Chocolate Almond Sponge Cake

by ctauchert1990 in Cooking > Cake

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Chocolate Almond Sponge Cake

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This is a really easy sponge cake to make, it's very soft and tastes delicious!

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Ingredients and measurements:

Self raising flour= 250g
Sugar= 250g
Butter= 250g
Eggs = 3
Almond extract= 2 teaspoons
Vanilla extract= 1 teaspoon
Chocolate extract= 2 teaspoons
Almond slices= handful

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Method:

Pre-heat oven to has mark 4, butter and flour your cake tin.

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Cream the butter and sugar together, this will be easier if your butter is room temperature.

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Next mix 3 eggs with the almond, vanilla and chocolate extract.

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Mix the eggs in with the sugar/butter mix

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Gradually add the flower a little at a time.

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Once all is mixed, poor your cake batter into the cake tin,

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sprinkle a handful of almond slices and some sugar and then place in the oven for 1 hour.

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Remove from the oven and place on a cooling tray for 1 hour.