Cakes and Gateaux Recipes - One-state Chocolate sponge Recipe

  
 

Cakes and Gateaux Recipes - One-state Chocolate Sponge

Ingredients

  • 175g soft margarine, at room temperature

  • 115g caster sugar

  • 50g golden syrup

  • 175 self raising flour, sifted

  • 45ml cocoa powder, sifted

  • 2.5ml salt

  • 3 eggs, beaten

  • a little milk, as required 150ml 1/4 print 2/3 cup whipping cream

  • 15-30ml fine shred marmalade icing sugar, for dusting

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180.C/350'F/Gas4. Lightly grease or line two 18cm/7in sandwich tins. Place the margarine, sugar, syrup, flour, cocoa, salt and eggs in a large bowl, and cream together until well blended. If the mixture seems a little thick, stir in 15-30mI/1-2 tbsp milk, until you have a soft dropping consistency.

  2. Spoon the mixture into the prepared sandwich tins and bake for about 30 minutes, changing shelves if necessary after 15 minutes, until the tops are just firm and the cakes are springy to the touch.

  3. Leave the cakes to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from the tins and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

  4. Whip the cream and fold in the marmalade, then use to sandwich the two cakes together. Sprinkle the top with sifted icing sugar.