Chocolate Sponge with Chocolate Sauce

If you are like me and always look for a chocolate option on the dessert menu after your main course you will love this easy but tasty chocolate sponge topped with chocolate sauce.

FOR THE SPONGE
8oz Margerine
8oz Caster Sugar
4 Large Free Range Eggs
6 1/2oz Self Raising Flour
1 1/2oz Cocoa Powder

1. Cream the margerine and sugar.
2.Beat in the egggs.
3. Add the flour and cocoa powder. Mix well.
4. Line a 8ins cake tin with greaseproof paper and add your mixture.
5. Bake in a pre heated oven 180C/350F/Gas mark 4 for about 25 mins.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE
12floz Milk
1oz Butter
4 Tbsp Sugar
4Tbsp Cocoa
2Tbsp Cream
1 1/2 Tbsp Cornflour
1Tsp Vanilla Essence

1. Blend milk, sugar, cocoa, and cornflour to a paste.
2. Boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Remove from stove, add butter and stir until it melts and blends.
4. Add vanilla essence and cream and stir well.
Serve with cream, custard or ice cream.
Delish!