Sparkling Mineral Water Cake

Refreshing, airy, and super easy to make.

Mineral water in cake? Absolutely! The carbonation makes the dough wonderfully light – perfect when you need something quick that still tastes like “Wow”. Ideal for coffee time or as a sweet snack in between.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 200 g sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 300 g flour
• 1 packet baking powder
• 100 ml oil
• 100 ml mineral water (carbonated)
• pinch of salt

How to make it

Preparation

Preheat oven to 160 °C top/bottom heat. Grease a tall cake pan or line it with baking paper.

Eggs & sugar

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until frothy, then add the sugar and vanilla sugar and continue to stir until the mixture is light and creamy.

Dry ingredients

In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder.

Incorporate liquids

Add oil and mineral water (carbonated) to the egg-sugar mixture and stir until smooth. Then gently fold in the flour mixture briefly until a smooth batter forms.

Baking

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for approx. 45 minutes. Check with a skewer test. If nothing sticks, the cake is done.

Cooling

Let the cake rest in the tin for a few minutes, then remove and let cool on a wire rack.

Tips & variations

For lemon mineral water cake, simply add the zest and some juice of an organic lemon to the dough and glaze with lemon icing after baking. If you like it fruity, gently fold in berries or diced peaches – the dough carries fruit well. A chocolate finish can be achieved with chocolate coating or cocoa glaze; for crunch, sprinkle chopped nuts on top. The cake stays moist for 2–3 days when well packaged and can be frozen in pieces – perfect for spontaneous coffee gatherings.

At our buffet it tastes even lighter – find out more about our hotel breakfast. More recipes await in our little BIG favourite recipes.