Rich Chocolate Sponge
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
1
- For the cake
- 1 ⅛ cups butter
- 1 ⅛ cups caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 ¾ cups self-rising flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- For the topping
- ½ cup butter
- 4 Tbsps milk
- 4 Tbsps cocoa powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- To decorate
- pink Sweets
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Kitchen utensils
1 Tablespoon, 1 Small knife, 1 Large knife, 1 Cutting board, 1 Small bowl, 1 große Non-stick pan, 1 Wooden spoon, 1 Whisk
Preparation steps
1.
For the cake: heat the oven to 160°C (140° fan) 325°F gas 3. Grease a 2 litre |3 pint pudding bowl.
2.
Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until soft and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition.
3.
Sift in the flour and cocoa and stir well until combined. Pour the mixture into the bowl and bake for about 1 1/4 hours until firm and risen. Cool in the bowl for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
4.
For the topping: put the butter, milk and cocoa into a pan and heat gently, stirring, until the butter has melted. Remove and allow to cool slightly.
5.
Gradually sift in the icing sugar, beating until smooth. Pour over the cake, allowing it to run down the sides. Decorate with pink sweets before the topping sets.
