An all-time favourite, the chocolate sponge cake fits perfectly into any occasion, and is a must-add to everybody’s cooking folders. A perfect cake presentation relies on a perfect sponge, and here is how you can achieve such an ideal rich chocolate sponge cake with eggs.

Chocolate Sponge Cake

#ValentineMe
By Vinay Kumar

Feb, 19th

658

Servings
8 persons
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
7 - 9

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup Chelsea White Sugar
  • 2 ½ Tbsp boiling water
  • 1 Tbsp Chelsea Golden Syrup
  • 2 tsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 125gms cornflour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp flour

Instructions

  • Separate eggs. Beat egg whites until thick. Add yolks and beat again. Dissolve sugar in boiling water, gradually add to eggs along with the golden syrup and beat well for at least 3 minutes. Sift together all the dry ingredients and fold into mixture
  • Turn into 2 deep lightly greased and cornfloured sponge tins, at least 7cm deep.Bake at 190°C for 25 mins or until cooked.Cool for a few minutes in tins before turning out on to a wire rack.