Health & Wellness: Vegan Chocolate Cake


This Chocolate cake is so rich and moist, you will never believe it contains NO eggs, butter or milk! It also whips up in no time – I love that!!!

Ingredients (Makes 1 x 8 inch cake)

1 ½ cup All-Purpose flour – sifted

¼ cup Cocoa

Sugar – 1 ¼ cup

1 Tsp Baking Soda

½ Tsp Salt

1 Tsp White Vinegar

1 ½ Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

¾ Cup Oil

2 Tsp of Instant Coffee (add to the warm water)

2 Cups warm Water

Frosting (Beat all these ingredients together to make a delicious frosting)

1 cup Cacao powder

¼ cup melted Coconut Oil

1 tbsp Cacao butter – melted

¼ cup Agave Nectar

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Butter and line pans with greaseproof paper and set aside.

Add all ingredients together and beat/mix well. Remember to scrape down the edges of the bowl.

Divide into the prepared pans. Place in the oven.

Bake for 35-45 minutes till a wooden skewer when inserted comes out clean.

When done – remove from the oven – set aside to cool.

Devour!