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Sponge cake is a light cake made with eggs, flour and sugar, [1] sometimes leavened with baking powder. [2] Some sponge cakes do not contain egg yolks, like angel food cake, but most of them do. Sponge cakes, leavened with beaten eggs, originated during the Renaissance, possibly in Spain. [3]
Banana bread recipes emerged in cookbooks across North America when baking powder became available in grocery stores in the 1930s. Some food historians believe banana bread was a byproduct of the Great Depression as resourceful housewives did not wish to throw away overripe bananas.
A type of layered sponge cake, often garnished with cream and food coloring. Angel food cake: United States: A type of sponge cake made with egg whites, sugar, flour, vanilla, and a whipping agent such as cream of tartar. Apple cake: Germany: A cake featuring apples, occasionally topped with caramel icing. Applesauce cake: New England [2]
Banana cake can be baked, and also prepared as a steamed cake, for which a food steamer may be used. [6] [7] Banana cake may have a moist texture. [8] It can be prepared as a layer cake, [6] [10] and the cake batter can be used to prepare banana muffins and cupcakes. [8] [12] It can be prepared as a vegetarian dish and as a low-fat dish. [9 ...
This is a list of British desserts, i.e. desserts characteristic of British cuisine, the culinary tradition of the United Kingdom.The British kitchen has a long tradition of noted sweet-making, particularly with puddings, custards, and creams; custard sauce is called crème anglaise (English cream) in French cuisine
The recipe is credited to Harry Baker (1883–1974), a Californian insurance salesman turned caterer. Baker kept the recipe secret for 20 years until he sold it to General Mills, which spread the recipe through marketing materials in the 1940s and 1950s under the name "chiffon cake", and a set of 14 recipes and variations was released to the public in a Betty Crocker pamphlet published in 1948.
Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 300°. Draw a 9" circle in the center of a piece of parchment, turn over, and place on a baking sheet. In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with ...
Sticky toffee pudding has two essential components, sponge cake and toffee sauce. The first is a moist sponge cake which contains finely chopped dates. [4] The sponge is usually light and fluffy, closer to a muffin consistency rather than a heavier traditional British sponge, and is often lightly flavoured with nuts or spices such as cloves.