Fluffy Cherry Sponge Cake: Easy, Delicious, and Perfect with Coffee | Pandișpan pufos cu cireșe: ușor, delicios și perfect cu cafea
Ingredients
- 500 grams of cherries, cleaned and washed
- 1 tablespoon of sugar (for cherries)
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup of sugar
- 0.5 teaspoons teaspoon of salt
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla essence
- 1 cup of Greek yogurt (or any yogurt you like)
- 1 cup of sunflower oil
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 tablespoon of cocoa
- Butter (for greasing of the pan)
- 1 tablespoon of sugar (in the pan)
- squeze Half of lemon
Instructions
- Preparing the Cherries:
- Clean and wash 500 grams of cherries.
- Remove the seeds
- Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the cherries and set aside.
- Making the Batter:
- In a large bowl, break 5 eggs.
- Measure 1 cup of sugar and add it to the eggs.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence.
- Mix until the sugar dissolves.
- Add 1 cup of Greek yogurt and mix well.
- Add 1 cup of sunflower oil and incorporate with a whisk.
- Grate the zest of one lemon and add it to the mixture.
- Add 2 cups of flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder, mixing gently to avoid lumps
- Preparing the Pan:
- Grease a pan with butter and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the cherries and place them at the bottom of the pan.
- Assembling the Cake:
- Pour three-quarters of the batter over the cherries.
- Add 1 tablespoon of cocoa to the remaining batter and mix well.
- Pour the cocoa batter over the batter in the pan.
- Baking:
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Bake the cake until it passes the toothpick test.
- Serving:
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