Vanilla Sponge Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Name: Vanilla Sponge Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 110 grams self-raising flour; 110 grams castor or granulated sugar; 110 grams unsalted butter or margarine; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; For the frosting:(adjust accordingly)-Optional; 200 grams butter or margarine; 400 grams castor/icing sugar; Chocolate chips; Brown food color; Green food color-for the border; Vanilla extract; Water or milk

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Calories do not count when you crave a cake. Or do they?

Pure @purecookseverything

Nyandarua

Calories do not count when you crave a cake. Or do they?

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Ingredients

110 gramsself-raising flour
110 gramscastor or granulated sugar
110 gramsunsalted butter or margarine
2large eggs
2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
1 pinchsalt
For the frosting:(adjust accordingly)-Optional
200 gramsbutter or margarine
400 gramscastor/icing sugar
Chocolate chips
Brown food color
Green food color-for the border
Vanilla extract
Water or milk

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Steps

1

Get your ingredients ready. Grease your pan and preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius(350 degrees F, or 160 degrees fan for gas ovens)
2

Sift your dry ingredients together.
3

Melt your butter. Beat your eggs and add in the melted butter. Add in the essence
4

Create a well in the middle of your flour mixture and add the wet ingredients in half.
5

Mix till smooth. Do not over-mix.
6

Pour your mixture into the greased pan. Place it in the preheated oven and put it in the middle.
7

Bake if for 25-30 min or till the toothpick comes out clean.(different ovens have different settings)
8

For the frosting: Melt your chocolate chips. Sift your icing sugar and mix with the butter/margarine. Pour a few drop of the brown food color in a few drops of water or milk. Add the food color mix and chocolate chips to the buttercream. Mix well till you get a smooth consistency. Finish the look with some sprinkles and a green border.