Savoie Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    291

The Savoy cake is an exceptionally light cake obtained by the delicate addition of whipped egg whites, which gives it a soft texture, accompanied by a zest of citrus fruit to enhance the taste.

recipe updated Jan 8, 2026

Ingredients

  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    6
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    180 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    6
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    150 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Bundt pan - 20cm (8")

Step preview

  1. Preheat the oven - 210ºC
  2. Grease a bundt tin
  3. Add the ingredients into a bowl, whisk until combined and light in colour, and then set aside
  4. Fit the Whisk Tool
  5. Add egg whites into the appliance bowl
  6. Whisk until soft peaks have formed - 1 minute, speed Max
  7. Then add sugar gradually while the machine is running
  8. Whisk until light and fluffy - 3 minutes, speed Max
  9. Gently fold 1/3 of cornflour and 1/3 of the meringue into the egg yolk mixture
  10. Repeat the same with the remaining cornflour and meringue until combined
  11. Pour the mixture into the prepared bundt tin
  12. Bake until the cake has risen - 6 minutes, 210ºC
  13. Reduce the oven temperature - 120ºC
  14. Bake until golden brown - 30 minutes, 120ºC
  15. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
  16. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely
  17. Dust with icing sugar
  18. Serve
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