Butter sponge cake
The Spanish Genoese cake: butter and sugar beaten together until light, then mixed with egg yolks, flour with baking powder, and finally folded in whipped…
At a glance: serves 6 people, 1 hr 25 min total (20 min prep, 45 min cook time and 20 min resting), difficulty: easy, about $0.42 per person, 294 kcal per serving.
The flour weighs the same as the eggs, and the sugar weighs two-thirds of that weight.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time45 min
- Resting20 min
- Total1 hr 25 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories294 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$2.53 $0.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 16, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $1.20
- $0.20
- $0.12
- $0.92
- $0.09
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Whip the butter and sugar together until you have a pale yellow, doubled-in-volume mixture. ≈ 4 min
- Separate the egg whites and yolks. Whisk the yolks until light and fluffy, then fold them into the butter cream. ≈ 4 min
- Mix the flour and yeast together, sift them, and then pour them into the dough in a thin stream, gently incorporating them. ≈ 4 min
- Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold them into the mixture, using circular motions, without deflating the batter. ≈ 10 min
- Grease a baking dish, line the bottom with greased parchment paper, and pour in the batter. Bake for at least 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 °C.
- Let it cool before serving.
The bill
Butter sponge cake
- 3 eggs$1.20
- Their weight in flour (approximately 150 g)$0.20
- Two-thirds of their weight is sugar (approximately 100g).$0.12
- 100 g of butter, plus a little extra for the mold$0.92
- 1 package of baking powder$0.09
Total$2.53
that's $0.42 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 294 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 10.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.5 g |
| Sugars | 15.4 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Protein | 5.4 g |
| Salt | 0.09 g |
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