Moist Chocolate Sponge Cake

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Prep Time
45 minutes

Cook Time
30 minutes

Total Time
1 hour, 15 minutes

Dessert

chocolate cake moist cake sponge cake

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8 or 9 inch cake pans and line with parchment.
2 Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set
aside.
3 With electric mixer, cream butter and sugar 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
4 Stir in vanilla.Whisk 1/2 cup milk into cocoa powder until smooth paste forms.
5 Add flour mixture and milk paste alternately in batches to butter mixture,
beginning and ending with flour.
6 Fold gently after each addition just until combined.Divide batter evenly between
prepared pans.
7 Bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes clean.
8 Cool in pans 10 minutes before inverting onto wire racks. Cool completely before
frosting.
9 Enjoy this rich, chocolatey sponge cake on its own or top it with chocolate
ganache, buttercream, or your favorite frosting!