Search

By keyword recipe member

By Course By Cuisine

By Occasion By Special Requirements

What's in My Fridge?

Fabulous Chocolate Sponge Cake

4 stars based on 22 reviews Rate this Recipe

Preheat oven to 180 centigrade, 350F,gas mark 4

Line the bases of two 20cm sandwich tins with greaseproof paper.

Pour the milk into a jug with the lemon juice, and set aside.

In a food processor cream the butter and sugar

Add the eggs ,and then the milk and lemon juice.

When blended ,add the cocoa powder.

Continue to mix until smooth and lump free.

Divide between the two sandwich tins, and bake in the centre of the oven for thirty minutes

Cool on a wire rack, and then make the icing, as follows.

Place all of the icing ingredients into a food processor and mix until creamy and soft

Use half the icing to sandwich the two cakes together, and the other half to spread on top.

Sprinkle with the grated chocolate.

Store in a cake tin , or plastic container.

You dont have to sieve the flour, or fold it in gradually, as it always seems to rise.
If you like you can add the grated zest of an orange to the sponge mix, and 1 teaspoon of orange essence to the icing instead of vanilla.For a firmer icing only use 1 tablespoon of milk.
Hope you enjoy it

Well, from a shakey start (worried about the sloppy batter,) this cake has turned out perfectly! Will use this recipe from now on. My girls are going to decorate it with Easter eggs later. Just a thought,cakes that didn't rise, when using bicarb get it in the oven pronto, as it starts working as soon as you introduce liquid to it.

by eliza jane on Sun Apr 10 2011 reply to this comment
This recipe is great I am not a great cook but this was so simple, I have made 3 in one week for birthday presents and everyone loved it I added the orange thankyou

by frank07 on Fri Feb 4 2011 reply to this comment
well I don't know what I did wrong...I followed the recipe to the letter and it has come out as flat as it went in :o(

by AceSi on Sat Oct 23 2010 reply to this comment
I have been trying to find a good sponge recipe for ages and this is the best so far. Easy to make and tastes good. Only problem was that it did not rise very well...

by flumpington on Fri Oct 22 2010 reply to this comment
Glad you liked it. It never lasts long in my house.

by supersarries on Mon Mar 15 2010 reply to this comment
I used your recipe It's great. Though I used self raising flour. after realising I had no plain flour. didn't use all the choc filling. Had the grandkids begging for more. (greedy toads)

by Ambrose Anderson on Mon Mar 15 2010 reply to this comment