Soft Golden Cake

This is a simply vanilla sponge cake top with golden threads or Foi Thong (in Thai). Foi Thong is made from egg yolks and sugar, some believes that this is originated from Portuguese “Fios de Ovos”.

Vanilla Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

- 100 grams, cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon, baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon, salt
- 100 grams, sugar
- 3, large eggs
- 50 grams, water
- 30 grams, milk
- 80 grams, canola oil
- 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon, honey
- 1 tablespoon, water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C
2. Prepare a 10x10x1-inch square cake tin, ensure it is totally grease free, put the baking paper on the bottom and the side
3. Sift together flour and baking powder
4. In the bowl of electric mixer, beat sugar, salt, eggs, milk and water with high speed about 7 minutes
5. Add in flour mixture, beat at low speed for 1 minute
6. Change to high speed and beat for another 6 minutes
7. Gradually add oil and vanilla extract, beat at low speed for 1 minute or until well combined
8. Pour the batter into the ungreased cake tin and bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean (or when lightly pressed the cake will spring back)
9. Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool completely on the wire rack before removing from pan
10. Mix honey with water, spay honey mixture all over the cake
11. Top the cake with Foi Thong, cut into 2.5" x 2" bars

Remark: If you get a fine quality Foi Thong, it will not too sweet and come with full taste of egg yolks.