Can you make a sponge cake in a loaf tin? Yes! This easy sponge loaf cake recipe uses a few basic ingredients and is simple to make. It is light, fluffy, and delicious. This loaf sponge cake can be served as a dessert or a snack with tea or coffee.

sponge loaf cake sliced on a white plate.

Easy Sponge Loaf Cake Recipe

Looking for an easy loaf cake recipe? Look no further than this simple sponge cake that is airy, fluffy, moist, and delicious. It has the perfect texture and taste and I like that it is not too sweet.

It is easy to make this basic loaf sponge cake and new bakers or kids (under supervision) will ace this recipe even on the first attempt. It’s that simple to make.

I like that my loaf cake recipes don’t use loads of ingredients, just 6 ingredients, and you get a loaf that can serve 12 conveniently. Perfect for afternoon tea or coffee.

It is a plain loaf cake however, you can add icing drizzle or buttercream icing with sprinkles. It is economical and the ingredients used in making this cake cost less than £5.

My family likes cakes and this no fuss simple but delicious cake is one of our all time favorites.

This recipe with detailed step by step instructions will guide you on how to make sponge loaf cake, how long it takes to bake, and share tips for best results.

Tools Required

The tools required for making this cake are listed below:

Weighing Scale – I advise using a digital scale to measure the ingredients for accurate reading.

Loaf tin

Loaf tin liner– If you do not have the pre made ones, cut parchment paper into shape to fit the tins.

Mixing bowl- This is for mixing the cake batter in.

Scraper– To scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Mixer – Hand mixer or stand mixer but I prefer using a hand mixer for this recipe.

Cake cooling rack- To cool the cake when it comes out of the oven.

Ingredients

The five simple ingredients you will need for this recipe are :

Self raising flour – If you don’t have Self raising flour available, you can simply make one by adding baking powder to all purpose flour. Add 1 teaspoon of baking powder to every 100g of all-purpose flour (also known as plain flour).

Eggs

Butter

Sugar – Caster sugar or granulated sugar.

Vanilla extract

Baking powder– I like to add a little more to the self raising flour.

How To Make Sponge Loaf Cake

Measure out the ingredients.

Line the loaf tin with a cake liner. If a loaf liner is unavailable, rub butter on the inside of the cake pan and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper.

Add baking powder to the self raising flour and mix. Set aside.

Add butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to mix it until it’s light in colour and fluffy.

Break the eggs and add to the butter and sugar mix. Add vanilla extract and use the mixer to whisk it all together.

Add the flour, and use a spatula to mix then use the mixer on low speed to mix for 1 minute for all the ingredients to come together.

Pour the cake batter into a loaf tin.

Bake Sponge loaf cake in the oven at 160C/320F for 45-50 minutes or until it’s baked through inside. A skewer when inserted in the middle should come out dry.

Bring out the cake from the oven, let it cool in the pan for at least 5 minutes then turn it onto a wire rack to keep cooling.

Cut it, serve, and enjoy sponge cake.

Do loaf cake take longer to bake? It depends on the size of the pan it’s compared to but generally loaf cake takes longer to bake because of the quantity and layer of the batter required to make a loaf. A loaf cake takes between 45-60 minutes to bake.

Serving Recommendation

This cake can be cut into 8-12 slices. It can be served with coffee, tea, juice, wine, or any chilled or hot drink.

Pro Tips

It’s best to bring the ingredients to room temperature.
Sieve the flour for a lighter cake.
If you are not using a cake liner in the loaf tin, lightly grease it with butter and cover it with baking paper before adding the cake batter. This is important so the cake doesn’t stick to the pan and comes out cleanly from the pan.
Let the cake cool for 5 minutes in the loaf tin then at least another 5 minutes on the wire rack before you cut into it.

More Loaf Cake Recipes

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Double chocolate loaf cake

Chocolate loaf cake

Coconut Loaf Cake

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