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Irish Sponge Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Irish Sponge Cake

8 ingredients 20 min + 25 min 8 openrecipes
Irish Sponge Cake

Irish sponge cake is a light, delicate, butter-free egg sponge filled with a layer of jam and lots of luscious cream, with a light dusting of confectioners sugar on top. I loved this cake when I was growing up in Ireland.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

758
Calories
22g
Protein
13g
Fat
136g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry 1 cup (152g) 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs
  • ½ cups Sugar
  • ¾ cups Cake Flour
  • ⅛ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Essence (optional)
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 2 Tablespoons Confectioners Sugar, Divided
  • ½ cups Strawberry Or Raspberry Jam

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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