Yes! You can make a sponge cake in the Thermomix. The recipe is one I normally make in my beloved Kitchen Aid. It has never failed for me, even once when I left out one of the raising agents.
When whipping eggs or egg whites in the Thermomix, it’s advisable to use a little heat. I whip eggs on 37, but you can even go to 60C.
When whipping eggs or egg whites in the Thermomix, it’s advisable to use a little heat. I whip eggs on 37, but you can even go to 60C.
This recipe was developed in the TM31 and has been made in the TM5 and the TM6.
Edited 4th March, 2022 for clearer instructions and to remove custard powder from the ingredients. I don’t use custard powder any more due to the fact that it contains the artificial food colouring tartrazine which can have terrible side effects for those who are sensitive, particularly children.
Thermomix Sponge Cake
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 100g castor sugar (or blitz your sugar in the Thermomix first)
- 170g wheaten cornflour (also known as wheat starch)
- 1 tsp plain flour
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp bi-carb soda
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Line two 20cm deep sided tins with baking paper. Grease the sides lightly and sprinkle with little cornflour.
- Weigh out sugar and set aside. Weigh out flour and raising agents in a separate bowl and set aside
- Place butterfly into Thermomix bowl.
- Add eggs and beat 5 min/ 37C/sp 4.
- While this is beating, sift flour/raising agent mix onto baking paper twice.
- Scrape down.
- Set machine to 4 min/sp 4 and gradually add sugar through the lid.
- Add flour and mix on speed 1 - 2 for about 3 seconds. Scrape around the base of the bowl with spatula and mix again if necessary.
- Pour evenly into tins and bake for 25 minutes. Turn cakes out onto wire rack and remove paper.
- Carefully turn over. Allow to cool. Pop one in the freezer and eat the other!
Notes
Ginger Sponge
Use raw caster and add 2 tsp ground ginger and ½ tsp cinnamon.
Chocolate Sponge
Use 30g cocoa in place of 30g of cornflour.
Use raw caster and add 2 tsp ground ginger and ½ tsp cinnamon.
Chocolate Sponge
Use 30g cocoa in place of 30g of cornflour.
Decorate as desired. For this particular sponge, I used home made Plum & Mulberry Jam in the middle, whipped cream and grated chocolate on top.
Yummo that looks great MJ 🙂
Hi Meganjane,
Living in the U.K I have never come across "wheaten cornflour" before. Could I use 100% cornflour or polenta?
Regards Denise
Wheaten cornflour is exactly that, cornflour made from wheat. It has been further refined to make it more easily soluble and similar to cornflour made from maize.
I would use ordinary maize flour, but take out a teaspoon of the maize flour and replace with a teaspoon of regular cake flour. This would then give two teaspoons of ordinary cake flour altogether.
Hope that makes sense Denise!
Wow, this looks good Meganjane!
You are such a clever lady MJ and I thank you for your dedication in getting the recipe right for Thermomix users.
Good job on this one! Have been toying around with a sponge recipe as well for EDC upgrade…maybe need to try this one ay??
Tenina, yes, definitely use this one. The recipe is as old as time, many people would recognise it.
My Mum gave it to me and I entered into my recipe book as "No Fail Sponge….yeh, sure", many years ago.
It was only recently, two years ago, that I tried it and was amazed that it worked! I've even left out the rising agents by mistake and it still worked…
People on the forum who've tried it were very pleased when they had the same success, so you can say it's 'well tested'.
I'm looking forward to trying this recipe as soon as I get my Thermomix. Thanks for posting it.
My problem is the colours in the custard powder. Anyone know of a good brand I could buy in Australia that is all natural?
Ogran use annatto as a natural colouring in their custard powder. Remember, it's not a wheaten one, so the consistency of the sponge may be different.
Really, you could just use cornflour in place of the custard powder.
Followed this recipe accurately and it flopped big time.
I’m so sorry it didn’t work for you. I’ve not had a failure yet, so am not sure what went wrong for you.