Light and airy gateau

Name: Light and airy gateau
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) very soft butter or margarine; 225 g (8 oz) very soft butter or margarine; 225 g (8 oz) sugar; 4 eggs; 225 g (8 oz) flour; 4 tablespoons cocoa powder combined with 4 tablespoons hot water; 4 tablespoons cocoa powder combined with 4 tablespoons hot water; 2 teaspoons baking powder

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Chocolate

By Trish Deseine

Published 2003

About

The recipe for this extremely light sponge cake comes from my childhood in Northern Ireland and goes down very well with my own children.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz) very soft butter or margarine
225 g (

Europe
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4. Grease and flour the 2 sandwich tins.

Place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat with the electric mixer to form a smooth dough. Transfer the mixture to the 2 tins and