Chocolate sponge cake. Find Deals on Chocolate Sponge in Chocolate on Amazon. Set another cake layer on top, and repeat process with remaining simple syrup, frosting, and cake layers. Line the pan with parchment paper and then butter and flour the paper (or spray with vegetable/flour spray. To make the butter icing, place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft. Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar and then add enough milk / water to make the icing fluffy and spreadable.

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Ingredients of Chocolate sponge cake

You need 225 g of butter or margarine.
It's 225 g of sugar.
You need 225 g of plain flour.
You need 4 of medium eggs.
You need 1.5 tbsp of cocoa powder.
It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence.

Chocolate sponge cake - Light, fluffy & soft chocolate sponge cake that makes a good base for decorated or frosted cakes. Sponge cakes are usually made of eggs, fats, flour & sugar. The eggs are beaten well to give a fluffy, soft & aerated texture to the cake. There are a few different methods used to make sponge cakes across the world.

Chocolate sponge cake step by step

Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and fluffy..
Stir in eggs and vanilla..
Add cocoa powder, fold in well. Add flour and baking soda. Fold until well combined. Add milk if required and fold in to achieve the desired consistency. The batter should be easy to level with a little shake..
Pour into a lined 20cm cake tin (a larger tin will yield a shallower cake). Shake gently to level. Bake in a preheated oven at 160C for 40-50 minutes or until springy to touch. A skewer entered into the middle of the cake should come out clean once cooked through..
Cook before removing from tin. Then cool completely before icing..

The method shown in this post is simple to follow. In a large mixing bowl beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Butter paper and sides of pan; dust with cocoa powder, tapping out excess. Treat yourself to this basic chocolate sponge recipe, then try other decadent chocolate cake recipes such as our ultimate chocolate fudge cake. It's always useful to be able to chuck a sponge cake together.