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Chocolate Cake Recipe | Chocolate Pastry | Chocolate Sponge cake

Learn how to make moist, soft and sponge chocolate cake. Chocolate Sponge Cake is one of the most loved cake by everyone and perfect for any occasion or celebration.
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 0
Author Narmadha

Ingredients

Chocolate Sponge

  • Maida/All purpose flour ½ cup
  • Cocoa powder ¼ cup
  • Baking soda 1 tsp
  • Egg 4
  • Sugar ⅔ cup
  • Vanilla essence 2 tsp
  • Oil 2 tbsp

Sugar Syrup

  • Water ½ cup
  • Sugar 1-2 tbsp

Frosting

  • Whipping Cream as required
  • Chocolate sauce/Butterscotch sauce as required
  • Chocolate chips/sprinkles/grated chocolate for topping

Instructions

  • Sieve Maida, cocoa powder, baking soda in a 2-3 times and keep it aside.
  • Take eggs in a bowl
  • Add sugar and beat it nicely till fluffy and bubbly.
  • Add oil and vanilla essence and beat it.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture and beat it till it is combined nicely.
  • Grease the mini loaf baking pan with butter and dust with flour.
  • Pour the prepared mixture to the pan and tap it 2-3 times to release air.
  • You can preheat the oven to 160°C for ten mins while you are preparing the batter.
  • Bake in same temperature for 30-35 minutes till toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool them in wire rack
  • Cut them into three layers
  • Prepare sugar syrup by mixing water and sugar
  • Prepare Whipping Cream as per the instructions and keep it ready
  • Place some parchment paper and place a layer of cake on the top
  • Sprinkle some sugar syrup on the cake
  • Apply layer of whipping cream on the top
  • Place the next layer of cake and sprinkle sugar syrup
  • Apply layer of whipping cream on the top
  • Then place the final layer of cake
  • Apply the remaining whipping cream on the top and cover the sides
  • Drizzle some chocolate or butterscotch sauce on the top
  • Apply some grated chocolate on the sides
  • Top it with chocolate chips, sprinkles, nuts or anything of your choice.

Notes

Use chocolate ganache or buttercream frosting for decorating. You can leave it plain also.
Sugar syrup will help to keep the cake moist.