Chocolate and espresso sponge
Servings 50 dishes
Ingredients
- 115 g water
- 40 g intens espresso
- 45 g cacao powder
- 80 g egg
- 150 g Greek yoghurt
- 100 g neutral oil I use sunflower or grape seed oil
- 160 g flour
- 250 g sugar
- 8 g baking powder
- 3 g salt
- soft butter & cacao powder for dusting
Instructions
- Mix the water with the espresso and the cacao powder. Now mix this well and then bring it to a boil. Then turn off the heat and let it sit for at least 10 minutes.
- After that mix the egg with the Greek yoghurt and the oil. Blend this till smooth and then set it aside for later.
- Now also mix the flour with the sugar, the baking powder and the salt. Start mixing it in a stand mixer and then slowly add the yoghurt mixture.
- Once it’s fully incorporated add the cacao mixture and mix it for a minute.
- Then take a big baking tray and grease the sides and bottom with some soft butter. Now dust a thin layer of cacao powder on the butter and pour the batter on top. Make sure it’s level and then bake it at 180 °C for 10 minutes.
- Then let it cool down for 5 minutes before covering it with another tray and letting it sit for at least 2 hours.