Chocolate Sponge Cake

Group 1 
5 egg yolks 
50g castor sugar 

Group 2 
5 egg whites 
100g castor sugar 

Group 3 (sifted together) 
100g cake flour/plain flour 
20g cocoa powder 
1 tsp baking powder 
1 tsp baking soda 

Group 4 
80g Butter, melted (or 80ml corn oil) 

Steps: 
1. Preheat oven at 180 deg C 
2. Cream egg yolks at highest speed, add sugar slowly. 
3. Once creamy, mix in butter slowly. 
4. Whisk egg whites at highest speed, add sugar slowly. Beat till you can see circles in the mixture. 
5. Fold in the egg white mixture and flour mixture in alternate batches (abt 2 to 3 batches each) into the egg yolk mixture slowly in 1 direction. 
6. Pour into 9" cake tin and bake for 35 to 45 mins 


By Jennifer Quah

Steam Sponge Cake

Ingredients:250 gm top flour
250 gm caster sugar
2 tbsp milk powder
6 large eggs
60 gm corn oil

Method :
Sift flour and milk powder together.

Beat the eggs and sugar together till light pale in color and the ribbon stage. (If you lift the beaters up and do a figure of eight on the batter, the figure of 8 must be visible for about 3 secs. before disappearing).

Gradually fold in the flour mixture and oil and batter till well mix using a spatula.

Pour batter into a 8" square baking pan lined with greaseproof paper.

Cover the top with aluminium foil.

Steam on high heat for 30 mins and check if skewer comes out clean.
If not steam for another 5 to 10 mins.

by Chawanmushi ( 

http://cookbakelegacy.blogspot.com/2006/10/steam-sponge-cake.html)