Easy to follow recipe for a delicious, moist chocolate chip sponge cake.

Serves 12 | Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes

Ingredients required:

• 250g unsalted butter (softened/melted)
• 250g caster sugar
• 250g self raising flour
• 4 medium free range eggs (lightly beaten)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste (optional)
• 100g milk chocolate drops/chocolate chips

Method:

• Grease and line a 15cm/6″ round cake tin.
• Preheat oven to 170C/150C Fan/325F.
• Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
• Whisk in the eggs gradually (a little bit at a time).
• Sift in the flour and baking powder, and fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
• Transfer cake mixture to the baking tin and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle over the chocolate drops/chocolate chips.
• Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden brown on top and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Enjoy 🙂