Cakes
CHOCOLATE SPONGE
40 x 60g eggs, separated ¾ cup castor sugar
1 cup self raising flour, sifted
50g cooking chocolate, melted
3 tablespoons water
Cream Filling
300ml thickened cream
¼teaspoon cocoa 2 teaspoons honey
Icing
1 quantity Chocolate Glace Icing
1.Beat egg whites in the small mixing bowl on Speed 12 until stiff peaks form.
2.Gradually add sugar and beat until thick and glossy. Add egg yolks and beat well.
3.Sift flour
4.Divide mixture evenly between two greased, floured and
5.Bake in a moderate oven 180ºC for
6.Cool for about 10 minutes, turn out and cool on rack.
7.Place Cream Filling ingredients into the cleaned small mixing bowl and beat on Speed 12 until soft peaks form.
8.When cake is cold, turn one sponge half over and spread with Cream Filling.
9.Cover top of other sponge half with Chocolate Glace Icing then place on top of Cream Filling.
Chocolate Glace Icing
2 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
20g butter, softened
1.Sift icing sugar and cocoa together.
2.Combine with butter and water in the small mixing bowl and beat on Speed 1.
3.Increase to Speed 4 and mix until smooth and glossy.
4.Use immediately.
Sponge cakes are best served on the day made as they do not store well due to low fat content.
R15