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German Sponge Cake (Biskuit)
Bynina January 4, 2024May 5, 2024

What is a Biskuit (German Sponge Cake)? A Biskuit (also called Biskuitboden in German) is a sponge cake: a light cake made with eggs, sugar, flour, and sometimes a little fat (vegetable oil or melted butter). It is usually leavened with beaten eggs so no baking powder is needed. This type of cake mixture is…

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Types of German Sponge Cakes
Bynina December 21, 2023

What is a sponge cake? A sponge cake is the basis of any Torte (layered cake) so it needs to be perfect every time. In Germany, this type of base is called Biskuitmasse/Biskuitteig/Biskuitboden or, simply, Biskuit, and consists of eggs, sugar, and flour which is sometimes mixed with starch to get a lighter cake flour….

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