Molasses Sponge Cake

I have a bottle of unopened Molasses which I bought last Christmas thinking to use it for gingerbread cookies but I never get round to using it. Did a quick search online and found a recipe for Molasses Sponge Cake. The recipe is simple and hence I decided to try it.

The sponge cakes turn out soft and fragrant but the texture is not as fluffy as I would like, think I did not beat the egg mixture till its fluffy enough and I deflated some of the air bubbles while folding in the flour. Well never mind, I shall try again next time since I still have a big bottle of molasses =)

Ingredients
 

2 eggs
25g caster sugar
45g molasses
1/4tsp salt
70g cake flour
15g milk
15g veg. oil
 

Method 

1.  Preheat oven to 190C. Lined small cupcake tray with paper casing and set aside.
2. Use a cake mixer to whisk the eggs, salt, sugar and molasses until light and fluffy. (Do the ribbon test: Use the whisk to spoon some batter, drip some into the mixing bowl. If it stay visible for a while then this is the right stage.)
3. Shift the cake flour into the cake batter in 3 portions and fold in. 
4. Mix milk and oil together and fold in lightly into the batter until well combined. 
5. Spoon batter into cupcake tray until 90% full.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10mins.
7. Remove cakes from tin and cool on a wire rack.
8. Dust with icing powder and serve.

Note: You can replace molasses with honey, maple syrup or golden syrup.

Oreo Sponge Cake

I love sponge cakes!! No butter, no chemical raising agents, minimal oil, and I don't mind eating it on its own without frosting =)

I adapted this oreo sponge cake from a vanilla sponge cake recipe. Blur me forgot (what's new right) to add in the vanilla extract called for in the recipe but the resultant cake is still fragrant and moist. The crushed oreo added a tinge of sweetness to enhance the flavour of the cake, and I'm happy with how the cake has raise so evenly.

Ingredients

3 egg
125g caster sugar (I used 90g)
1/4tsp salt
100g cake flour
22g veg. oil
22g milk
1/4tsp vanilla paste (I accidentally omitted)
5 oreo biscuits (without cream), crushed

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C. 
2. Lined base of a 7inches round tin with greaseproof paper and set aside.
3. Use a cake mixer to whisk the eggs, salt and sugar until thick and fluffy. 
4. Sift the cake flour into the cake batter in 3 portions and fold in. 
5. Mix milk, vanilla paste and oil together and fold in lightly into the batter until well combined. 
6. Fold in oreo biscuits
7. Pour batter into the cake tin.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30mins.
9. Remove cake from tin and cool on a wire rack.