Chocolate Sponge Cake(Eggs)

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients

All purpose flour / Maida - 150 gm
Baking Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Butter - 170 gm
Cocoa Powder - 20 gm
Powdered Sugar - 170 gm
Eggs -3
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/3 cup

Procedure

1. Sieve maida, cocoa powder and baking powder thrice
2. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy
3. Add the eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly
4. Finally after beating in all the  eggs, fold in the flour using a rubber spatula till there are no traces of flour.
5. Add the milk until a dropping consistency is reached.
6. Add vanilla essence and mix well
7. Grease an 8" tin and pour the cake mixture into it
8. Bake in a 200 C pre heated oven for 20 minutes
9. Check with a toothpick if the cake is done
10. Cool on a wire rack with the cake tin for 15 minutes and then remove the tin.

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