Chris’s Chocolate Sponge

Recipe 4 medium eggs 350g/ 1 1/2 cups + 2 tbsp of white granulated sugar 250g/ 2 cups + 1tbsp of plain/all purpose flour 60g/ 1/2 a cup + 1 tbsp of cocoa powder (100%) 2 tsp of baking powder 1/2 tsp of salt 240ml/ 1 cup of regular milk 115ml/ 1/2 cup of oil or melted butter 1 tsp of vanilla essence For this you will need two 20cm/8 inch round cake pans. This will give you 4 sponge layers for a cake once you cut them The tins I use are around 8cm high. You can also bake four individual sponges instead in low cake pans if you want Bake at 180C for around 30 minutes