How to convert normal sponge to chocolate sponge
I have a recipe for a normal Victoria sponge. I also have a huge box of Swiss hot chocolate powder. (The kind you sprinkle onto hot milk to make drinking chocolate.)
Is drinking chocolate a good way to add chocolate flavour to a cake? Or is that likely to not work?
How would I go about using it? Can I just add it, or do I need to adjust the other ingredients? How much should I use?
Best Answer
Drinking chocolate isn't 'chocolatey' enough to make a chocolate cake. You need cocoa powder - replace 3 tablespoons of flour with it et voila, chocolate sponge.
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Can I add cocoa powder to Victoria sponge?
To give our Victoria sponge a delicious chocolate taste, we simply replace some of the flour in the cake mix with cocoa powder. Skip the jam and add melted chocolate in with the buttercream.Can I add cocoa to vanilla cake mix?
Yes you can use a white cake mix and make a chocolate cake. Add 1/4 cup of cocoa to the cake mix and add all other ingredients as directed. I have attached another way of getting a chocolate cake using baking chocolate. Either one will work great!How do you make a chocolate sponge moist?
Adding extra wet ingredients like yoghurt or sour cream can really help your cake retain moisture, especially if you're cooking with chocolate which is notorious for drying out a bake.How much flour do you replace with cocoa?
Substitute 1/4 cup (equal to 4 tbsp.) cocoa for 2 tbsp. of general purpose flour in a recipe for cookies or something like nut bread. Unless you're sifting the flour, stir the cocoa into the moist ingredients, especially if the recipe starts with creaming butter and sugar together.Basic Chocolate Sponge Cake l Best Sponge For Birthday Cake
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