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hot milk chocolate sponge

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Denise Gregory
@Dee-1
U.K

This is a really light cake and although it's of the chocolate kind, it's not sickly and doesn't feel heavy after you've eaten it. I found the recipe quite a few years ago in a magazine & it has always been a favourite with my son. When he was very young, if he heard 'bake a cake' in a conversation, he'd always say 'want chocolate cake'. Quite cute really, he was only 3 yrs old. I'm sorry the recipe is in ounces, but hope despite this, you'll give it a try. I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised.

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(2 ratings)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For hot milk chocolate sponge

  • 3 md
    eggs
  • 8oz.
    caster sugar
  • 4oz
    plain flour
  • 2 Tbsp
    cadbury's bournville cocoa
  • 2 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 4 fl oz fl
    milk
  • 1oz
    margarine
  • CHOCOLATE BUTTER ICING:
  • 3oz
    butter, softened
  • 8oz
    icing sugar, sifted
  • 2 Tbsp
    cadbury's bourneville cocoa blended with 3 tablespoons boiling water, cooled.
  • 1 packet
    cadbury buttons

How To Make hot milk chocolate sponge

  • 1
    Makes a 7 inch cake. Pre-heat oven to 180C - 350F/ Gas mark: 4 Grease two 7 inch sandwich tins with melted margarine then line with grease proof paper and brush again with melted margarine.
  • 2
    Whisk the eggs and sugar together really we'll until very thick and pale. Sift together the flour and cocoa and carefully fold into the eggs. Sprinkle the mixture with the baking powder. Place the milk and margarine in a small pan and bring to the boil. Pour over the egg mixture.allow to froth up then fold into the mixture. Pour into the prepared sandwich tins. Bake in pre-heated oven for 40 minutes. When cooked, cool on a wire rack.
  • 3
    For the icing, beat the butter, icing sugar and blended cocoa together. Spread 3 tablespoons over one cake. Then either: 1) Spread the remaining icing over the other cake OR 2) Place the remaining icing in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe a border around the iced cake. Use the remaining icing to spread over the other cake. Sandwich both cake together. Decorate with Chocolate Buttons, rubbing them between your fingers to make them shine. Enjoy
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