Just Bake - Sponge cake with choco icing

Now that i had started to bake I wanted to bake something special for our 4th wedding anniversary. I rushed into the local store and bought a heart shaped cake tin and started to bake a cake..


Preparation time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 30 minutes


Ingredients: 

For the sponge: 

1. Maida 1.25 cups
2. Sugar 1.75 cups
3. Butter 2 cups
4. Eggs 3 or 50gms of egg mix
5. Vanilla essence 1tsp
6. Baking powder 1/4tsp
7. Salt a pinch
8. Milk as required

For icing:

1. Icing sugar 100gms
2. Butter 50gms
3. Cocoa powder 1.25tbsp
4. Milk if required


Method: 

For sponge: 

1. Sieve maida, salt, baking powder twice.
2. Fold in butter (melted) and sugar.
3. Mix beaten eggs and vanilla essence till fluffy.
4. Add this mixture to the butter sugar mix and blend well.
5. Slowly add the flour mix and blend well. Add milk as required to dropping consistency.
6. Pour into greased tray and bake in a preheated oven @ 190 degrees for 25-30 minutes or till done. (you can check this by poking a stick, if it comes out clean it shows its done).
7. Cool completely before you proceed for icing.

For icing:

1. Soften butter (at room temperature).
2. Add icing sugar and cocoa powder and mix well to make a thick paste.
3. Spread over the cake or pipe through a nozzle as desired.