Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Chocolate Sponge Cake

6 eggs
3/4 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup good quality cocoa
1/4 cup GF self raising flour * commercial mix OR 1/4 cup potato flour/starch
1 teasp. GF baking powder
100g melted dark chocolate (min 60% cocoa) (slightly cooled)

Melt 100g chocolate carefully on half power in microwave, set aside to cool.
Meantime, whisk eggs and sugar together in mixer until at least doubled in volume and quite thick. Fold in sieved dry ingredients gently with a whisk. As they are beginning to incorporate gently add cooled melted chocolate, carefully whisk together and then pour into prepared tin.
25cm round tin
Bake in mod oven for 25mins.

Chocolate Butter Cream
100g dark chocolate (min 60% cocoa) melt and cool
Meantime beat 50g soft unsalted butter with
100g GF icing sugar until thick and creamy
Then beat in 1 large egg yolk and then the cooled chocolate
Beat together and spread onto cooled cake

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