This is just a reminder that August 23 is National Sponge Cake Day (not to be confused with National Sponge Bath Day .. for obvious reasons) across this great land of ours (wouldn't it be embarrassing if you had let it slip your mind?).
Because it is so light (like me .. I really need to get out in the sun more often) and airy (again, like me .. I really need to watch what I eat), sponge cake makes the perfect summertime dessert.
The batter is very simple (this could also be said of some baseball players .. It’s permanent, for now. - Cincinnati Red Roberto Kelly, announcing his new name would be 'Bobby' .. There is one word in America that says it all, and that word is, ‘You never know.’ - Pitcher Joaquin Andujar .. Half this game is ninety percent mental. – Danny Ozark, Philadelphia Phillies manager) and contains only three ingredients: flour, sugar and eggs.
However, the real "secret" to good sponge cake is beating the batter thoroughly to create volume (yes, the baseball analogy still holds .. take it from a former little league player).
After baking .. before being cooled .. sponge cake is very flexible (like Earl Privitt .. if you've never seen him put his leg behind his head, you must not be from Humboldt) and can be rolled to create special desserts like the Bûche de Noël (Yule Log) and the Swiss Roll (which got its name from the antics of a clumsy Alpine mountain climber).
The Victoria Sponge Cake, which contains jam between two cakes, was named after Queen Victoria who enjoyed a slice with her afternoon tea (a little trivia: no one really knows what kind of jam she used to make this delicious dessert .. that was always Victoria's secret).
Let's not keep National Sponge Cake Day a secret.
Soak up all the information you can on the subject and help spread the word.
"Elijah said to her, 'Don't be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small cake ..' "
- I Kings 17:13a
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