A must have for any baker’s basket: Dawn Foods develops market-first vegan-certified sponge cake mix
The Dawn Balance Vegan Sponge Cake Mix is V-label certified and provides the same functionality, texture and taste experience as a regular sponge cake mix.
A sponge cake is very light, airy and, well, spongey - thanks to its high egg content (approximately 40%). Sponge cake recipes don’t contain butter or leavening agent, but rather rely on the leavening action of air whisked into the egg protein. The increase in volume is achieved by trapped air and water vapor that expand during baking.
This obviously, is the challenge when it comes to a vegan version. True vegans don’t eat animal-derived food or products with animal origins, including eggs.
Undeterred, the R&D experts at Dawn Food used the experience gained from the development of the company's successful Vegan American Mixes to create a vegan sponge cake mix with good batter structure and aeration: like any normal sponge but sans eggs.
“We are proud to now offer the possibility to create vegan sponge cakes and swiss rolls, without compromising on taste or functionality”, said Marie Frigo, category marketing manager, Dry Ingredients, Dawn Foods Europe & AMEAP.
“Interest in veganism has witnessed rapid growth over recent years and as consumer demand continues to increase, vegan sweet bakery products are becoming a ‘must have’ in the bakery industry.
“This sponge cake mix is a great addition to our existing vegan ingredient portfolio.”
Dawn’s complete vegan bakery ingredients range includes the Vegan American Mixes (with a newly added vegan cake doughnut mix), fillings like the new Dawn Balance Delicream Caramel, and naturally vegan fruit fillings. All easy to use, tolerant and robust ingredients that deliver consistent results.
