Sponge Flower Cake

Flavor: Milky; Technique: Baking; Time: One hour; Difficulty: Moderate.

Step-by-Step Cooking Instructions for Sponge Flower Cake

Prepare all ingredients

Melt butter and milk together over a double boiler, keep in liquid state in the hot water bath

Pour caster sugar into the egg mixture

Whisk at medium speed using an electric mixer

Continue whisking until the egg mixture increases in volume, turns white, and when the whisk is lifted, the egg mixture slowly drips for 10 seconds without disappearing

Sift in the flour

Mix evenly by folding in an up-and-down motion; preheat the oven at this point

Scoop a small amount of batter into the melted butter and milk mixture

After thorough mixing, pour into the batter bowl

Mix evenly by folding, creating a fine and glossy cake batter

Pour the cake batter into a 12-inch mold, filling it 80% full

Reserve a small amount of batter, add cocoa powder, mix well

Transfer cocoa cake batter into a piping bag, drop a few drops into each cake mold

Use a toothpick to create a flower pattern

Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack, top heat at 160 degrees, bottom heat at 140 degrees, for 40 minutes

Cake is almost ready; after baking, gently shake the mold a few times, let it cool naturally, then invert and easily remove from the mold

Perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea

Rich and flavorful in taste