By shanobijuDirections
1Pre heat the oven at 140 degree C. Grease and dust a 11 "x 7 1/2 " rectangle baking tin.Sift the flour and baking powder thrice. Keep it aside. Powder the sugar .
2Separate egg whites and egg yolks.
3 Beat the egg whites until stiff by adding 1/4 of the powdered sugar.
4In another bowl ,beat the egg yolks for a minute .Add 1/4 cup of water and rest of the powdered sugar .
5Continue beating until it is almost stiff and pale yellow in colour. Add vanilla essence .
6Gently fold in flour.Do not stir the batter.
7Now gently fold in beaten egg whites.
9Transfer it into the prepared cake tin . Give the tin a gentle tap .
10Bake for 14-15 mins or until done.
6 Reviews
Elizabeth Shaju
February 20, 2021
Lovely recipe. Didn’t see oil or butter. Never baked without oil or butter. Hope I have not missed noting that.
priyanka
January 8, 2019
nice recipe
Mandeep
September 3, 2018
Can this cake b made a chocolate sponge cake by replacing 3 tbsp of maida with 3 tbsp of cocoa powder
Satpal Anand
June 24, 2018
Beautiful receipe. N thank for all the tips mam. I made a rose flavoured cake out of this using whipped cream and rose syrup. I made this for my 2 yr old twins. They loved every bit of it.
Princy
November 19, 2016
Going to try thid soon😀
Shreyasi
February 22, 2021
Nice and easy recipe