Fruit sponge cake sweetened with honey – a moist cake without white sugar ready in 30 minutes recept

Name: Fruit sponge cake sweetened with honey – a moist cake without white sugar ready in 30 minutes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 eggs (separate yolks and whites); 110 g honey; 1 pot of plain yogurt (150 g); 4 tablespoons milk (almond or cow's); 100 ml vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 200 g plain spelt flour (can also be wholemeal or wheat); ½ packet of baking powder (approx. 6 g); 300 g fruit of your choice (raspberries, currants, cherries, apricots…)

Easy to prepare
12 portions
45 minutes

Jan, 19. 12. 2025

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Looking for a quick, slightly healthier dessert for breakfast or a weekend get-together? This fruit sponge cake with honey is beautifully airy thanks to the egg white foam, fragrant with vanilla and juicy from the raspberries and currants. Spelt flour gives the cake a pleasant nutty flavor and a higher fiber content.

For 12 portions

Ingredients

3 eggs (separate yolks and whites)
110 g honey
1 pot of plain yogurt (150 g)
4 tablespoons milk (almond or cow’s)
100 ml vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
200 g plain spelt flour (can also be wholemeal or wheat)
½ packet of baking powder (approx. 6 g)
300 g fruit of your choice (raspberries, currants, cherries, apricots…)

Preparation procedure

Egg white foam Whip the egg whites into a stiff foam and set aside.
Wet base Beat the yolks with the honey until pale and fluffy. Gradually whisk in the yogurt, milk, vanilla extract and oil.
Dry ingredients Stir the baking powder and sifted flour into the yolk mixture. Mix only until combined.
Folding in the foam Finally, gently fold in the egg white foam with a spatula so the batter remains airy.
Baking Spread the batter into a pan lined with baking paper. Arrange the fruit evenly on top. Bake at 180 °C for about 30 minutes, until the surface is golden and a skewer comes out dry.
Serving Let cool briefly, then cut into slices. Serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or with yogurt.

Preparation time

Preparing the batter: 15 minutes
Baking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Conclusion

This fruit sponge cake with honey is an ideal option when you want something quick, moist and without refined sugar. Thanks to spelt flour and yogurt the cake is tender while still holding its shape well. It tastes great warm or cold and disappears from the tray faster than you can say “just a little more.”