Air Sponge Cake

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients.

2. Step 2:

   

   Mash apples, peel, cut into small pieces. Add the cinnamon and mix.

3. Step 3:

   

   Break the eggs into a bowl in which you will beat. For charlotte, I always beat eggs in a measuring cup for 1 liter. Now eggs by volume at around 200 ml. important: The dishes in which you will beat the eggs must be dry, the eggs are only from the refrigerator.

4. Step 4:

   

   Start beating eggs at a low speed, gradually increasing it to the maximum. After 3 minutes, without stopping whipping, add a few drops of lemon juice. Continue whipping into a thick foam, until the mass increases 3 times. The weight is now at around 600 ml important: When whipping, it is advisable not to touch the walls of the dishes with the whisk of the mixer / blender, otherwise the mass will fall off after whipping.

5. Step 5:

   

   This is what the mass looks like at this stage.)

6. Step 6:

   

   Continuing to beat, pour sugar gradually in a thin trickle, beat for about 5 minutes more. The mass will increase a little more in volume. Now the mass is at around 800 ml.

7. Step 7:

   

   This is what the mass looks like at this stage.

9. Step 8:

   

   Then gradually, in small portions, continuing to beat, pour in the flour. Beat until smooth. The mass will decrease slightly in volume - do not be alarmed, this is normal) Now the dough is at around 700 ml.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add soda, beat again.

11. Step 10:

    

    Grease the mold with vegetable oil, sprinkle with breadcrumbs.

12. Step 11:

    

    Put the apples on the bottom of the mold.

13. Step 12:

    

    Pour the dough into the mold on the apples.

14. Step 13:

    

    This is how a charlotte looks just before baking. The form should be sent to a preheated 180 gr. oven for 35-40 minutes. The charlotte is ready when it starts to lag behind the walls of the mold (I forgot to take a photo)))

15. Step 14:

    

    Charlotte turns out to be very airy and lush inside, and covered with a beautiful, thin and delicious crust on the outside. Mmmm!! Super! Enjoy your meal.