Chocolate and Davidson Plum Sponge Cake

Fun in the kitchen over the weekend with my little girl. We baked a cake from scratch for the 1st time with a little help from Grandma and Aunty over the phone. Results - Yummy Mum

Here's a quick recap of the recipe and steps.

Enjoy

Chocolate and Davidson Plum Sponge Cake

Ingredients

200 gms or 1 cup self-raising flour

250 gms or 1.25 cup Castor sugar

50 gms or 1/4 cup cocoa powder

3 tsp Davidson plum powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

3/4 cup oil

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170ﾟ. Spray your baking tin with oil.

2. Place the sugar in a mixing bowl. Add 1 egg at a time while beating the mixture. Beat until you get a glossy smooth mixture

3. Slowly add flour, vanilla essence and baking powder to the mixture while beating. Continue beating and till mixture is smooth about a minute

4. Add cocoa powder and Davidson plum and beat for another minute.

5. Pour the mixture into a baking tin and place in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes. To check if the cake is done insert a blunt knife and if it comes out clean your cake is baked.

6. Enjoy with a dollop of cream or ice cream.

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