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Soft sponge cake, in plain, chocolate, vanilla, or walnut flavors.

Soft, plain sponge cake, chocolate, vanilla, or walnut

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A soft, buttery cake made with melted butter, eggs, and flour, flavored with cocoa, vanilla, or walnuts, baked in a long loaf pan.

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Recipe from JopkeB, Pjetter, Vangelis and 3 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This classic cake is made using a blender, with melted butter and flour added gradually. It can be flavored to your liking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.86 $1.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people

Basic cake

  • $1.57
  • $0.28
  • $2.31
  • $0.33
  • $0.55

Variations (optional)

  • $2.02
  • $0.05
  • $2.75

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Grease and then flour the baking pan. ≈ 3 min
  2. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C with a fan).
  3. Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan.
  4. Pour the sugar into a large mixing bowl, add the egg whites and yolks, and mix everything together. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the melted butter and mix again. ≈ 4 min
  6. Incorporate the flour gradually while mixing, along with the cocoa or vanilla if you are making a variation. For a walnut cake, gently fold in the walnuts: the batter should remain light and airy. ≈ 4 min
  7. Pour the batter into the mold, filling it about three-quarters full. ≈ 3 min
  8. Bake for 30 to 60 minutes at 180 °C.
  9. First, check the color: when it is nicely golden, open the oven and insert a knitting needle into the cake. If the needle comes out dry, the cake is done; if the batter sticks to it, continue baking.

The bill

Soft, plain sponge cake, chocolate, vanilla, or walnut

  • 4 to 5 eggs$1.57
  • 250 g of sugar$0.28
  • 250 g of butter$2.31
  • 250 g of flour$0.33
  • butter and flour for the mold$0.55
  • 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder for a chocolate cake$2.02
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar or vanilla extract for a vanilla cake$0.05
  • 125 g of a mixture of coarsely chopped walnuts (walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts) for a walnut cake.$2.75

Total$9.86

that's $1.64 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 4 to 5 eggs
  • 250 g of sugar
  • 250 g of butter
  • 250 g of flour
  • butter and flour for the mold
  • 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder for a chocolate cake
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar or vanilla extract for a vanilla cake
  • 125 g of a mixture of coarsely chopped walnuts (walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts) for a walnut cake.

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