Cake
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Chocolate coffee sponge cake will be a real discovery for those who haven't tried such a cake yet. It turns out surprisingly tender and fragrant, yet it holds its shape wonderfully, doesn't crumble when sliced and doesn't require additional soaking. Milk cream for it is the perfect solution.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
First, let's start with the dough. Crack the eggs into a deep bowl and add the sugar. Beat until smooth.
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Step 3
Pour in odorless vegetable oil.
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Step 4
Add milk. Mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 5
Sift the flour and cocoa separately, and add the baking soda. Whisk the dry ingredients together.
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Step 6
Combine with the liquid ingredients.
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Step 7
Brew a cup of coffee. It's better to use natural ground coffee so that the taste and aroma are more intense.
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Step 8
Pour the hot coffee into the dough and stir.
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Step 9
Place the dough in a heat‑proof pan. You can choose either a round or a rectangular one. It depends on what kind of cake you want to make.
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Step 10
While the cake layer is baking, let's work on the cream. Combine the eggs, flour, and sugar. Meanwhile, bring the milk to a boil.
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Step 11
Beat the eggs with sugar and flour until smooth, so that no lumps form. Pour in the boiling milk.
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Step 12
Place the cream over the heat, cook for a couple of minutes until it thickens. Then remove it from the heat, transfer it to a suitable bowl, and cover with plastic wrap so that it touches the cream.
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Step 13
Bake the layer at 190 °C until a dry toothpick comes out clean (baking time depends on the thickness of the layer).
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Step 14
Flip the slightly cooled cake layer and let it continue to cool. Then slice it. I cut my sponge cake into 4 layers, trimming the edges.
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Step 15
All that's left is the final step – assemble the cake.
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Step 16
Spread the layers with milk cream.
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Step 17
Grind the cake layer trimmings into crumbs and use them to decorate the cake.
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Step 18
Let the cake soak, then slice it and serve at the table.