Here is the easy and simple chocolate sponge cake recipe . chocolate sponge cake is a mouthwatering desert.it has a light and airy texture. Sponge cake prepared by beating the egg whites and egg yolks separately to achieve a light and airy texture, with the main ingredients being flour, cocoa powder, eggs, and sugar.
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Easy chocolate sponge cake recipe:
Ingredient for chocolate sponge cake:
Eggs 4 (Room temperature)
Sugar 100g (1/2cup)
Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon
All-purpose-flour 80 gram (2/3 cup)
Cocoa powder 20 gram (¼ cup)
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
Sifting the Dry ingredient:
Take a bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder together. sifting helps to aerate the dry ingredient and remove lumps.
Beating the Eggs and Sugar mixture:
In a separate bowl, take 4 eggs and separate their egg whites and egg yolks. Begin by beating the egg whites with a beater at medium speed until they are slightly beaten (beat for about one minute). Then, gradually add sugar little by little in 3 or 4 steps while keeping the beater on and continue mixing. After that, add the 4 egg yolks one by one and keep mixing simultaneously. Continue beating until the sponge mixture becomes fluffy, thick, and creamy (be careful not to overbeat).
After that, add vanilla essence and beat few second more.
After beating, add the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder) to the egg and sugar mixture. Gently fold and mix with a light hand, being careful to avoid overmixing, as it can result in a dense cake. Once everything is combined, stop stirring. Do not overmix.
Pour the batter:
After completing the previous step, take a 7-inch cake mold. Lightly grease the inside of the mold with oil, and then place a piece of parchment paper inside the mold. Lightly grease the parchment paper with oil as well. (If you don't have parchment paper you can cut a piece of any paper to fit the shape of the mold.) Finally, pour the batter into the prepared mold.
Tap mold:
Then tap mixing mold on countertop for a few times to burst large bubbles, or mixing in mold with a toothpick to remove bubbles.
Baking the cake:
For baking, preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius and bake the cake for 20 to 25 minutes. After that, you can check the cake by inserting a toothpick into it, toothpick inserted into the center of the cake(check after 25 minute). If the toothpick comes out clean, your cake is baked. But if it doesn't come out clean, then the cake needs more baking time.
Cooling the cake:
Once the cake is baked, take it out of the oven, cover it, and let it cool in the mold for about 10 minutes. After it has cooled, remove it from the mold and also take off the parchment paper.
Frosting the chocolate sponge cake:
Now our chocolate cake is ready, you can proceed to frost and fill it. You have various options for filling and frosting, such as whipped cream, chocolate ganache, or fruit compote. It's up to you to choose the type of filling and frosting you prefer for the cake.
Instruction:
- For the best results in your chocolate sponge cake, it's important to have all the ingredients at room temperature when baking the cake, including eggs. Eggs at room temperature ensure smooth combining, and when all the ingredients are at the same temperature, it results in a well-mixed batter and a more evenly textured cake.
- Room temperature ingredients contribute to the overall consistency of the cake, helping it rise properly and bake evenly.
- For one egg, we use 25 grams of flour and 25 grams of sugar. So, for making this cake, we use 4 eggs therefore we will use 100 grams of flour and 100 grams of sugar. this quantity is for vanilla sponge cake. However, this is a chocolate sponge cake, and it also includes cocoa powder, So, we adjust the quantities to 80 grams of flour and 20 grams of cocoa powder.
- If you are making a vanilla sponge cake, you will use 100 grams of flour, while the quantities of the other ingredients remain the same. It's important to remember to avoid overmixing, as overmixing can result in a tough and dense texture.
- you can filling and frosting the chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, whipped cream, fruit compotes, or even a simple dusting of powdered sugar.
