When is National Sponge Cake Day?
Wednesday August 23rdCelebrate National Sponge Cake Day on August 23rd, the cake world's most popular dessert. This airy queen of teas is the guest of honor, but we have the pleasure of sampling!
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A flawless sponge stands tall, making it one of the most difficult cakes for bakers to master. A flawless sponge stands tall. Keeping the cake moist is another balancing trick for bakers. The sponge does this job admirably if you like layering berries and whipped cream.
The sponge cake is believed to have originated in the Caribbean. However, Gervase Markham, an English poet and writer, is responsible for the first English printed recipe for sponge cake. The English Huswife, Containing the Inward and Outward Virtues, Which Ought to Be Complete Woman, In 1615, he published a sponge cake recipe.
The sponge cake was only a small part in Helen Mirren's film Calendar Girls in 2003. In the scene, Mirren's character, Chris, enters a baking competition. However, she forgets she entered, and instead of making a sponge cake of her own design, she submits a store-bought Victoria sponge cake.
