Yogurt Sponge Cake

Summary

Ingredients

• 125 g butter, optional mararine
• 2 egg (s)
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 pinches nutmeg
• 1 pinch clove (s)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup yogurt
• 0.5 ½ bar chocolate (whole milk or dark chocolate)
• some rum

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Instructions

1. I call the amounts given above base amount. Measure is the empty yogurt cup.
2. Mix butter / margarine with sugar and eggs until frothy. Add the spices, cocoa powder, baking soda and rum. Season to taste (i.e. use more spices or a little more rum, depending on your taste). Mix in the flour and yogurt. Grate chocolate or chop into pieces and fold in.
3. The basic amount of the dough can be baked as a (one-tier) base for a cake or in a loaf pan. Adjust the quantities accordingly for other shapes.
4. It is baked at 180 to 200 ° C for between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on the cake (stick test).
5. The dough is very varied. I make it as:
6. - One-tier cake base: Basic amount with a whole bar of chocolate, chopped into pieces, then e.g., topped with bananas, coated with cream and decorated as a cake,
7. - Box or Rodon cake: with half a bar of chocolate per base amount, grated, then the cake will not be so heavy,
8. - Spice slices: depending on the desired height, double to triple the basic amount, on a tray with a thin shortcrust pastry base (increase the edge of the tray to 5 - 6 cm with folded aluminum foil), with a whole bar of chocolate per base amount, grated, and a chocolate or icing and sprinkles.
9. The cake is also very popular with children. Even had to give the recipe to a little boy for his mother.