Sponge cake with mandarins
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. The airy sponge cake can also be made with mandarins, adding fruit slices directly into the batter. Remember that it's better to add fewer slices so that the batter rises and bakes properly! The sponge cake is served at the table cooled, with powdered sugar, jam, preserves, or syrup. It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. The amount of flour should be slightly more than in the classic sponge cake recipe.
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Step 2
Crack the chicken eggs into the bowl of a food processor or a deep container. Add the granulated sugar and salt as well. Adding salt is essential—it will highlight the sweetness of the dessert!
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Step 3
Whisk the contents of the bowl for about 3–5 minutes on the highest speed of the appliance, resulting in a fluffy, foamy egg mixture. Add sifted wheat flour to it and gently fold it in on the lowest speed, trying not to release the air bubbles from the batter. At this stage, preheat the oven to 180 °C.
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Step 4
Peel the mandarin of its skin and white pith, separate the fruit into segments. Cut each segment in half and remove the seeds. Add them to the dough and mix. If you are adding 2 mandarins, place the slices of the second one on the dough in the pan; otherwise the slices will sink to the bottom of the bake.
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Step 5
Grease the baking pan with vegetable or butter. Fill it with sponge cake batter and place the pan in the oven for 20 minutes, watching the surface of the bake.
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Step 6
As soon as the sponge cake is nicely browned — it's ready, you can turn off the heat. Flip it directly in the pan and place it on two cups to cool. If you don't flip the sponge cake with the bottom up, it will sink and collapse.
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Step 7
As soon as the dessert cools, you can serve it at the table, dusted with powdered sugar! Don't forget the tea!