French Style Sponge Cupcake (法试海绵小蛋糕)

Finally I baked these after keeping the recipe in my 'Must Bake' folder for a long, long time.  There was no urgency to bake when I saw that the recipe yields only 6 cupcakes after all the trouble.  Actually how many you can get depends on the paper cases you are using.  I managed to get 10 pieces with these cup cases [have to make use of these cos' my sister bought for me about 1000 pieces last Hari Raya].

Like Li Ying said, these cupcakes are soft and irresistible.  Moreover, it's 'fat-free' and not too sweet. You can also add various toppings [dessicated coconut, choc-chips, grated cheese and icing etc] to these cupcakes.  Here, I used almond flakes and I prefer a 'healthier' version.

Recipe Source - '孟老师的100道小蛋糕' and tested and shared by Happy Flour

Ingredients
[makes 10 cupcakes]

2 egg yolks
30 gm castor sugar [2 tbsp]
1/2 -1 tsp vanilla essence
2 egg whites
15 gm castor sugar [1 tbsp]
30 gm cake flour [3 tbsp]
20 gm cornflour
adequate amount of almond flakes/nibs/dessicated coconut/grated cheese [anyone of your choice]

1. Preheat oven at 175 degrees C.
2. Sift flour and cornflour together, set aside.
3. Separate eggs into 2 mixing bowls.
4. With a hand whisk, whisk egg yolks, sugar and vanilla essence until sugar dissolves.  Set aside.
5. Use a cake mixer, whisk egg whites till frothy, gradually add in sugar and whisk till stiff peaks form.
6. Fold in 1/3 of the meringue into the egg yolk batter until combined.
7. The fold in 1/2 portion of the remaining meringue followed by 1/2 portion of the sifted flour, mix well and repeat the same for the remaining meringue and flour.
8. Pour batter into a piping bag, pipe batter into cupcake cases till 80% full. Sprinkle some almond flakes or nibs on top of batter.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 minutes.
10. Remove cakes from oven to cool on wire rack.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

This post is linked to the event, Little Thumbs Up organised by Bake for Happy Kids and My Little Favourite DIY, and hosted by Diana from the Domestic Goddess Wannabe