Name: Bizcocho (Spanish Sponge Cake) Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 oz plain yogurt; ½ cup oil; 1 cup sugar; 1½ cups flour; 3 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp baking powder; powdered sugar

Bizcocho (Spanish Sponge Cake) Recipe

Fanya Dougherty Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Bizcocho (Spanish Sponge Cake)

Enjoy soft cake every time by making this bizcocho recipe! This Spanish sponge cake is a fluffy treat perfect for teatime.

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Total: 1 hr 5 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

4 oz plain yogurt
½ cup oil, light flavored
1 cup sugar
1½ cups flour
3 eggs, large, separated
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp baking powder
powdered sugar, optional

Instructions

Prepare a large loaf pan with cooking spray and flour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Put the yogurt into one bowl.
Separate the eggs, then add the yolks to the yogurt and the whites to a separate bowl. Beat the whites until soft peaks form.
Combine the yogurt and yolks in a bowl. Add in the sugar, oil, and vanilla and beat together until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the egg whites.
Sift the flour and baking powder into the batter and continue to mix until the batter is uniform.
Pour into the prepared loaf pan and transfer to the oven.
Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for 50 minutes. The bizcocho is finished when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
After baking is complete, allow the cake to rest for 10 minutes or so before removing from the loaf pan to finish cooling.
Dust with powdered sugar, serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Sugar: 41g
:
Calcium: 189mg
Calories: 546kcal
Carbohydrates: 71g
Cholesterol: 101mg
Fat: 26g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 3mg
Monounsaturated Fat: 15g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g
Potassium: 115mg
Protein: 8g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Sodium: 304mg
Trans Fat: 1g
Vitamin A: 165IU
Vitamin C: 1mg

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