Chocolate sponge cake

Name: Chocolate sponge cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50g/1¾oz cocoa powder; 6 tbsp boiling water; 3 free-range eggs; 4 tbsp milk; 175g/6oz self-raising flour; 1 rounded tsp baking powder; 100g/3½oz baking spread or soft butter; 300g/10½oz golden caster sugar; 150g/5½oz dark chocolate, broken into small pieces; 150ml/¼ pint double cream; 3 tbsp apricot jam

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:1h

Make a birthday special with Mary Berry's chocolatiest of chocolate sponge cakes. It is super easy to bake and is covered with a rich, dark chocolate ganache. Each serving provides 491 kcal, 7.6g protein, 69.5g carbohydrate (of which 52.9g sugars), 19.4g fat (of which 11.2g saturates), 4.2g fibre and 0.44g salt.

Updated at: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:01:33 GMT