Low-calorie sponge cake
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. You can use whole-grain flour, but if you want a finer, more tender crumb, use coarsely ground wheat flour. The sponge turns out only mildly sweet. Fructose, honey, and sugar can be swapped for each other at a 1:1 ratio. If you substitute other sweeteners, be sure to recalculate them relative to sugar. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for making a low-calorie sponge cake. Wash the eggs and dry them.
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Step 2
Pour the flour and cocoa into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add baking powder to the flour with cocoa.
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Step 4
Mix everything and sift through a fine sieve.
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Step 5
Separate the eggs: put the whites and yolks into different bowls. Not a gram of yolk should get into the whites, or it will not work. Add a pinch of salt to the bowl with the whites.
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Step 6
Beat the eggs with a mixer until they form a thick white mass.
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Step 7
Add fructose to the egg yolks and whisk until any grains have dissolved and the mixture is pale, light, and fluffy.
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Step 8
Transfer the beaten egg yolks into the bowl with the beaten egg whites.
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Step 9
Gently fold both mixtures with a spatula until smooth. Pour in the cold milk and fold gently again.
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Step 10
Add the flour and cocoa mixture in batches and fold gently until the batter is smooth and free of lumps. Do not beat it too long—the batter will deflate and turn dense.
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Step 11
Place an 18–20 cm springform pan on a baking sheet. If you have a pastry ring, set it on foil, lift the edges up and seal them snugly against the sides. Pour the batter into the pan and put it in a hot oven. Bake for 30–45 minutes at 180 °C until a wooden skewer (or toothpick) inserted in the center comes out dry.
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Step 12
Place the baked sponge cake on a wire rack and let it cool completely in the ring. If you want to make a cake, wrap the sponge in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4–6 hours. Or serve it with tea as soon as it has cooled.
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Step 13
The low-calorie sponge cake is ready.