Eggless Chocolate Sponge Cake, a simple sponge cake that can form the base for a variety of luscious desserts. (Hindi Video with English close caption)

Eggless Chocolate Sponge

A simple sponge cake can form the base for a variety of luscious desserts. Plain or fancy, a basic sponge cake can be employed to produce desserts for occasions ranging from a simple family meal to a show stealing birthday cake. Whatever the recipe, a basic sponge cake has to be moist, soft and tender. A dry, crumbly, flat cake will make the dessert very unappetizing.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 30 to 35 minutes.
Baking Temperature: 180ºC (360ºF)
Makes 1 cake

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups plain flour (maida)
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda bi-carb
3/4 cup condensed milk
4 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tsp melted butter for greasing
2 tbsp plain flour (maida) for dusting

Method
1. Sieve the plain flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda bi-carb together and keep aside.
2. Combine the condensed milk, melted butter, vanilla essence and mix well.
3. Add the prepared sieved plain flour-cocoa mixture and 5 tbsp of water and mix gently with help of a spatula.
4. The batter should be of dropping consistency.
5. Grease the cake tin with butter on all the sides..