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2024-04-19 10:10:18
Chocolate Depression Cake!
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Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake
- 180g (1 ½ cups) plain or all-purpose flour
- 198g (1 cup) granulated sugar
- 6g (1 tsp.) baking soda (or bicarbonate soda)
- 3g (½ tsp.) salt
- 40g (⅓ cup) cocoa powder
- 80ml (⅓ cup) vegetable oil (or other neutral cooking oil)
- 15ml (1 tbsp.) apple cider vinegar (or other light vinegar such as white vinegar or rice vinegar)
- 5ml (1 tsp.) vanilla extract
- 236ml (1 cup) water
- Chocolate Icing
- 170g (1 ½ cups) icing sugar (also known as powdered sugar)
- 30g (¼ cup) cocoa powder
- 45ml (3 tbsp.) water
- 5ml (1 tsp.) vanilla extract
- ✅ Method ✅
Steps
- Preheat your oven to 180C | 350F and line an 8” square pan with parchment paper.
- To a mixing bowl add 180g (1 ½ cups) plain or all-purpose flour, 198g (1 cup) granulated sugar, 3g (½ tsp.) salt, 6g (1 tsp.) baking soda (or bicarbonate soda) and 40g (⅓ cup) cocoa powder. Whisk this together until thoroughly combined and the mixture is uniform in colour.
- To 236ml (1 cup) water add 15ml (1 tbsp.) apple cider vinegar (or alternative light vinegar) and 5ml (1 tsp.) vanilla extract. Just give that a little stir!
- Add your water-vinegar liquid to the dry ingredients, along with 80ml (⅓ cup) vegetable oil (or other neutral cooking oil). Mix this quickly. You want to get this batter into the oven as fast as possible in order to achieve the best rise! A few lumps in the batter is fine, but try to get as much of the flour mixture combined as possible.
- Pour your deliciously chocolate cake batter into your prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Now onto the vegan chocolate icing! To a mixing bowl add 170g (1 ½ cups) icing sugar (also known as powdered sugar) and 30g (¼ cup) cocoa powder. Mix these ingredients together and then add 5ml (1 tsp.) vanilla extract.
- Add in water, one tablespoon at a time. I used 45ml (3 tbsp.) for the perfect consistency. Your icing should be thick enough to remain on your cake, but thin enough to spread easily.
- Remove your cake from the oven, let it cool to room temperature, spread your chocolate icing over the top and let the icing set. If you want to dress your cake up, feel free to add sprinkles, chocolate shavings or your favourite candy on top!
- Cut into equal squares with a sharp knife - and serve!!