The cloud cake is a simple, very soft cake without flour and without yeast, easy to prepare.
With simple ingredients and similar to a sponge cake (Pan di Spagna), it is perfect to fill with creams, jams or preserves, to use as a base for layered cakes or simply to enjoy plain — light and delicate, according to your tastes.
Read how to make the cloud cake with the easy recipe you find below, as usual, right after the photo 😉
You may also be interested in the following recipes:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking time: 45 Minutes
- Portions: 8 Servings
- Cooking methods: Water bath, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (about 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 1/4 cup neutral vegetable oil (about 4 tbsp (60 ml))
- lemon juice (juice of half a lemon)
- lemon zest (zest of two lemons, grated)
- 1 2/3 cup potato starch (about 200 g / 7 oz)
Preparation of the cloud cake
To prepare the cloud cake, you need to whisk the eggs in a bowl over a water bath: heat water in a saucepan that can hold the bowl and wait until it comes to a boil.
Lower the heat so the water keeps simmering and place the bowl containing the eggs over the saucepan.Add the sugar and whisk with electric beaters until the mixture is very pale and voluminous.
Remove the bowl from the saucepan and add the oil in a thin stream, the lemon juice and the grated zest, folding gently with a spatula from the bottom upwards so as not to deflate the mixture.
Also add the sifted potato starch, folding the same way, until the mixture is homogeneous and lump-free.Pour the batter into an 8.7-inch cake pan lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated conventional oven at 356°F for about forty-five minutes, doing the skewer test to check doneness no earlier than half an hour after baking starts.
Turn off the oven and let the cloud cake cool inside the switched-off oven, then transfer it to a serving plate.
Fill it as you like or simply decorate with a little powdered sugar, according to your taste.
Notes
If you want to always stay updated on all my recipes and never miss one, follow me on my Facebook page by clicking HERE.
