening the oven door for at least 30 minutes. A light golden crust should form on the top and the inside should be pale yellow with a spongy texture. A toothpick should come out clean when it is ready.
- After removing from the oven, let it cool for 15 minutes in the pan and then cut around the edges with a knife, open the springform cake pan and remove the cake. Place it on a wire rack and let cool completely.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
198kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
134mg
(45%)
Sodium
39mg
(2%)
Potassium
161mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
187IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 198
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 198kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 134mg | 45% |
| Sodium | 39mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 161mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 187IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.