Why You Should Cool Your Sponge Cakes Upside Down

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • Chiffon Cake (yield: two 8-in round layers)
    1.75 c (210g) cake flour, sifted
    1.5 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp fine salt
    3/4 c (150g) sugar
    1/2 c (100g) vegetable oil
    6 egg yolks
    1/2 c (113g) water
    1.5 tsp vanilla
    6 egg whites
    pinch of cream of tartar
    1/2 c (100g) sugar
    1. Whisk together the oil, yolks, water, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
    2. Add cake flour, baking powder, salt, and first sugar and whisk to combine.
    3. In the bowl of a mixer, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of cream of tartar until frothy. Add the second sugar one tablespoon at a time and continue to mix on medium-high speed until medium peaks form.
    4. Gently fold the meringue into the first mixture.
    5. Evenly distribute the cake batter between two 8-in cake pans that have been prepared with only a circle of parchment paper on the bottom (no grease!)
    6. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
    7. Remove from the oven and let the cakes cool upside down on a sheet of parchment.
    8. Once completely cool, remove the cakes from the pan.

Комментарии • 813

  • @BM-yy8db
    @BM-yy8db Год назад +21264

    With so many of your shorts about how to make sponge cakes rise better I feel like it's gonna escape the oven if you combine all these tips

    • @me0wie
      @me0wie Год назад +150

      lol

    • @norcobick
      @norcobick Год назад +144

      ah yes the skyrim helmet

    • @drm.himself
      @drm.himself Год назад +25

      ​@Rheaddonite Mezereum W

    • @glasscardproductions4736
      @glasscardproductions4736 Год назад +55

      ​@Rheaddonite Mezereum
      It grew too big and left?
      I thought only children did that.

    • @smokymountainangoras
      @smokymountainangoras Год назад +27

      Ah yes, the sponge cake revolt “give me 🗽 or give me ☠️ !!!! 🔥

  • @katrinaliu3920
    @katrinaliu3920 Год назад +5004

    for anyone confused, these tips are for egg based cakes with little additives that make then rise ( so just using air) such as chiffon, angel food, and sponge. strangely though genoise is fine with greased pans

    • @mira.r
      @mira.r Год назад +57

      Thanks so much! What about those fluffy Japanese cheesecakes? I'm pretty sure they're egg-based right?

    • @katrinaliu3920
      @katrinaliu3920 Год назад +100

      @@mira.r japanese cheesecake? those don't normally need aluminum pans/non greased pans since they barely rise!

    • @alisonbakes6351
      @alisonbakes6351 Год назад +12

      What about layer sponge cakes? I use butter creaming method.

    • @katrinaliu3920
      @katrinaliu3920 Год назад +34

      @@alisonbakes6351 i go by flour content! not too sure about how butter affects the rise and stability of the sponge cake, but if you're creaming the butter or adding baking power or baking soda, theres normally no need for a aluminum cake pan. generally cakes with more flour can rise and hold on their own. but every cake recipe is different so it's best to experiment with a recipe that you already like and use :)

    • @beepbopboop7727
      @beepbopboop7727 Год назад +12

      I was thinking about why my cakes dont turn out like this …

  • @hxlarissealyanaidala484
    @hxlarissealyanaidala484 Год назад +798

    I like how your tips aren't the clickbait "they don't want you to know this" product placement stuff. They're actually good and practical.

    • @lilyyoung1002
      @lilyyoung1002 11 месяцев назад +5

      Agreed

    • @Bionickpunk
      @Bionickpunk 2 месяца назад +1

      And that's why I love them. They are quick concise factual videos with practical benefits in cooking.

  • @hantor0530
    @hantor0530 Год назад +61

    THANK YOU!! I made a sponge cake once for a tres lesches recipe and everyone elses sunk while mine didnt and i had NO clue as to why. I could never recreate that perfect sponge cake. Didnt realise me flipping it upside down to cool is what helped! Great tip for next time thanks

    • @midkhan424
      @midkhan424 Месяц назад

      Hello upside down and still in the pan not removed. I don't think you ever kept a cake upside down in a pan before.

  • @rybdo
    @rybdo Год назад +3965

    your shorts are honestly so informative and so underrated bro

    • @nikolaika7777
      @nikolaika7777 Год назад +21

      He gets millions of views, has 400 thousand subscribers, and all the comments are positive as hell lol I don’t think that’s underrated 😅😂

    • @goofyrat2938
      @goofyrat2938 Год назад +10

      How is this by any means underrated? Every time I see a comment like this I die a little inside - it’s not underrated if somebody’s got thousands of people subscribed to them and millions of views on a lot of videos. The word ‘underrated’ really lost its meaning.

    • @Lil-Deeno
      @Lil-Deeno Год назад +2

      idk, i need ann reardon to confirm all this

    • @rybdo
      @rybdo Год назад +16

      @@goofyrat2938look. i just wanted to show my appreciation for this youtuber and since i was relatively early and this video just appeared while i was scrolling, the video had gotten not much likes at the time. i doubt you would need to fact check your praises but sorry if i had offended you but i guess that is inevitable online where there are so many people who are able to interact with each other

    • @aleyagold
      @aleyagold Год назад

      @@goofyrat2938 man shut up. Yall always got something to complain about .

  • @therockbottom5
    @therockbottom5 Год назад +926

    I don’t even like sponge cake but collect these facts to be a better grandma one day

    • @SetuwoKecik
      @SetuwoKecik Год назад +67

      To be a better grandma in the future you need to starts early though.

    • @DrLC.
      @DrLC. Год назад +57

      This is adorable. You go future grandma! 👏

    • @dorothytucker9305
      @dorothytucker9305 Год назад +31

      Hooray for future strawberry short cakes at grandma's house! You got this!

    • @wrenpeach6707
      @wrenpeach6707 Год назад +11

      A noble pursuit ❤

    • @sir_vaughn2018
      @sir_vaughn2018 Год назад

      @@wrenpeach6707im thirsty

  • @brianbobb3970
    @brianbobb3970 Год назад +252

    We usually grease and then flour the pan and it comes out great. The upside down method is a new one. Will have to try that one.

    • @DoneWEvry1
      @DoneWEvry1 Год назад +62

      I wouldn't recommend turning it upside down if you used grease and flower because the cake could fall out of the pan and collapse and be ruined. Only turn it upside down if you're confident it won't just end up sliding right out. You're better off cooling it right side up if you're baking it with a non stick pan and/or grease and flower.

    • @sahilrahman5066
      @sahilrahman5066 Год назад +16

      ​@@DoneWEvry1yeah I was wondering that with it being greased it would probably fall right out

    • @donnamacd
      @donnamacd Год назад +5

      Not if you filled & floured the tin properly before baking.

    • @topetoni
      @topetoni Год назад +6

      Unfortunately, if u greease and dust ur cake pan well, there's no how u can cool upside down without the cake releasing from the tin. Unless it's a shall Tin

    • @topetoni
      @topetoni Год назад +3

      Shallow Tin I mean

  • @nonapplicable6619
    @nonapplicable6619 Год назад +28

    Your shorts remind me a lot of Good Eats. Old food network show starring Alton brown back when he had hair. The way you combine the “how” with the “why” in your explanations kinda reminded of that show. Great vids man keep it up.

  • @florl.delgado4093
    @florl.delgado4093 Год назад +10

    True. First time I knew this was from an Angel Food box cake. It actually SAID to cool upside-down!!
    Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤

  • @D990xo
    @D990xo Год назад +43

    Dude this is brilliant! I always wondered by some recipes said “don’t grease the walls only bottom”

  • @ampersandellipsis747
    @ampersandellipsis747 Год назад +8

    as a sponge cake myself, these tips have really helped.

  • @eatfruitsalad345
    @eatfruitsalad345 Год назад +28

    i don't bake at all but i find it fascinating to watch how these subtle differences result in such different looking baked goods

    • @kyaksachan502
      @kyaksachan502 Год назад +4

      it really does sell the saying the baking is a science, because before his shorts, I never gave it credence is deserved. Because of its concise nature I feel more confident in trying new recipes as he's teaching logic that get lost in longer videos that somehow expect you to already understand certain terms that actually don't make sense for a casual baker

  • @SWTORLOL87
    @SWTORLOL87 Год назад +1

    These videos are excellent. Doing it the wrong way to show a proper comparison is far better than just saying what you’re doing while you’re doing it.

  • @creo7885
    @creo7885 Год назад +28

    I like this guy. he doesn't just teach, he explains

  • @researchert3513
    @researchert3513 Год назад +10

    This solves my issue with making sponge cakes. I’ve been trying so many different levening agents with no luck. I’ve never heard to not grease the pan

  • @nonai7897
    @nonai7897 Год назад +5

    You are so awesome. Taking my baking to another level. Hope your channel blows up if it hasn't already.

  • @mztwixed
    @mztwixed Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for these explanations. I very much appreciate your mastery and communication. Since my mom and grandma passed away I have had such a cooking void in my life, because I grew up in a big family that fell apart when the matriarch s passed. 💔 you are filling that void. God bless you.

  • @80nomads74
    @80nomads74 Год назад +12

    I never thought about flipping the pan while it cools. I can't wait to try it!

  • @Blahtism
    @Blahtism Год назад +4

    FINE. You got my follow.
    You’ve taught me so much over the past couple of weeks. You earned it.

  • @Mealdeals69420
    @Mealdeals69420 Год назад +31

    Just use butter and flour to make any cake pan non sitck. The flour stops the batter from sinking. Easy alternative of you have no parchement around.

  • @CoolEmBlue
    @CoolEmBlue Год назад

    I love your videos. They’re amazingly informative and just so awesome. As a former science teacher turned baker, I honestly love how you compare the right and wrong techniques.

  • @michaellongley9573
    @michaellongley9573 Год назад

    My son is 4 and loves learning about baking. We watch your videos together and bake on the weekends. Thank you so much for such great content!

  • @desmondwilson3416
    @desmondwilson3416 Год назад +2

    I don't bake, but watching these videos makeS me....BELIEVE!

  • @maddiegogal7481
    @maddiegogal7481 11 месяцев назад +1

    As someone who only bakes to eat cake, this was good to know! I hate having to trim cakes to level them for icing and refuse to do it so now I can have more level cakes anyway!

  • @WomanofSubstance
    @WomanofSubstance Год назад +1

    You’re a legend - you have a beautiful teaching gift

  • @yobtsbblock52
    @yobtsbblock52 Год назад +1

    This information is so useful and explains around 90% of my baking failures 😂

  • @cherylhaggard5901
    @cherylhaggard5901 Год назад

    Oh my gosh, THANK YOU!!! Two wonderful tips I can use tomorrow.when baking my mil's 85th Birthday Cake- a strawberry cake from scratch! No jello no boxed mix just fresh berries and freeze dried for the frosting....I can't wait!!❤

  • @xbjrrtc
    @xbjrrtc 3 месяца назад +1

    I need a 10-hr compilation of these tips 😭

  • @ascent8487
    @ascent8487 Год назад

    These are actually extremely helpful and concisely made videos, dude. I’m very impressed with your content. Little things that can help to elevate the home cook.

  • @ang5798
    @ang5798 Год назад +1

    I just want you to know that your channel is exactly what I always wanted and needed

  • @Wiisporter
    @Wiisporter Год назад

    I love this guy because instead of showing a specific recipe he shows you how to just bake so you can make your own stufd

  • @blackweb.
    @blackweb. Год назад

    tryna follow all the instructions and not mess up cuz' my ingredients are limited is what I always did and that is why I LOVE your informative recipes with 5 easily available ingredients :DD

  • @Mikeyato001
    @Mikeyato001 Год назад +75

    So many rules I wouldn't think of

    • @siggis_
      @siggis_ Год назад +10

      Same, and I bake a lot. Nobody told me drying the cake upside down would help reducing the indent in the center, but oh well

    • @hynankublai2013
      @hynankublai2013 Год назад

      That's why bless this channel for teaching all of these to us for free

  • @pariskay2566
    @pariskay2566 Год назад

    you're very good at giving baking tips and tricks. explaining and showing each outcome of your baked goods

  • @woodsprite2772
    @woodsprite2772 Год назад

    You have no idea how useful these videos are❤❤❤

  • @fav13andacdc
    @fav13andacdc Год назад +224

    Also important to avoid using non-stick cake pans for the same reasons. My first angel food cake flopped out of the pan and collapsed immediately. I purchased an aluminum pan the next day.

    • @wheatleyturret826
      @wheatleyturret826 Год назад +13

      funny because whenever i use it i literally cannot get the cake out of the pan, or it comes out with ALL the outside peeled off lol

    • @Hi.idkwhatimdoing
      @Hi.idkwhatimdoing Год назад +6

      How do you get it out though?

    • @fav13andacdc
      @fav13andacdc Год назад +15

      @@Hi.idkwhatimdoing My angel food cake pan has a removable base. Cut around the edges with a thin knife and out it comes. Once the base with cake is out, cut along the edges of the base and the middle. Comes right off.

    • @eduardolimaargimon5499
      @eduardolimaargimon5499 Год назад +4

      But doesn't it burn like this? It burns for me, how to avoid it? I usually test if it cooked by poking a toothpick and see if it's sticking or not, I check every 5 minutes

    • @Hi.idkwhatimdoing
      @Hi.idkwhatimdoing Год назад

      @@fav13andacdc ohh I’ll look for one next time. Thanks

  • @thedreamer215
    @thedreamer215 Год назад

    I'll just add this video to my large collection of every video of yours I saw so far 🥰. It's absolutely brilliant how helpful you are.

  • @jennhernandz3912
    @jennhernandz3912 Год назад

    I honestly don’t know why I never thought of that before. Thank you because this has been sending it drives me insane when I’m trying to make this kind of cake thank you thank you thank you thank you.

  • @lisahinton9682
    @lisahinton9682 Год назад

    Wow! I made spongecake once many years ago with not great results. You just taught me both things I had done incorrectly. Thank you!

  • @Your_Average_Rabbit
    @Your_Average_Rabbit Год назад +188

    why does "yes grease" make me roll on the floor 💀

  • @Quin-v3g
    @Quin-v3g Год назад

    Where has this channel been all my life? Amazing videos. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @paulaodonnell7458
    @paulaodonnell7458 Год назад

    Thank you for teaching us and explaining well the concepts for a light and fluffy sponge cake. Now all I need is to make this ASAP!!

  • @nanana1072
    @nanana1072 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much! Now I know why my sponge cake always dents and flatten when it's cooled down. I should've put it upside down!

  • @carter_1
    @carter_1 11 месяцев назад

    Mind blown... and strawberry season is just around the corner 😋 I'm going to remember this!

  • @Tyronethehuman
    @Tyronethehuman Год назад

    I'm loving these tips. So many of the questions I never thought to ask have been answered.

  • @Sara-dj3nv
    @Sara-dj3nv 10 месяцев назад +1

    I don’t even bake but this is actually very informative lol

  • @Groveracht
    @Groveracht Год назад

    I love your hand writing

  • @adrianfoster7387
    @adrianfoster7387 2 месяца назад

    I gotta say, I love this channel

  • @RumeshaJeyavudeen
    @RumeshaJeyavudeen 4 месяца назад

    I made sponge cake twice in a row couple of years back thinking I was messing up the whipped egg whites stage and that’s why it was deflating. I gave up on that cake after that. But I should try again

  • @anyaarvidsson3038
    @anyaarvidsson3038 Год назад

    Growing up in Sweden we always buttered and breaded the pans with breadcrumbs and this helps with both the lift and the removal afterwards and growing up with this type of sponge-cake i have always preferred the butter and bread method to any other

  • @aggoo7379
    @aggoo7379 10 месяцев назад

    Dude his videos are so hood and I actully tried them and they work

  • @theqdie
    @theqdie Год назад +7

    These are tips for all cakes you know. Especially the cooling method I hate when my cakes sink I always upside down cool

    • @dangerxbadger2300
      @dangerxbadger2300 9 месяцев назад

      If you aren't making a meringue cake like chiffon or sponge or Genoise and your cakes are sinking in the middle it's because they aren't fully baked

    • @luna8279
      @luna8279 3 месяца назад

      ​@@dangerxbadger2300 really? My sponge cakes always sink while it is cooling

    • @dangerxbadger2300
      @dangerxbadger2300 3 месяца назад +1

      @@luna8279 then they aren't fully baked, you're baking at the incorrect temp, or your oven is losing heat during the baking process(like if you open the oven door prior to them being done).

    • @luna8279
      @luna8279 3 месяца назад

      @@dangerxbadger2300 I think the oven is bad. But sometimes I open the door😅. Thank you for advice

  • @whitneysawyer483
    @whitneysawyer483 10 месяцев назад

    This sponge cake looks very soft and moist :)

  • @Bend_over115
    @Bend_over115 Год назад +1

    My guys a life saver

  • @NikkiBdraws
    @NikkiBdraws Год назад +4

    I don't think any of the sponge cake recipes I've come across mentioned letting the cake cool upside down. I'm definitely trying this, if I make one.

  • @lydiam9323
    @lydiam9323 Год назад

    Your shorts are amazing advice for me the novice baker!

  • @quadrantids8166
    @quadrantids8166 Год назад

    So no grease and upside down cooling when making sponge cakes!! Thank you for teaching us!!

  • @ioremlipsum221
    @ioremlipsum221 Год назад

    I don't even own an oven nor I know how to bake. But boy I'm gathering so much information from your videos😂❤

  • @fridaydove4861
    @fridaydove4861 Год назад

    Love that there is bake off music in the background

  • @Danielle-zq7kb
    @Danielle-zq7kb Год назад

    I never knew to cool sponge cakes upside down to keep them from falling in. Wow! I love these shorts!

  • @BaRdWoMaN
    @BaRdWoMaN Год назад

    I love the great British baking show background music

  • @peterdefrankrijker
    @peterdefrankrijker Год назад

    Yes. A short that’s taught me something useful.

  • @user-hn1sw4cf7x
    @user-hn1sw4cf7x 4 месяца назад

    Love your channel. Learning so much. Baking is truly science.

  • @PhantomThiefXI
    @PhantomThiefXI Год назад

    This one was life-changing for me

  • @Jun-Mo.
    @Jun-Mo. Год назад

    this is actually really helpful

  • @user-dk6mt2qf3x
    @user-dk6mt2qf3x 10 месяцев назад

    Your videos are solid every time 👍🏻

  • @clemonhiggins9634
    @clemonhiggins9634 Год назад

    Amazing Shorts I like it how you give tips instead of how to cook a whole thing. Keep up the good work!

  • @LugzPercy
    @LugzPercy Год назад

    This is actually incredibly helpful 😂

  • @nativesun7661
    @nativesun7661 3 месяца назад

    This is a great channel you’ve created!

  • @huntergreen1767
    @huntergreen1767 Год назад

    You're a God send! Thank you for your content!

  • @CB-dj1uz
    @CB-dj1uz Год назад

    I’m subscribed because I didn’t want to miss out on learning something but RUclips hasn’t show me a video of yours in months!

  • @jannatsaleh4317
    @jannatsaleh4317 Год назад

    The most informative shorts on youtube❤

  • @MsShiinaapple
    @MsShiinaapple Год назад

    When I was a kid, I made at least 50 sponge cakes, trying to perfect it. And my family had to eat all the fails 😂. Wish I had your shorts 20 years earlier

  • @rhonderful8556
    @rhonderful8556 Год назад

    Keep the lesson coming..love it

  • @thomasmoak8515
    @thomasmoak8515 Год назад

    That’s actually so much more significant than I thought

  • @gormitivsastro
    @gormitivsastro Год назад +22

    this is the best one for me so far. I have a really hard time with great shape sinking in while it dries and can't figure out why

  • @miimii4976
    @miimii4976 Год назад

    Bake cake science 🧬 love it!! ❤

  • @beemo6221
    @beemo6221 Год назад

    What a great informative channel 👏 loving these little tips

  • @urmomathon1625
    @urmomathon1625 7 месяцев назад

    in every one of these you can tell he has a favorite like no I like the dense ones more than tall rich airy fluffy ones Ben

  • @anujsharma8990
    @anujsharma8990 Год назад

    This channel is a gold mine for my 'wing it' ass...

  • @MrJking012
    @MrJking012 Год назад +1

    legit advice thanks.

  • @brigittegeorg
    @brigittegeorg Год назад

    I'm not surprised it goes like that with the amount of grease you poured in there!

  • @mvunsin
    @mvunsin Год назад

    That's so helpful! I was wondering why sometimes my sponge cakes turned shorter than I thought it'd be

  • @Jaynna09
    @Jaynna09 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing all your tips 💗

  • @sohampandirkar
    @sohampandirkar Год назад +1

    So now I know why I’m short and dense

  • @tita4915
    @tita4915 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏼🤗❤️

  • @MARTINREN1231
    @MARTINREN1231 Год назад

    i learned a lot more about baking in less than a minute than when i actually read a cook book...

  • @Carolina-4JC
    @Carolina-4JC Год назад

    Priceless advice!

  • @LexLaLuther
    @LexLaLuther Год назад

    SO COOOOL I DID NOT KNOW THAT! Thank you!

  • @DigitalChurchCultist
    @DigitalChurchCultist 23 дня назад

    grease only the bottom for cake to not glue itself, it also gives nice texture on the bottom

  • @kaelagabi1374
    @kaelagabi1374 Год назад

    The sponge cake looks good😁

  • @gabbygomez261
    @gabbygomez261 Год назад

    You SLAYYYY my friend!

  • @GrowZoneTamil
    @GrowZoneTamil 2 месяца назад

    Yes today it happened to me .. I made many sponge cakes in the past n all came out fine and I thought I underbaked the cake today and made another one and again 😢it shrinked as shown .. it was fine when taken out of oven n then shrinked to 7.5 inches from 8 inches 😮n your video made me understand that by mistake I buttered the baking pan 😲😲😲 have to keep these 2 cakes for snacking and make a third sponge cake now ☹️ edited to add : I just realised yesterday I came across this short and didn’t understand what was explained n moved on .. Today it made me understand practically as I baked a sponge cake 😮and I searched for answers and this video shows up 😮😮😮

  • @regularpigeon2702
    @regularpigeon2702 Год назад

    Absoluetely love these videos, got me into baking a lil

  • @meliq13
    @meliq13 11 месяцев назад

    Benjamin... I'm in my 30s and had NO idea about this. I hate cooking and baking, but still. Good to know if I ever want a fluffy cake! 💁🏻‍♀️

  • @skippymagrue
    @skippymagrue Год назад

    This is like an angel cake

  • @jacopodefalco1789
    @jacopodefalco1789 Год назад +14

    The most important factor is the recepi, so make sure you got a good one

    • @atriyakoller136
      @atriyakoller136 Год назад +1

      My mom: can throw in any extra ingredients for flavour and actually wings it every time and somehow gets the best sponge cake every time

  • @evieliyanti4173
    @evieliyanti4173 Год назад

    Thank you Hero !! 🥹🙏🙏

  • @salomey2376
    @salomey2376 5 месяцев назад

    Man, this guy knows his stuff

  • @neeluephoto1338
    @neeluephoto1338 Год назад

    Very useful advice ! Thanks 🙏