Delicious vegan chocolate cake
A delicious easy-to-make vegan chocolate cake, by Amy Michelle Varga
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Easy
Serves Eight
You wouldn't guess that this chocolate cake is dairy and egg free
Ingredients
| Self raising flour | 2 cups |
| Cocoa powder | 1/2 cup |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 1 1/2 teaspoons |
| Baking powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Sugar | 1 cup |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon |
| Dairy free yoghurt (I used plain soya) | 500ml |
| Plant oil (I used walnut oil) | 1/4 cup |
| Vanilla essence | 1 1/2 teaspoon |
| Dairy free butter | 50g |
| Icing sugar | 1 cup |
| Vanilla essence | 1/2 teaspoon |
Method
| 1 | Preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius |
| 2 | Grease and fit baking parchment to cake tins |
| 3 | Measure flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, sugar and salt into a bowl and mix well |
| 4 | Add yoghurt, oil, vanilla essence to dry ingredients and beat well |
| 5 | Pour into baking tins and bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes. Test cake is cooked by sticking a sharp knife into the centre of the cake and ensuring it comes out clean. |