Classic cocoa sponge cake
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. A delicious and fluffy classic sponge cake is not so troublesome to prepare. If you read this recipe carefully, where I will tell you, serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making a fluffy classic sponge cake. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Separate the yolks from the egg whites.
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Step 2
Mix the flour and cocoa. It's better to sift them together through a sieve, as this will make the sponge cake as fluffy as possible.
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Step 3
Beat the egg whites until foam appears, gradually add sugar (regular and vanilla) in small portions. Beat until stiff peaks form.
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Step 4
Add the yolks and continue beating for another 3-4 minutes.
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Step 5
Add the flour and cocoa mixture to the beaten eggs, then gently fold from the bottom up with a spoon or spatula.
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Step 6
The dough should be smooth in color and free of lumps. This amount will be enough to bake a sponge cake with a diameter of 24-26 cm.
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Step 7
Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, and grease the sides with butter. Place the dough in the pan, put the pan in a preheated oven and bake the sponge cake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry.
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Step 8
Remove the fluffy sponge cake from the oven, turn the mold over, and place it on a cooling rack. Let the fluffy classic sponge cake cool down (about 4 hours).
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Step 9
Using a sharp knife, separate the edges of the sponge cake from the pan and remove it. The classic fluffy sponge cake is ready! You can now proceed to prepare the cake.