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Sponge Cake

This base uses the creaming method

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Sponge Cake

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Batch Details

Hydration: 154.8%

Total dough weight: 1,114 g

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Ingredients

  • 200 g egg, whole (4 whole eggs)
  • 2 g sea salt
  • 10 g butter (melted, or other liquid oil)
  • 400 g sugar, granulated
  • 250 g milk, whole
  • 240 g wheat berries, soft
  • 12 g baking powder

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 325 F
  2. Mill the grains into fine flour.
  3. Grease a large baking pan with sides and set aside or use parchment paper to line the pan.
  4. Creaming Method:
  5. In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, vanilla, extract, salt, oil or melted butter, and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  6. Incorporate Wet and Dry Ingredients:
  7. Gradually add milk to the mixture above, mixing well.
  8. In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder with a whisk.
  9. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
  10. Bake:
  11. Pour the batter into a prepared cookie sheet or baking pan.
  12. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or until the cake has reached 180 degrees F (if baking to temperature, which is recommended for best results).

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