to make a chocolate sponge cake, do i just add cocoa powder to a plain sponge mixture?

[lucysmam]

because i'm writing a list of things to do in my new cooker if i get time tomorrow but have never made choc cake (mil usually makes them for me) so thought i'd give it a go

substitute some flour for cocoa powder, I can't remeber the quantities

No you substitute about 25g of flour for cocoa

tehy suggest 50 g in this recipe

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thanks. ICod, I already have some as oh and lo love choc concrete so usually make some through the week.

Am going to add choc cake to my list for tomorrow now! Cakes and biccies galore!!

Anyone know how to make choc chip cookies or biscuits along chocolately lines while we're at it?? tia

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Personally I think it tastes nicer with real melted chocolate and buttermilk, for a rich moist cake.

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oooooh, real melted chocolate ComeOVeneer?? Sounds a tad complicated bbut out of curiosity how would I do that?

cheers iCod, will have a look

Comeoveneer - any chance of a recipe for this cake with melted choc and buttermilk - sounds delicious.

i agree concepta, never made choc cake but with real melted choc and buttermilk sounds yummy to me too!

COV recommended this recipe to me the other day

ultimate chocolate cake

(it's the buttermilk and melted chocolate one)

ooooooh am all excited but daren't look in case its a bit beyond my limited capabilities in the kitchen!! will maybe attempt it though, would be rude not to! any excuse for chocolate really. Thanks SaintDelia

My mum has a fab recipe that ads cocoa and melted plain choc. it is delicious. she made it every b'day and now I do the same. Kids love it too!

think i'll just stick to swapping flour for cocoa powder as SaintDelia's looks well beyond me but thank-you, it looks very very yummy. Am quite jealous of you for being able to create that!

I'm no "Delia" but I think I'll give the Ultimate chocolate cake a go. I'll let you know how I get on, but I'll leave it to next week-end - I have my baking sorted for this week-end (Family favourite - Victoria Sponge with Fresh cream and Lidl Raspberry Jam)

good luck concepta, it looked quite beyond me at the mo although i would love to be able to produce something like that eventually

Nigella's Choc cookies

yum

ta love2bake, they look fairly easy although i might have to wait until my top up shop next week as don't have some of the ingredients.

yeah they are quite easy. I dont bother with the bicarb tbh.

oh, well i could probably give them a go then as that was the only thing missing.

Lucysmam and Saint Delias Protegee, I tried the Ultimate Chocolate cake and it was easy enough to make - took quite a long time though. I would be inclined to use it more as a pudding. It is very sweet which means even someone like me with a sweet tooth didn't eat too much of it.

Concepta, how long is quite a long time? Was debating giving it a go as my mil & fil coming for tea one night this week just it'd have to be quick-ish or they're guna be stuck with plain old choc sponge