CAKES: This is the basic technique & ingredients in making a chocolate sponge cake that can be used to make a variety of cakes to serve on special occasions.

BASIC CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE

 

 

 

2/3 cup cake & pastry flour                            

¼ cup + ¼ cup sugar

2½ tbsp. cocoa powder                                   

½ tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt                                                     

6 egg yolks + 7 egg whites                                                      

¼ cup butter, melted

 

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch spring-form pan and line it with waxed paper, cut to fit.

 

Sift dry ingredients together twice. Beat egg whites until foamy, add ¼ cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition and continue beating until stiff. 

 

In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks with ¼ cup sugar until light coloured and very thick. Fold yolks into whites. Sift flour onto egg whites in 3 batches, folding in gently after each addition. Add melted butter and fold in.  Pour batter into prepared pan.

 

Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean.  Remove from oven, cool on rack for 15 minutes. Invert cake and peel off waxed paper. Allow to cool completely.