Chocolate Sponge Cake

Name: Chocolate Sponge Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 pinches salt; 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla essence; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup oil; 2 eggs; frosting; 2/3 cup whipping cream; 260 g semisweet chocolate (40%-50% cocoa)

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 pinches salt
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
frosting
2/3 cup whipping cream
260 g semisweet chocolate (40%-50% cocoa)

Directions

1

mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.
2

Add milk, oil and eggs.
3

Mix everything until smooth at a slow speed with a mixer.
4

Bake at 180°C for 35 to 45 minutes.
5

Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert and cool on rack.
6

For frosting heat cream in a saucepan don't let it boil add chopped chocolate mix until smooth let cool until it thickens (can be put in fridge).
7

Use1/3 icing between the layers 1/3 frosting on top and rest around the cake .
8

Refrigerate the cake to harden the frosting but serve it at room temperature.