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Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipe

Every bite of this cake has a mild chocolate flavor that will appeal to all palates. Enjoy it dusted with confectioners' sugar or topped with Rich 'n' Fluffy Chocolate Frosting on page 140.

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Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + standing Bake: 55 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

20 55 75

Ingredients

6 eggs, separated
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until slightly thickened and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Stir in orange juice and vanilla until combined. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar on low speed, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high until mixture thickens and nearly doubles in volume. Combine the flour and cocoa. Fold a fourth of the flour mixture into the yolk mixture. Repeat with remaining flour mixture; set aside.
In a large bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into the yolk mixture; fold in remaining whites.
Pour into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely. Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan; remove cake. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 184 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 106 mg cholesterol, 32 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Sponge Cake in Complete Guide to Baking , p129