Fluffy Sponge Cake With Cornstarch Recipes

CORNSTARCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and flour a 10 cup loaf pan or a 12 cup bundt pan.
• Sift the flour with the cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
• Set aside.
• Beat the butter until smooth.
• Gradually beat in all but 1/4 cup of the sugar.
• Beat in the extract.
• Continue to beat for 5 minutes, until butter is very light and fluffy.
• Stir in the flour/cornstarch mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the half and half.
• In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until it forms a soft peak.
• Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, and continue beating until stiff, glossy peaks form when the beater is raised.
• Gently fold the beaten whites into the batter in 3 additions.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the cake is well browned and springs back when lightly pressed in the center.

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 .