Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mini sponge cake(mkate wa mayai). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mini Sponge Cake(mkate wa mayai) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Mini Sponge Cake(mkate wa mayai) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Add in vanilla essence,baking powder and cardamon. The Kenyan Sponge Cake is more famously known as Mkate wa Mayai (literal translation means Bread of Eggs). It's a very light and fluffy cake, that takes absolutely no time to prepare using minimal ingredients, and is really refreshing to have with a cup of tea or coffee. Here's a recipe for a sponge cake, traditional to Kenya, that became a firm favourite, because it's deliciously light and so easy to make.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mini sponge cake(mkate wa mayai) using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mini Sponge Cake(mkate wa mayai):

1. Make ready 5 eggs
2. Make ready 1 cup flour
3. Get 1/2 cup sugar
4. Make ready 1 tsp baking powder
5. Prepare 1 tsp Vanilla essence
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp powdered cardamon

Add in vanilla essence,baking powder and cardamon. Now add flour but do not beat just fold in using a spatula/mwiko. Mkate wa Mayai - Swahili sponge cake This is a favorite in Zanzibari Kitchens. It literally translate to Bread made with eggs.

Steps to make Mini Sponge Cake(mkate wa mayai):

1. Beat eggs and sugar for around 20 mins until light fluffy.
2. Add in vanilla essence,baking powder and cardamon.Mix.
3. Now add flour but do not beat just fold in using a spatula/mwiko.
4. Put in your greased muffin cases 2/3 full and bake for around 10-15mins.
5. Remove when a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.

Mkate wa Mayai - Swahili sponge cake This is a favorite in Zanzibari Kitchens. It literally translate to Bread made with eggs. As its soft and spongy it is consumed in the morning or at teatime. Mkate wa mayai/sponge cake. eggs, all purpose flour, sugar, carrdamon powder, vanilla powder, Raisins Fatma mohammed Rajab. Mkate Wa Sinia(Rice and coconut cake)#Ramadhancontest.

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