Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipe with Cold Brewed Coffee in the Batter

Name: Basic Chocolate Sponge Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: one 9x13-inch pan
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups white sugar; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup cold brewed coffee; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vinegar

Sylvia Collins

18/02/2016 · Updated on: 17/05/2023

This is an easy and foolproof recipe for chocolate sponge cake, perfect for an occasion or just a wanted treat!

Basic Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipe

Prep : 20 min
Cook : 30 min

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup cold brewed coffee
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vinegar

Preparation

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan.
2.In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, milk, oil and vinegar. Mix until smooth; the batter will be thin. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
3.Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Sylvia Collins

Sylvia Collins baked her first birthday cake for her little sister when she was twelve, and it sank right in the middle. A few hundred cakes later, she shares her favorite cake and dessert recipes on Cakes Mania from her kitchen in Columbus, Ohio. She is a mom of three, so there is never a shortage of volunteers for the leftover frosting.