Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake


Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Biscuit de Savoie is not a "biscuit" in the English sense, just a very light sponge cake. It is delicious plain, but it can also be filled with cream, fruit, etc.
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Last modified on: December 23th 2014
For 1 cake, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 8 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Prepare the tin or mould by lining the base and sides with cooking parchment.

You can scatter a few flakes almonds in the bottom if you like, but this is not essential.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Mix 70 g flour and 70 g potato starch.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Put 3 eggs and 100 g caster sugar into a food mixer bowl.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Beat on high speed until the mixture is light like a mousse.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Sieve the flour and potato flour into the bowl.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Gently fold in the flour, just until it is incorporated into the frothy egg mixture.

This is the tricky part of the recipe. This needs to be done rapidly but gently to keep as much air as possible in the mixture. It is best to lean the bowl over on its side and use a soft spatula to lift and turn the mixture.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Pour the batter into the mould or tin.

Stage 8 - 40 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Bake for a bout 20 minutes and check that the cake is cooked before taking it our of the oven.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Biscuit de Savoie sponge cake
Turn the cake out and leave on a wire rack to cool.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes well.
Source: My mother.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %210 RDI=20 %20 RDI=2 %1,080 RDI=50 %4,540 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=2 %50 RDI=5 %4 RDI=1 %280 RDI=10 %1,160 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 cake : 1.05 €

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