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Summer Fruit Sponge Cake Recipe with a Vanilla Cream Filling

This easy sponge cake recipe is versatile because a slice of this cake is just as nice served as a late morning or afternoon snack with a cup of coffee as it is for dessert after dinner. The concept is simple - a sponge cake is sandwiched together with a vanilla cream frosting and then the top is decorated with the same frosting.

You can use any fresh fruit you like to decorate the cake. You might like to use different color fruits, so choose some red, green, orange and yellow ones if you want a colorful effect, else you can stick with just one or two colors. Be creative with the sponge cake recipe and have fun. Why not add something else to it as well, like chocolate chips or walnuts? Everyone has their own preferences so just use whatever you happen to like eating and you will not go wrong with this easy sponge cake recipe.

The fluffy cream frosting keeps the cake moist and adds a touch of decadence. You do not need a lot of ingredients to make a homemade frosting recipe. You can soak the fruit in sweet white wine or a liqueur before using if you want to, but it is equally nice just served as it is. If you wanted to add something extra, you can drizzle your favorite flavor of ice cream syrup over the finished cake just before serving it. Try fudge, chocolate or strawberry ice cream syrup for a fantastic flavor.

Easy Sponge Cake with Fresh Fruits

Ingredients -

6 eggs
¾ cup white sugar
1 ¼ cups plain flour
2 oz cooled, melted butter
1 very ripe nectarines, halved and sliced
Handful strawberries, grapes, kiwi, and any other fruit you like, for garnish
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whipped heavy cream

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter and flour a pair of 6 inch square cake tins. Line the bases with baking paper which is cut to the right size.

Break the eggs into a bowl. Add the sugar and beat with a whisk with an electric whisk until fluffy, thick and triples in volume. This takes about 10 minutes. Sift the flour 3 times from a good height above the bowl (this gets as much air as possible into the mixture). Add the flour to the egg mixture and fold with a metal spoon in a figure 8 motion. Drizzle the butter into this mixture and keep folding. Divide the mixture between the cake tins and bake until springy and golden. This should take about 20 minutes. Cool the cakes in the tins. Turn them out on a wire rack to cool completely.

Mix the vanilla extract into half the whipped cream and use this to sandwich the 2 cake halves together. Top the cake with more whipped cream, arrange the nectarines on top, and decorate it with the other fruit. Decorate the plate with more whipped cream and serve.

(Serves 4)

Wine Suggestion:

Wine Suggestion for Sponge Cake Recipe

You have to be careful sometimes when choosing which wine to serve with cake or other sweet recipes. Choose a Chardonnay or Pinot Noir. Either of these wines would go nicely with the sweet flavor of the fruit and sponge cake. Alternatively you could choose a dessert wine. Any variety of dessert wine would be a nice accompaniment for this delicious fruit sponge recipe.

Sponge Cake Recipe

Photo Description:

Few things are as wonderful for topping a freshly made cake as fruit because it is naturally juicy, colorful, and delicious. Fruit is also a healthy topping for your homemade sponge cake recipes. This recipe is easy to follow, which is great whether you are a cooking novice or whether you are used to baking. The resulting cake is amazing after dinner or eaten as a snack at any time of the day when your sweet tooth is pestering you for a sinful treat!