Favourite Chocolate Sponge Cake

Name: Favourite Chocolate Sponge Cake
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 8-portion cake
Ingredients: 175 g / 6 oz light or dark muscovado sugar, sieved; 175 g / 6 oz butter; 60 g / 2 oz butter; 60 g / 2 oz pale muscovado sugar; 30 g / 1 oz cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 175 g / 6 oz self-raising flour; 150 ml / 5 fl oz double cream; 90 g / 3 oz icing sugar; 60 g / 2 oz cocoa; 2 tbs water; 3 eggs; pinch ground cinnamon; 6 tbs hot water

Preparation info

Makes:
8
-portion cake

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

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Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

Derived from one of the most popular recipes in the original Cake Stall, the sponge cake is sandwiched with whipped cream and topped with shiny chocolate frosting.

Ingredients

60 g / 2 oz cocoa
6 tbs hot water

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

In a mixing bowl, blend the cocoa with the hot water until smooth. Add the butter in pieces and all the remaining ingredients: sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and eggs. Mix together for 2–3 minutes, ideally using a hand-held electric beater, until completely smooth.

Divide the mixture between the prepared cake tins and smooth level. Bake in the preheated oven until the middle of t