Hi Guys! Is there a certain type of Sponge cake that can hold rolled fondant? I usually read in books that they use Victorian Sponge as the base. Have you ever tried it?

ive covered victoria sponge and madeira cake both with fondant and never had a problem i think it depends on the weight of decoration you are going to put on the cake where the problems might begin

My victorian sponge cake is very light , thus would not be good, however yellow sponge cake are light yet dense enough to hold up to fondant and decor, let's see if I can find the recipe

Yellow sponge cake recipe in the cake category

Recipe ingredients:
12 egg yolks
1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 to 2 teaspoon vanilla extract




Recipe method:
Beat egg yolks and water with electric beater until lemon colored.
Add 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until light yellow.
Sift together the remaining sugar, flour, salt and baking powder.
Fold dry ingredients and vanilla extract into egg yolk mixture.
Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done.
Remove from pan when cool.

Thank you for your replies!

margiep: Thanks for the recipe! Will try this recipe next time.