Low Fat Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg whites, water and corn syrup. Stir into dry ingredients. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350/gas 4.
• Grease and flour a nine inch round cake tin, set aside.
• Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl and thoroughly combine.
• In a measuring jug lightly beat egg, followed by milk, vanilla extract and oil. Whisk together.
• Pour wet into dry, mix, then beat for two minutes (approx) ensuring batter is well incorporated and smooth.
• Add boiled water and combine. (Don't be disheartened by it's liquid like appearance!).
• Pour into prepared nine inch cake tin and bake for thirty five minutes.
• Once cake is cooked remove from oven and allow to cool for ten minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
• NB. Should you want a chocolate/orange cake, add the grated rind of one orange then substitute 1/4 cup of fresh orange juice for the water part of the recipe.

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
• In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients, except the cider vinegar.
• Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and whisk well to combine.
• Drizzle the cider vinegar over the top of the batter and whisk quickly to incorporate.
• Pour batter into greased 9inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• *Note: Double the recipe to make a two layer 9-inch cake or 9x13-inch cake.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter and line two 20cm sandwich tins with baking parchment.
• Use a handheld electric whisk or a freestanding mixer to beat 175g softened unsalted butter and 175g golden caster sugar together in a bowl until creamy and light in colour. Then add 1 large egg, still mixing.
• Sieve 50g cocoa powder, 100g self-raising flour and a pinch of salt into another bowl and add a third of that to your wet ingredients.
• Once combined, add 1 more large egg and another third of the flour mixture and work that in.
• Then add 1 more large egg and the remaining flour and beat until you have a smooth thick batter. If the batter is stiff, stir in a splash of milk to loosen it.
• Divide the mixture between the tins and smooth the top with the back of a spoon.
• Bake for 20-25 mins until springy to the touch. Take out of the oven and leave in the tins for 10 mins before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the buttercream by melting 50g dark or milk chocolate in the microwave, or in a bowl over just simmering water, making sure the base doesn't touch the water. Leave to cool.
• Beat 85g softened unsalted butter and half of the 175g sieved icing sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the remaining icing sugar and melted chocolate and mix together. If the icing is runny, chill in the fridge until it is firm but still spreadable.
• To assemble the cake, put a small dollop of icing onto a plate and put one of the cakes on top. Spread the top of the cake with half the icing, leaving a 1cm border around the edge.
• Put the second cake on top and push down very gently. Spread the remaining icing over the top.