Tips To Remember When Baking a Chocolate Sponge Cake

Following are some tips that will help you to remember things in the recipe when preparing a chocolate sponge cake:

·         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.

·         Tip #2

The measuring scale of the ingredients must be accurate so that they can be weighed properly.

·         Tip #3

Do no try to guess the quantity of the ingredients, the oven temperature and the time while baking.

·         Tip #4

Try to sieve the flour as it removes all the lumps in it and makes it smooth.

·         Tip #5

Make sure all the equipments and utensils used are hygienic, clean and dry.

·         Tip #6

Always make sure that the oven is at the right temperature.

Following is a recipe for baking a chocolate sponge cake:

Ingredients

·         All-purpose flour: 1 cup / 100 gm

·         Cocoa powder: 4 tbsp

·         Condensed milk (Milkmaid): 200 gm

·         Baking powder: ½ tsp

·         Soda-bi-carb: ½ tsp

·         Butter: 50 gm

·         Vanilla essence: 3 – 4 drops

Method

·         Mix the flour with baking powder, soda-bi-carb and cocoa powder

·         Cream the milkmaid and butter lightly with a spatula

·         Mix the butter and milkmaid concoction with flour and blend it with a beater for a smooth batter

·         Mix in the essence

·         Grease a lined tin and pour the batter in it

·         Bake for 20 – 25 minutes at 180° degrees

·         After baking, invert the tin on a wire rack. Separate the chocolate sponge cake and the lining paper

·         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:

·         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.

·         Cut the chocolate sponge cake horizontally in half. Now pour sugar syrup on the lower slice of the cake to soften it.

·         Pour the chocolate sauce on the lower slice and smooth it with a knife or spatula.

·         Place the top half of the cake back and repeat the sauce process again, covering the cake from top and sides.

·         When cooled, decorate the cake as desired.

Sugar Syrup Recipe

·         Water: 200 ml

·         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

·         Cocoa powder: ½ cup

·         Sugar: 1 ½ cup

·         Milk: 2 cups

·         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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