Chocolate sponge cake with berry jam
Description
The recipe won't take much time. To make a sponge cake with chocolate inside, we'll bake two cake layers and prepare a delicate chocolate cream. This is the easiest way to make the dessert intensely chocolatey. By the way, you can also bake just one sponge cake (and then slice it in half). I prefer baking them separately in different pans. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Place the softened butter and sugar into a deep container. Mix them using a mixer for 3-5 minutes.
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Step 2
Then add the eggs one at a time, continuing to mix with the mixer. Sift the baking powder into the mixture.
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Step 3
Next, also sift the cocoa powder.
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Step 4
And finally, add the flour. Carefully mix everything until a smooth, homogeneous dough forms.
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Step 5
Divide the resulting dough into two parts and spread evenly into two baking pans (20 cm in diameter) lined with parchment paper.
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Step 6
Place the molds in a preheated oven at 180 degrees. Bake the sponge cakes for 25–30 minutes. Once ready, remove them from the molds and let cool completely. Meanwhile, let's prepare the cream. Put softened butter into a bowl. Add milk, then sift in cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Begin mixing the ingredients with a mixer at low speed. After a couple of minutes, increase the speed and continue beating for another 3–5 minutes.
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Step 7
Now spread one of the sponge cakes with berry jam. On top, spread the cream (it's convenient to do this using a piping bag).
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Step 8
Place the second biscuit on top of the first one. You can dust with cocoa powder. Voilà! Enjoy!