New Year Special - Simple Chocolate Sponge Cake | சாக்லேட் கேக்

Ingredients :

Maida \ All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup Cornflour - 1/4 cup cup Cocoa Powder - 2 tbsp Brown Sugar - 3/4 cup Egg - 3 no Baking Powder - 1 tsp Cooking Soda - 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp Butter - 50 gm Salt - pinch

Method :

Steps To Make Simple Chocolate Sponge Cake : Pre-heat the oven to 200 degree Celsius. Line a 9" round baking tin and lightly grease the base and keep aside. (Image 1) Sieve the flour along with baking powder, cooking soda and salt for 2 to 3 times and keep aside. (Image 2) Melt the butter and mix with cocoa powder and keep aside. (Image 3 and 4)

Separate the eggs yolk and protein. Beat the yolks with an electric mixer for 2 to 3minutes, until pale yellow. (Image 5) Add on the sugar and continue beating for 5minutes longer, until the yolks are thick in texture. (Image 6) Add butter-cocoa mixture, beat for few seconds and keep aside. (Image 7 and 8)

Beat the egg whites until peaks and keep aside. (Image 9) Mix the flour with egg yolk mixture. (Image 10)  Then stir 1/4 of the beaten egg whites into the flour mixture, then gently fold in the remainder of the egg whites. (Image 11) Pour the cake batter into the prepared tin. (Image 12)

Bake for 20 to 25mins or until cooked. (Image 13) Test the cake by inserting a tooth pick or knife in the middle and it should comes out clean. Cool the cake in the tin for about 10minutes. Turn out, remove waxed paper and cool completely on wire rack. (Image 14) Decorate with your favorite icing and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve with Chocolate Sauce or Ice Cream.