Chocolate sponge cake
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. I want to offer you a very interesting option; it can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Carefully separate the egg whites from the yolks.
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2. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Add powdered sugar and vanilla essence to the egg yolks (in the recipe for making a chocolate sponge cake, you can also use citrus zest for flavor).
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Step 3
3. Beat until smooth.
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4. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.
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Step 5
5. Add one-third of the egg whites to the yolks and gently mix with a spatula.
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6. The mixture should remain airy.
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7. Sift the flour and add it to the bowl.
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8. Then add the remaining egg whites and gently mix again.
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Step 9
9. Prepare two large baking sheets. Line them with parchment paper brushed with oil. Pour in the batter.
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10. Since the cake layers are quite thin, they bake for about 4-7 minutes. Afterward, carefully remove the parchment paper and let the sponge cake sit for about an hour.
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11. While the crust is cooling, you can prepare the cream. Have all the ingredients ready that you will need.
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12. Melt the chocolate in a water bath.
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13. Beat the softened butter.
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14. Add cocoa.
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15. Add powdered sugar and vanilla essence for flavor.
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16. Pour in the chocolate.
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17. And once again, thoroughly beat everything together. This is the delicious cream used in this simple chocolate sponge cake recipe.
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18. Now place the dough on the work surface and carefully cut each one into 6 equal pieces.
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19. Place the cake layers and spread cream between them.
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20. Distribute the remaining amount along the sides and top.
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21. That's the whole secret of how to make a chocolate sponge cake.
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22. Additionally, I'd like to suggest making original decorations. If one of your cake layers doesn't turn out perfect, you can use it for decoration. Cut small circles out of the dough.
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23. Make caramel from sugar, water, and lemon juice.
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24. And pour it over the dough circles.
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25. This is the delicious biscuit cake with chocolate that turned out at home.