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chocolate sponge cake
Photo: David Holifield

chocolate sponge cake

12 ingredients Makes 2 cakes openrecipes

its simply spongy and delicious

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1039
Calories
29g
Protein
40g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Water not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 60g coco powder
  • 6 tbsp boiling water
  • 3 free range eggs
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 175g self raising flour
  • 1 rounded tsp baking powder
  • 100g soft butter
  • 300g caster sugar
  • For the icing:
  • 150g chocolate broken into small pieces
  • 150ml double cream
  • icing sugar (to dust)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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