Sponge Gateau - Miele H 4641 User Instructions

Baked goods / Cakes

Sponge gateau

Serves 16
Basic mixture:
4 egg whites
4 tbsp hot water
175 g caster sugar
4 egg yolks
200 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
Luxury mixture:
6 egg whites
180 g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar
6 egg yolks
90 g plain flour
90 g corn flour
Method:
1. Beat the egg whites and hot water
until stiff, slowly add the sugar and the
vanilla sugar, beating after each
addition and then fold in the beaten
egg yolk.
2. Sieve the baking powder or the corn
flour into the flour and fold into the egg
white mixture.
3. Pour the mixture into a springform
cake tin (C 26 cm) which has been
greased and lined with baking
parchment. Bake until golden.
4. After baking, loosen the edge of the
cake from the tin and leave to cool.
Turn out, remove the baking parchment
and then cut the cake horizontally into 2
or 3 rounds and fill as desired.
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Use one of the following functions:
Automatic / Baked goods / Cakes /
Gateau
or:
Fan plus
Temperature: 150-170°C
Shelf level: 1
Duration:
- 30-35 minutes (Basic mixture)
- 35-40 minutes (Luxury mixture)
or:
Conventional
Temperature: 170-190°C
Shelf level: 1
Duration:
- 20-25 minutes (Basic mixture) +
pre-heating
- 30-35 minutes (Luxury mixture) +
pre-heating
Tip
If making a sponge flan to fill with fruit,
halve the quantities given above and
reduce the time by approx. 5 minutes.
To make a chocolate sponge base, add
1-2 teaspoons of cocoa powder to the
flour mixture.