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White chocolate sponge cake

Simple , light white chocolate sponge cake

Ingredients
  

  • 3 eggs
  • 150 grams or 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 170 grams or 3/4 cup chopped white chocolate
  • 180 ml or ¾ cup milk
  • 85 grams or 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 190 grams or 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 160 ℃ or 325 ℃ . Grease an 8 inch square pan with butter , dust with flour and line the bottom with parchment .
  • In a saucepan , heat chopped chocolate , cubed butter and milk together until the chocolate n butter have melted. Keep warm.
  • Whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder . Keep aside.
  • Using an electric mixer or whisk, whip the eggs with the sugar and vanilla until triple in volume and pale in colour . If you lift your beater or whisk and draw an eight on the top of the batter , you should be able to see the whole 8 before it disappears.
  • Add the flour mixture and beat on low until combined.
  • Add the chocolate-butter-milk mixture and beat until smooth.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan .
  • Bake for 45 to 48 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out dry. The top will be golden brown and edges will be coming away from the sides.
  • Cool in pan for ten minutes and gently unmould. Cool completely.

Notes

This cake can be stored in an airtight container for 2 or 3 days. Refrigeration makes it a little dry.
Couverture or compound chocolate both work fine but couverture lends a better flavour.
Make sure your pan is atleast 2.5 inches high.
This cake might be too sweet for some people , especially depending on what chocolate you use and if you are frosting it. Consider reducing the sugar by 1/4 cup or so if you don't want it too sweet.