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Fluffy Sour Cherry Sponge Cake
Traditional feather-light sponge cake bursting with juicy, tart sour cherries and lightly dusted with powdered sugar.
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
50 min
Ingredients
8servings
- Pitted sour cherries, well drained300 g
- Fresh eggs, separated4 piece
- Granulated sugar100 g
- All-purpose flour120 g
- Sunflower oil30 ml
- Vanilla extract1 tsp
- Lemon zest1 tsp
- Salt1 pinch
Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 180°C and line a 20x30 cm baking pan with parchment paper.
2
Whip egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then gradually add sugar beating until glossy and firm.
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3
Mix egg yolks with oil, vanilla, and lemon zest; gently fold into the meringue with a spatula.
4
Sift flour over mixture and fold gently with upward strokes to retain volume; pour into prepared pan.
5
Dust drained cherries lightly with flour, scatter across top, and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes until golden and springy.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional Heritage Cookery / USDA Public Domain Recipe Archives (U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Agricultural Library)
Legal status: Public Domain - Works of the United States Government (17 U.S.C. § 105) / CC0 1.0 Universal • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
