YASMEEN’S CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE

YASMEEN’S CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE
Chocolate sponge made by me and decorated by my six year old daughter.
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 cup of boiling water
2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder
1 and 1/4 cup flour
3 tsp baking powder

Cream eggs, sugar and vanilla essence
Mix cocoa powder into the boiling water.
Add oil to the water mix
Mix together egg mixture and water mixture
Slowly fold in sifted flour and baking powder.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 30 minutes in a greased baking dish.

Topping
250 ml fresh cream.
2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons of castor sugar
Mix all together and whisk on high speed till stiff.
Decorate as desired.
Photo and recipe: Yasmeen Ibrahim