Chocolate Sponge Cake

Name: Chocolate Sponge Cake (Schokolade Biskuittorte)
Yield: Makes one 9-inch cake
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; ⅔ cup sifted cake flour; ¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder; ½ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup sugar; 4 large eggs, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons milk

Schokolade Biskuittorte

Preparation info

Makes
one
9 inch cake

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Kaffeehaus

By Rick Rodgers

Published 2002

About

Milk and vegetable oil add moisture to this sponge cake gently flavored with cocoa.

Ingredients

4 large eggs, at room temperature
¾ cup sugar
3 tablespoons

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan, and line the bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper. Dust the inside of the pan with flour, tapping out the excess flour.
Combine the eggs and sugar in the bowl of a hea