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mom's portuguese sponge cake.

(1 rating)
crazychelf avatar
Recipe by
maria maxey
@crazychelf
davenport, FL

The Portuguese cake has been passed down from generations,and now i'm teaching my grand daugther .ITS very light and very yummy Mom always ,sliced and topped it with fresh fruits and homemade whip cream and spritz of fresh pepermint.MEMORIES JUST KEEPS ON GOING.

(1 rating)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For mom's portuguese sponge cake.

  • 8 lg
    eggs (room temp.)
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    canola oil
  • 1 tsp
    baking podwer
  • 1 tsp
    your favorite extract.
  • if would like to make a marble cake,just add 2 tablespoons of hershey's cocoa powder.
  • 2 c
    splenda

How To Make mom's portuguese sponge cake.

  • 1
    MIX eggs,splenda until all are very creamy ,scrapping sides down.
  • 2
    THEN ADD flour,canola oil and baking powder,and extract.(or your coco powder.) IF you are going to make a marble sponge cake. SPRAY AND flour loaf pan,or cake pan. FILL the loaf pan half way,with the vanilla batter and the half add the coco powder,mix and then pour over it and bake it .
  • 3
    PREHEAT OVEN to 350* and bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour according to your stove temp. Test with long toothpick make sure that it comes out clear. COOL on cookie rack until cooled all the. YOU CAN SLICE YOUR SPONGE CAKE ,AND serve it topping with fresh fruits berries,fresh whip cream,top with a spritz peppermint leaves. ITS ONE of my mom's favorite desserts very light and very good and very refresh for any special time OR just every day .
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