Our beautiful daughter with her "late" birthday cake. |
Give this a try before you poo poo it. I make this regularly for birthday celebrations. Enjoy.
Rich Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: Recipe says 25 minutes. I have to bake at least 40 minutes to get a toothpick to come out clean.
Makes: 12 slices
From author: Well the name says it all. This is the richest chocolate cake around. To make it a two layer cake, multiply the ingredients by one half and divide into two separate springform pans. If you don't have springform pans, cover the bottom of cake pan in parchment paper or it will stick.
Equipment:
springform pan, two good sized bowls, a whisk, a saucepan
Ingredients:
3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup all purpose unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup good cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain soy milk
1/2 cup oil (I used grape seed)
1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons of vanilla
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Sift together flours and baking powder and baking soda.
- In a saucepan heat the soy milk on low-medium heat. When it's slightly bubbling, add the cocoa powder and whisk well until it is dissolved. Removed from heat.
- Combine the other liquid ingredients in a bowl and whisk well. Add the cocoa mixture and combine. Add the wet ingredients to the dry.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a knife or toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely and frost with your favorite frosting.
Vegan Chocolate Frosting
(Which also happens to be my favorite.)
This came from wegweb.com. Author is Wally.
For ingredients use vegan versions or whatever you have on hand. It will not be vegan if ingredients are not vegan.
Ingredients:
1 cup margarine
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
4 tablespoons soy milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
dash of salt
Directions:
Margarine should be at room temperature when being placed in mixing bowl. (I used my stand mixer.) Blend margarine until a little mushy, and then add powered sugar, salt, vanilla, chocolate, and soy milk. You can add more soy milk (gradually) if you like a smoother icing. (I use four tablespoons and that seems to be about perfect.) Beat with mixer until a very creamy consistency.
Spread on cake and enjoy. This makes a huge amount of frosting, so you can save for frosting cookings or brownies.
This has just the right amount of sweetness. Not so sweet that you can't stand it.
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