Spelt sponge cake dough
A sponge dough that is super suitable as a cake base. The loose and light dough structure gives the cake the special.
Ingredients and preparation
Preheat the oven to 180° C.
Preparation: For the sponge cake, separate the 4 eggs. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy, while adding 4 tablespoons of hot water by the spoonful. Once the egg whites are creamy, gradually add 160 g sugar and 1 sachet vanilla sugar and continue beating until the mixture is firm to the touch. Then fold in the egg yolk briefly. Sift and mix 100 g spelt flour, 60 g cornstarch and 1/2 tsp. baking powder. Carefully fold the flour mixture into the beaten egg white. Pour the mixture into a greased springform pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180° C for about 30 minutes. Check regularly to make sure the sponge doesn't get too dark, turn down the temperature if necessary.
