Sponge Cake Recipes

This golden sponge cake layer appears in its paper wrapper in markets and pastry shops throughout Portugal.

I haven't made this cake. I found it in my own cookbook collection. It sounds delicious. The recipe didn't mention liqueur. If you want to experiment, why not use Rose Levy Beranbaum's syrup (from her Cake Bible): Dissolve 6 Tablespoons sugar into 2/3 cups boiling water. Remove from heat. Stir in liqueur of choice. Add enough water to make sure this all equals 1 cup. Drizzle the syrup over the cake layers

This really works best in a tube pan. If you do use a tube pan, you can split the cake into two layers, then fill and frost as desired.