sponge cakes

[pixielmh]

Ive have copied every recipie going i have done everything told but yet my sponge cake never turns out nice, plus no matter what chocolate i put in them it doesnt taste of anything.

recent recipie


100g flour
100g butter
100g sugar
2 eggs

was told 1 egg for every 50g

also tried 125g of everything
what cholcoate do you use? nothing tastes right

 

[curly123]

I've been having this problem too although recently tried to change it up a bit!

My usual cake mix is:

6oz SR flour
6oz Butter
6oz Sugar
3 eggs

For choc cake I take away 1oz of the flour, add 1 tsp of baking powder and add a load of cadbury's drinking choc to taste - I then add a shot of coffee (cooled) instant or fresh - you smell it but don't taste it - It was brill the last time I tried this!

I'm going to try another type of cocoa powder next time to see if I can get it better again

Hope this helps!

 

[curly123]

Oh and a bit of vanilla extract!

 

[lj2245]

For chocolate cake I use the following recipe -

225g butter
225g caster sugar
4 eggs
180g self raising flour
45g cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder

 

[lj2245]

PS - I use bournville cocoa powder, not drinking chocolate.