VEGAN

Easiest Chocolate Cake

Ingredients: (from The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks’ Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets, makes 1 cake or loaf)

• 1 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 3/4 cup Sugar (I like to use half White, half Brown)
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1/3 cup Canola Oil
• 1 Tblsp. Vinegar (White or Apple Cider)
• 1 cup (235ml) cold Water
• optional: 1/2 cup each of Walnuts and Cranberries, + 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
• Frosting (to follow)

Method:

- Preheat oven to 350F/180C, and lightly oil Bundt pan, 9 inch Springform pan or Loaf tin.
- Combine Flour, Sugar, Salt, Baking Soda, and Cocoa powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Create a well in centre, and add Vanilla, Oil, Vinegar and Water. Add Nuts & Cranberries if using.
- Mix until just combined, don’t overmix. Pour into prepared pan, and bake in oven for 30 mins. or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean (if making in loaf tin it may take another 5-10 mins).
- Cool on wire rack for 10-15 mins. and then run sharp knife around inside of pan to loosen cake. Turn onto wire rack, and cool completely before frosting or dusting with Icing Sugar.

Frosting:

• 1 cup Icing Sugar, sifted
• 3-4 Tblsp. Cocoa, sifted
• 4-6 tsp. Hot Water or Milk of choice

Method:

Mix well until right consistency, and frost cooled Cake.

Submitted by Rebecca at Blissfully Vegan, Facebook, Recipe Link



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