Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Moist, rich, and decadent, this eggless chocolate cake recipe yields the most indulgent slice of pure chocolate heaven.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 ¾ cups cake flour
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup castor sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
For the icing:
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 tablespoons milk buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 ¾ cups icing sugar sifted
Instructions
For the cake:
- Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Add vinegar to milk then add in oil and vanilla essence. Add to dry ingredients and beat well with a mixer. Pour into a 20cm greased and lined ring cake pan.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove and cool.
For the icing:
- Melt the butter with the milk in the microwave on high for 30 seconds. Remove and add vanilla essence, cocoa and icing sugar. Whisk until smooth and pour over cooled cake. Decorate with chocolate curls and serve.