Basic chocolate sponge cake made without eggs. This is one of the best eggless chocolate cake recipes that you can use as a base for any chocolate cake.
Line and dust an 8″ cake baking pan with oil and dry flour. Set aside. Preheat oevn to 180 ° degrees.
Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Add wet ingredients one by one, slowly fold in and mix all together.
Bake at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool on the wire rack.
Serve with chocolate sauce, icing sugar, or as it is. You may frost the cake with whipped cream, ganache or buttercream.
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How to make the best fluffiest chocolate sponge cake without eggs?
To make the best spongy chocolate cake all you need to do is sift the flours and cocoa powder a couple of times. The more you sift the flours, the better fluffy the cake will be.Also, make sure to not overmix the batter and bake it as soon as the batter is ready. Mind the temperature of the oven and keep an eye after 30 minutes of baking.Do not open the oven door while the cake is baking or it might dunk down from the center.
Why my chocolate cake is crumbly and hard?
Your cake could turn crumbly if the batter is too dry. It might be because of old baking soda. Make sure to use fresh baking soda that is not too old. Also sometimes cakes can turn hard if they are overbaked. After 30 minutes of baking, check with a toothpick inserted in the center and if it comes out clean, remove the cake from the oven.
How to use chocolate cake for party cake?
If you want to use this chocolate cake for parties or celebrations make sure to follow some steps. First of all, once the cake is cooled, slice it into hales and cling wrap them carefully and place them in the refrigerator.Once you are ready to frost the cakes take them out of the fridge. Soak the top layer of both halves of the cake with sugar water (equal amount of sugar and water cooked until sugar is melted and cooled) using a brush. Now you can decorate them with any of your favorite frostings.