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Chocolate Sponge Cake

Chocolate Sponge Cake
  • For : 6 servings
  • Time : 55 minutes
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Chocolate Sponge Cake :

  • 4 eggs
  • 120 g sugar
  • 120 g flour
  • 15 g cocoa

Technical stages for Chocolate Sponge Cake :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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2

Melt the butter. Butter and flour a baking pan.

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3

Whisk the eggs and sugar in a metal bowl over a bain-marie, until the temperature of the mix reaches about 40°C.

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4

Keep whisking until fully cooled.

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5

Combine gently with the sifted flour and cocoa, using a wooden spoon or a skimmer, stirring in a circular pattern.

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6

This gives you a chocolated mixture.

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7

Pour in a buttered baking pan.

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Bake in a warm oven at 180°C (356°F) for 20 to 25 minutes.

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9

Check if the cake is bake using the blade of a knife. If it comes out dry, it is ready. Take out of the oven, unmold on a rack and leave to cool.

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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 20 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 20 cm 17.00 Euro
Automatic flour sieveAutomatic flour sieve 14.20 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Silicone spatula (35 cm)Silicone spatula (35 cm) 5.50 Euro
Baking sheet non stick 40 x 30 cm (ht: 3,5 cm)Baking sheet non stick 40 x 30 cm (ht: 3,5 cm) 33.40 Euro