Home

Sponge Cake with Chantilly Cream and Berries

17/11/2023

I will be glad to provide you with a recipe for Sponge Cake with Chantilly Cream and Berries, a light and sophisticated dessert that is perfect for the end of a meal or for a special occasion.

Ingredients

  • For the Sponge Cake:

    • 6 eggs
    • 180 g of caster sugar
    • 180 g of cake flour
    • A pinch of salt
    • Grated zest of 1 lemon (optional)

  • For the Chantilly cream:

    • 500 ml of fresh cream for desserts
    • 100 g of powdered sugar
    • 1 vanilla pod

  • To garnish:

    • Assorted berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, currants, etc.)
    • Powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

Sponge Cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Separate yolks from whites. Whip the yolks with half of the sugar until you get a light and fluffy mixture.
  3. In another bowl, whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form. As they begin to whiten, gradually add the rest of the sugar, continuing to whip until you get a shiny and stable meringue.
  4. Gently fold the whipped whites into the yolk mixture, alternating with the sifted flour, taking care not to deflate the mixture.
  5. Pour the batter into a cake pan (about 24 cm in diameter) lined with parchment paper and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Chantilly Cream:

  1. In a bowl, whip the well-chilled cream with the seeds from the vanilla pod and powdered sugar until it forms a soft and firm cream.

Assembly:

  1. Once the Sponge Cake is cold, cut it horizontally into two or three discs.
  2. Spread a generous layer of Chantilly cream on each disc and scatter the berries.
  3. Stack the discs on top of each other and finish with a layer of Chantilly cream and a generous decoration of berries.
  4. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Curiosity

The Sponge Cake takes its name from a Genoese chef, Gio Battista Cabona, who brought it to the Spanish court in the 17th century. The Chantilly cream, on the other hand, is said to have been invented in the kitchen of the namesake castle near Paris, although sweet whipped cream was already well known long before.

Bon appétit!

Sponge Cake with Chantilly Cream and Berries