Chocolate Hot Milk Sponge Recipes

Steps:

• Position rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Butter a 9-inch round layer pan and line with a parchment circle.
• In a small saucepan, heat the milk and butter to almost boiling.
• Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a triple sifter.
• Set aside.
• Beat the eggs on medium-high speed in an electric mixer fitted with beaters or a whip attachment for about 2 minutes.
• Gradually add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, taking about 4-5 minutes to blend it in well.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• The mixture will thicken and turn light yellow in color.
• Reduce mixer speed to medium.
• Add the vanilla, then pour in the hot milk IN A STEADY STREAM, taking about 10 seconds.
• Immediately add the dry ingredients all at once, and beat just until blended, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Increase mixer speed to medium-high and beat 10 seconds.
• The batter will be very thin.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer and quickly pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until the cake begins to come away from the sides of pan and is golden brown and springy to the touch.
• Set on a cake rack to cool for about 10 minutes.
• Run a thin knife around the sides of the pan to loosen.
• Invert pan onto the rack sprayed with nonstick coating and peel off the parchment paper.
• Invert again to finish cooling right-side up.
• Store the plain sponge layer under a glass dome or covered with aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 3 days.
• For longer storage, freeze.

Steps:

• Cover the dates with boiling water and set aside to soften for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line a 20 x 30cm baking tin with baking parchment. Drain the dates, reserving the liquid, then whizz the dates to a purée with 100ml of the soaking liquid.
• Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric whisk until stiff peaks hold on the end of your whisk. Add half the sugar and beat until thick and glossy.
• In another bowl, beat the yolks and remaining sugar until pale. Whisk in the mashed date mixture, then fold into the egg white mixture until well combined. Mix the flour, baking powder and cocoa with a pinch of salt. Sprinkle over the wet mixture and very gently fold in until well combined. Gently scrape into the tin and spread to the edges. Bake for 35-40 mins until a skewer poked in comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, mix the custard powder, sugar and cocoa together in a saucepan. Stir in dribbles of milk until you get a smooth paste. Gradually add more milk until it's all incorporated with no lumps. Put over a medium heat and warm, stirring constantly, until thick and just bubbling.
• Cut the warm cake into slabs and pour over the hot chocolate custard to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Set aside. Heat milk and butter in a small saucepan until just boiling, then remove from heat and set aside.
• Beat eggs until thick and pale yellow in color. Beat in sugar, salt, vanilla and almond extract. Reduce mixer speed to medium and add hot milk in a steady stream. Quickly beat in flour mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the center springs back when lightly tapped.

Steps:

• Position rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch round layer pan and line with a parchment circle.
• In a small saucepan, heat the milk and butter to almost boiling. Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a triple sifter. Set aside.
• Beat the eggs on medium-high speed in an electric mixer fitted with beaters or a whip attachment for about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, taking about 4-5 minutes to blend it in well. Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally. The mixture will thicken and turn light yellow in color.
• Reduce mixer speed to medium. Add the vanilla, then pour in the hot milk IN A STEADY STREAM, taking about 10 seconds. Immediately add the dry ingredients all at once, and beat just until blended, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Increase mixer speed to medium-high and beat 10 seconds. The batter will be very thin. Remove the bowl from the mixer and quickly pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until the cake begins to come away from the sides of pan and is golden brown and springy to the touch.
• Set on a cake rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around the sides of the pan to loosen. Invert pan onto the rack sprayed with nonstick coating and peel off the parchment paper. Invert again to finish cooling right-side up. Store the plain sponge layer under a glass dome or covered with aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 3 days. For longer storage, freeze.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs for 4 minutes with electric mixer. Gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour and baking powder, and add to egg mixture until just combined.
• In a saucepan, heat 1/2 cup milk and 2 tablespoons butter until butter is melted. Gradually pour into the batter, mixing constantly. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven; preheat oven's broiler.
• Beat 1/4 cup brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter until combined. Stir in milk to desired consistency. Stir in coconut and nuts. Spread over warm cake. Broil 4 inches from heat for 3 to 4 minutes, till golden.

Steps:

• Sift flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• Beat eggs and sugar until thick and creamy. Add oil and vanilla.
• Beat 5 minutes.
• Add melted chocolate.
• Place milk and butter in saucepan and stir until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove at once.
• Add milk mixture alternately to the egg mixture with sifted dry ingredients. (I do not let it cool before alternately adding with the dry ingredients.).
• Pour into 2- 9 inch round greased and floured (or use cocoa) pans and bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes.(do not overbake, layers are thin).
• Cool, fill and frost as desired.
• Filling instructions:.
• Beat all ingredients until spreading consistency (I beat quite stiff). Decorate with white chocolate shavings.
• Note: There is enough whipped frosting to generously fill in between the layers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line bottom of pan with waxed or parchment paper so that the paper overhangs the pan at two opposite ends. Heat milk with butter in small saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Reduce heat to low and keep hot but do not simmer. Sift flour with baking powder twice. Return to sifter and set aside. In a large heatproof bowl, use a hand-held whisk to combine sugar, eggs and yolks. Set bowl over or in a pan of barely simmering water. Warm the mixture, whisking occasionally, until it is lukewarm to the touch. (Alternatively, omit the water bath and hold the bowl directly over the stove burner, whisking vigorously for about a minute until the eggs are warm. This is the quickest, easiest method but you must whisk the eggs continuously to keep them from starting to scramble). Transfer bowl to electric mixer; beat at high speed until mixture has cooled, tripled in volume and has the consistency of thick whipped cream. Sift one-third of flour mixture over batter and fold it gently, by hand, using the largest rubber spatula you have. Fold in half the remaining flour; then fold in the remaining flour. Pour hot milk and butter into batter and fold well, scraping the bottom each time and bringing the batter up the sides of the bowl until you can no longer see traces of liquid. Transfer batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake until cake is browned, starts to shrink from the sides of pan, and springs back when lightly pressed: about 10 minutes. Cool cake in pan, on a rack. When cake is cool, run a small knife or spatula around the edges to release before unmolding. Cool completely before filling.

Steps:

• Liberally butter two 6-by-3-inch cake pans and dust with flour. Tap out the excess flour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl and set aside. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the butter and milk and heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter is melted, 3 to 4 minutes. Alternatively, in a microwave-safe bowl, combine the butter and milk and microwave on high at 10-second intervals, stirring between each, until the butter is melted. Pour the milk mixture into a large bowl. Set aside and let cool to slightly above room temperature; an instant-read thermometer should register between 80 and 85 degrees F. You want the milk and butter to remain incorporated, so whisk the mixture occasionally and vigorously while it is cooling and up until you add it to the batter. In the top pan of a double boiler or in a bowl for a bain-marie, whisk together the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Fit the top pan or bowl over (but not touching) simmering water in the bottom pan or a saucepan and gently warm the mixture, stirring, just until the sugar is dissolved and the thermometer registers 110 degrees F, about 10 minutes. Pour the egg mixture through a medium-mesh sieve into the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit the mixer with the whisk attachment and whisk on high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy and has cooled to slightly above room temperature (between 80 and 85 degrees F), about 10 minutes. (Note: The batter becomes more stable as the mixture cools; this is an important factor in creating a cake with good structure.) Stop the mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated, preferably by hand, lifting and folding in from the bottom center. Or, use the mixer set on low and whisk just until incorporated, about 5 seconds. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again just briefly by hand or machine. The batter should be smooth. Check the milk mixture to make sure it is fully cooled, then slowly pour it into the batter, whisking on low speed. Stop mixing as soon as the batter is well blended and smooth. Remove the bowl from the mixer, scrape down the sides of the bowl again, and fold by hand a few times with the spatula. Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool in the pans for about 20 minutes. When the cakes are cooled enough to handle the pans but still a tad warm to the touch, carefully run an offset spatula around the edges of the pans to loosen them, then invert the cakes onto the racks and remove the pans. Let cool for about 30 minutes longer. Wrap the cakes tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate to ensure that the interiors are completely cooled before decorating, at least 1 hour or for up to 3 days. To freeze, wrap tightly in a second layer of plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Steps:

• Stove Top:.
• In a small saucepan, combine milk and syrup over medium-low heat, stirring.
• Be careful not to let it boil.
• Pour into glass mug.
• Mix two tablespoons cocoa powder into 1 cup whipped cream, or use ready-made chocolate whipped cream.
• Top beverage with whipped cream and sprinkle with chocolate shavings or sprinkles.
• Microwave Method:
• Combine cold milk and syrup in a microwave-safe mug or glass and mix well.
• Microwave for 30 seconds and follow directions for garnish.

Steps:

• Separate egg yolks.
• Beat whites until fluffy, add sugar and beat well.
• Beat in yolks followed by golden syrup.
• Sift dry ingredients and fold into mixture.
• Place mixture in lined tin (20-23cm).
• Bake approximately 20 minutes(may take a bit longer) in moderate oven.
• Ice cake with chocolate icing and put a chopped up peppermint crisp (topping of choice) on top.
• Fill with whipped cream.