Following are some tips that will
help you to remember things in the recipe when preparing a chocolate sponge cake:
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Tip #1
When preparing a chocolate sponge cake, make sure that
whatever ingredients you need are in front of your, in order and within reach.
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Tip #2
The measuring scale of the
ingredients must be accurate so that they can be weighed properly.
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Tip #3
Do no try to guess the quantity of
the ingredients, the oven temperature and the time while baking.
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Tip #4
Try to sieve the flour as it removes
all the lumps in it and makes it smooth.
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Tip #5
Make sure all the equipments and
utensils used are hygienic, clean and dry.
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Tip #6
Always make sure that the oven is at
the right temperature.
Following is a recipe for baking a chocolate sponge cake:
Ingredients
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All-purpose
flour: 1 cup / 100 gm
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Cocoa
powder: 4 tbsp
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Condensed
milk (Milkmaid): 200 gm
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Baking
powder: ½ tsp
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Soda-bi-carb:
½ tsp
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Butter:
50 gm
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Vanilla
essence: 3 – 4 drops
Method
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Mix
the flour with baking powder, soda-bi-carb and cocoa powder
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Cream
the milkmaid and butter lightly with a spatula
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Mix
the butter and milkmaid concoction with flour and blend it with a beater for a
smooth batter
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Mix
in the essence
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Grease
a lined tin and pour the batter in it
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Bake
for 20 – 25 minutes at 180° degrees
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After
baking, invert the tin on a wire rack. Separate the chocolate sponge cake and the lining paper
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Let the cake cool and dust it with
icing sugar for a simple cake
If you want your chocolate sponge cake covered with chocolate cream then follow the
below method:
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Place
the cake on a smooth platform. If the cake does not rest properly on the
surface then slice it a little from the bottom.
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Cut
the chocolate sponge cake
horizontally in half. Now pour sugar syrup on the lower slice of the cake to
soften it.
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Pour
the chocolate sauce on the lower slice and smooth it with a knife or spatula.
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Place
the top half of the cake back and repeat the sauce process again, covering the
cake from top and sides.
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When
cooled, decorate the cake as desired.
Sugar Syrup Recipe
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Water:
200 ml
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Sugar:
60 gm
Add sugar and water in a pan and boil
until the sugar melts. Let it cool until it becomes sticky and then use.
Chocolate Sauce Recipe
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Cocoa
powder: ½ cup
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Sugar:
1 ½ cup
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Milk:
2 cups
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Water:
1 cup
Mix the ingredients and heat them in
a deep-bottomed pan on a low flame. Stir constantly to avoid lumps. Stir until
the chocolate mixture thickens. Cool it to a temperature to get the required
consistency. Once cooled, store in the refrigerator so it does not dissolve
when applied on the cake.
Baking a chocolate sponge cake is a quite easy recipe but one needs to
remember the slight details in order to bake a perfect cake.
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