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Kenyan Sponge Cake (Mkate wa Mayai)

A round sponge cake with a light golden crust sits on a white plate, with one wedge-shaped slice cut and placed in front.

Ingredients

  • Egg alternative
  • 50 g
    powdered sugar
  • 5.5 tbsp.
    all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 tsp.
    cardamom
  • 0.5 tsp.
    baking powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  2. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin.
  3. Sift the flour and baking powder.
  4. Add the egg alternative, sugar and cardamom and beat until fluffy (until the volume doubles).
  5. Add the flour gradually and fold in carefully.
  6. Spoon the mixture into the tin.
  7. Bake for around 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  8. Leave to cool.

Tags

Courses: Dessert
Cooking time: 15-30 minutes
Cuisines: Kenyan
Preparation method: Baking
Number ingredients: > 5 ingredients
Campaigns: World Vegan Bake Sale

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