sponge cake with chocolate chips

3 eggs        all purpose flour appro. 2 cups           sugar 1 1/2 cups
baking pdr. 1 heaped tsp    salt 1/4 tsp       butter 1/2 cup
chocolate chips as much as you want        vanilla essence 1 tsp
You'll have to sieve flr with salt & baking pdr. so that it is even. In case you want to bake a chocolate cake, then sieve the cocoa pdr too along with the flour.  ( to be frank I don't do it, nor do I measure the flr., I only measure the sugar at times).

Beat sugar & butter well, either by a hand beater or electric beater. Then add 1 egg at time & beat well, add some flr, beat well, add another egg, repeat well & so on, till flr is over.  If you feel the batter is a bit thick, to have the softest cake, add some butter milk, it may  depend on the quantity. But when you take the batter in the beater, as you count 5 slowly, it should fall. Or it should be like the idli batter ! Or you may add some milk  & curd too. Add the vanilla essence, beat well. Pour into a greased tin & bake in a pre-heated oven for 30 min. at 180 deg. C.

ps- of course this also varies according the the power of you oven, as in mine it gets done in about 20-25 minutes. Please don't open the door of the oven in the first 10 min. To check if it is done, insert a knife, it should come out clean. Let it remain the oven for another 5 minutes, before you take it out. Cover with  a plate the tin, tap it on the plate, it will come out clean.

PS- The home made cake is a favorite in my family & it finishes in no time. I don't measure the flour, I just keep the packet next to me & add as I beat with egg. Happy baking.