Eggless chocolate cake sponge

This one cake is hands down favourite of all, literally all. Me included, as baking is a science we all know. Here I do have a perfect recipe down for you to keep as collection.

With this recipe you won’t go wrong on your baking. Many a times you get the recipe but not the exact cups or the tin. Here I’ll explain every detail so that you don’t go through what I have been to.In this one post you will get to know how to make chocolate sponge and the icing.

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So many fail baking day’s I had, but not anymore. So set back and just read the recipe.

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Recipe

Ingredients for Sponge

• 200 grams Maida/ Refined flour
• 35 to 40 grams cocoa powder
• 200 grams powdered sugar
• 120 grams milk powder
• 120 grams milk (room temperature)
• 120 grams white butter/ margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 ml lemon juice
• 5 ml vanilla essence

Ingredients for icing

• Chocolate chips
• Chocolate ganache
• Whipped cream
• Sugar water

Measurements

• 1 cup = 240 grams
• 1 teaspoon = 5 ml

Method

• In a mixing bowl seive maida,cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder. Mix this well
• Now, take another bowl pour in milk, powdered sugar, milk powder, butter and vanilla essence. This has to be whisked very well for say 2 minutes.
• Pour this mixture little by little in the dry ingredient
• Incorporate it well,don’t over mix it or beat hard.
• Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 160°
• Now grease a 8 inch tin with butter or place a parchment paper
• Once oven is ready add the lemon juice in the cake mix,pour in the tin for baking.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes
• Eggless chocolate cake is ready to be enjoyed.
• For icing the cake, first cut the cake into 2 layers.
• Soak the cake with sugar water
• Spread ganache on first layer, chocolate whipped cream and some chocolate chips, place the second layer again soak this layer, repeat the process
• Cover it with whipped cream, here I have added ganache in the whipped cream for the the chocolatey flavour.
• Pipe your favorite design on the cake with different types of nozzle.

Note

• All the ingredients should be at room temperature
• Use cups with exact measurements
• The above measurement is for 8″ tin if you have a small tin divide by half.