Cocoa Sponge Cake
A light sponge cake made with cocoa powder, offering a rich chocolate flavor.
Ingredients
eggs
600 g
granulated sugar
300 g
cake flour (sifted)
290 g
cocoa powder (sifted)
30 g
butter (melted and cooled)
100 g
skim milk
to taste
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 180°C (or top heat 180°C, bottom heat 165°C) and set aside.
2
Beat the eggs and sugar
Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl, add the granulated sugar, and beat with a mixer until pale and a thick foamy consistency forms.
3
Fold in the dry ingredients and butter
Sift the cake flour and cocoa powder, gently fold them into the mixing bowl, add the melted and cooled butter along with the skim milk, and mix evenly into a smooth cake batter.
4
Pan and bake
Pour the batter into a cake ring lined with parchment paper and set on a baking tray, smooth the top by hand, and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.
5
Cool and serve
Remove from the oven and while still hot, invert onto a cake board; let cool before serving.
