Desserts
Tangy Lemon Sponge Cake
A tangy lemon sponge cake made without an electric mixer — easy to whisk by hand with delicious results. Top with lemon glaze or sifted powdered sugar.
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Tangy lemon sponge cake... simply delicious
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup oil
- 4 tablespoons powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- To make Layali Lebanon (an easy method) from Mona, click the link
Method
- Whisk the eggs by hand with the vanilla very well, then add the sugar and continue whisking thoroughly.
- Add the water and whisk, then add the powdered milk and whisk.
- Add 1 cup oil and whisk.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and add them to the mixture while continuing to whisk.
- Add the lemon juice and lemon zest while continuing to whisk.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, grease the cake pan with butter and dust with flour, then pour the batter into the pan.
- Bake the tangy lemon cake at 200°C for just 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180°C and bake for 40 minutes or according to your oven.Timers: 5 min, 40 min
- Decorate the cake after it cools with tangy lemon sauce or sifted powdered sugar.
- Mona Qassem
- To make 'Layali Lubnan' the easy way from Mona, click the link.
Notes and serving ideas
- Layali Lebanon (an easy method)






