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asked May 3rd 2022

sponge recipe

Pauls chocolate cake is by far the best chocolate cake ive ever made and eaten. Everybody loves it. Is there a recipe for a vanilla sponge that uses oil and buttermilk to get the same texture as the chocolate cake but without the chocolate? Thanks

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It would be quite difficult to get the same texture without the chocolate because, that ingredient has it’s own function in producing the cake texture. However, it’s not difficult to remove a little of the butter to replace it with some oil.

There are several good recipes online for oil and butter based cakes. Here is one which has excellent reviews: