Prize Winning Gluten Free Sponge Cake Food

PRIZE-WINNING GLUTEN-FREE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Coat 2 spring form pans with baking spray, then line with baking paper. The baking spray helps keep the paper from moving around.
• In a microwave bowl or small saucepan, place the sugar and water. Bring to a boil. Stir every now and then to dissolve the sugar.
• Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff. Slowly drizzle in the hot sugar mixture with the mixer running. Then beat really hard for 3 minutes. Mix in egg yolks and vanilla.
• Sift together cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Carefully fold these into the egg mixture. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 18-20 minutes. As soon as you remove them from the oven, drop the pans from knee height, square on the floor - seriously! This is a strange sponge making trick that 'shocks' the cake and stops it from deflating.
• Then immediatly turn sponges out onto a wire rack or baking paper to cool upside down.
• Beat cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Warm jam for a few seconds in the microwave.
• Place one sponge on the serving plate. Spread first with jam, then whipped cream.Top with strawberry slices. Then put second sponge on top. Dust with icing .

SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks until lemon colored; add sugar slowly a tablespoon at a time.
• Add vanilla and gradually, the flour.
• Fold in egg whites which have been beaten until stiff.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes in greased pan.
• Let cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.

GLUTEN FREE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift cornflour, baking powder and salt together.
• Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
• Beat in egg yolks.
• Gradually beat in sugar until mixture forms a figure 8.
• Fold in the dry ingredients.
• Divide into 2 well greased 20 cm (8") sandwich pans.
• Bake at 180 C or 350 F for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.
• When cool, top one with whipped cream and jam (jelly).
• Place the other on top and dust with icing sugar.

JORDGUBBSTåRTA SWEDISH STRAWBERRY MERINGUE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper; trace 5 8-inch circles on the sheets of paper and grease the sheets with butter and flour.
• In a large mixing bowl with electric egg beaters whip egg whites until they form gentle peaks. Add the sugar gradually, ¼ cup at a time, and the salt, and beat at high speed until the egg whites form stiff and glossy peaks. Gently fold in the cornstarch, almond flour and cardamom.
• Divide the pillowy meringue evenly among the five circles, and spread them to fit inside the circles, making sure that the layers are even.
• Place baking sheets in the oven, immediately reducing the heat to 250 F. Bake for 25 minutes, then reduce the heat further to 200 degrees and bake for an additional 2 hours.
• Turn off oven. Leave baking sheets in the oven until they reach room temperature. This prevents the meringue from cracking.
• Stem and slice the strawberries. Sprinkle 1 tbsp sugar over the sliced strawberries.
• In a large, chilled bowl, combine the whipping cream, remaining sugar, vanilla extract and cardamom. Beat until holding soft peaks. Add softened cream cheese and beat into the whipping cream.
• Place 1 layer of meringue cake on a plate. Top with whipped cream, ¼ of the strawberries, more whipped cream, and another layer of cake. Repeat. Frost the top layer with the last of the whipped cream and the reserved whole strawberries.
• Serve immediately if you want crisp layers. For a softer texture serve a couple of hours after assembly.

SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a 10" cake pan with parchment paper.
• Prepare a wok for steaming by putting a bit of water and a rack in the inside, and bring to a boil.
• Place the flour in a medium bowl.
• Sift the baking powder and salt into the fluor and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, add the sugar to the eggs and beat until they are frothy (about 3 minutes).
• Stir in the almond extract.
• Gradually add the flour mix to the egg mixture, stirring.
• Add the coconut milk.
• Stir until you have a smooth batter that is thoroughly mixed, but do not beat.
• Pour the batter into the pan (ideally it should only come 2/3 to 3/4 up the side of the pan).
• Add additional water to wok if water has reduced, and allow it to boil, and then reduce heat a bit.
• Place cake pan on the rack or however you have rigged it, and cover.
• Steam for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool and remove from the pan, turning the cake over.
• Cut the cake into squares or diamond shapes.