Add the dry ingredients to this mixture and beat well. Honestly I thought this recipe wouldn't taste delicious however, after I made it, it tasted SCRUMPTIOUS! Fold in each addition of flour into the mixture with a spatula or wooden spoon, being very careful not to knock air out of your egg mix. Leave in the tins to cool, then use a knife to go round the edge of the tin and separate the cake from it. Oil Sponge Cake is a community recipe submitted by Markella and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe. Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Dead easy too. In your oil sponge cake there is a mistake it does not show in the method where or when to add the oil. Will try this again! Whisk this up for 5 to 6 minutes on full speed until it triples in volume, turns almost white and is very light and fluffy. But right now, when creating something sweet and delicious quickly — and without dirtying a ton of dishes — is top of mind, my love for these easy, reliable cakes is at an all-time high. Copyright © 2020 Nigella Lawson, 125 millilitres cocoa powder (for a chocolate cake, which you will sift with the dry ingredients), 4⅖ fluid ounces unsweetened cocoa (for a chocolate cake, which you will sift with the dry ingredients). This is the recipe I use when I need a basic sponge. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture. I'll never go back to using butter in my Victoria sponge. My cake rose beautifully, but as soon as I took it out it started to flop????? Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. That's the original Devonshire recipe - Devon is where you get the best cream cakes in the world. Well, while in the middle of making the sponge cake, using oil - I discovered that there are NO instructions as to when to add the oil .. Please try again. Dead easy too. Oops! Pour into 2 20 cm greased cake tins and bake at 180C for 45 minutes. Something went wrong. 07 Sep 2015, Honestly I thought this recipe wouldn't taste delicious however, after I made it, it tasted SCRUMPTIOUS! I substitute about 20% of the flour with sifted cornflour which makes it even lighter. Once all the flour is incorporated, divide the mix between the tins. Unsalted butter also contains roughly 80% fat, 18% water and 2% milk solids so even in cake recipes where the butter is melted you can't switch vegetable oil directly for butter as oil is 100% fat and the cake could become too greasy or heavy. Thank you {% member.data['first-name'] %}.Your comment has been submitted. Will try this again! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2020 Allrecipes.com, Inc. Light-as-air no butter Victoria sponge cake, 4 tablespoons strawberry or raspberry jam. Grease and line two 20cm (8 in) round sandwich tins with baking parchment. Foolproof and really delicious - without anything special or pretentious. Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl, then add the caster sugar. Under the best of circumstances, I jump for joy when I stumble upon an oil-based cake recipe (a cake made with oil in place of butter). I noticed too late, I added it in with the egg yolk mixture.? I find an electric hand whisk does the best job. Dust with icing sugar, and enjoy! Solid 8 inch tin - bake for 50 mins Sokid 9 inch tin - bake for 65 mins 12 cup cakes - bake for 20 mons Ingredients are enough for 1 x 8 inch cake an 12 large cup cakes, Secret Ingredient To Guarantee A Light Fluffy Sponge. Yes add oil at the liquid stage. -  And it's super easy. I made the cake it was perfect will make it again. You will be amazed at how big a cake you will get. Also, I use a silicon spatula to fold in the flour, plus its great for getting every last drop of mix out of the bowl. I tend to slide my palette knife underneath a little too, to help release it from the tin.  -  It is crucial to fold the flour into the egg mixture gently, so as not to knock all the air out of them. 09 Apr 2015, Beautiful, Easy, Will definitely make again, Never again butter, this tastes much nicer. Grease and line two 20cm (8 in) round sandwich tins with baking parchment. Sift all dry ingredients together In a mixer, bet the egg yolks, water and vanilla until light and fluffy. Oil Sponge Cake is a community recipe submitted by Markella and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe. Never again butter, this tastes much nicer. Do you replace some of the flour with cocoa and what exactly is cake flour, I used sr flour and all flour plus the cocoa the result was disgusting, very heavy and close texture it went to the birds. The email addresses you've entered will not be stored and will only be used to send this email. Whip up the cream then spread the bottom layer of cake with the jam, top with the cream, then the top half of the cake. As also stated at no time does it tell you when to add the oil, I added mine with the egg yolk also do you add the cocoa powder plus all 500g of flour? That's the original Devonshire recipe - Devon is where you get the best cream cakes in the world. Lovely recipe and will definitely use again. 07 May 2015. Bake for 20 minutes until golden on the surface. You will be amazed at how big a cake you will get. Whisks at the ready! In a mixer, bet the egg yolks, water and vanilla until light and fluffy. So, I added it to the liquid ingredients, i.e., the oil and egg yolks - and it's all now in the oven .. Goodness knows how it will turn out!