• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About
    • My Story
    • Portfolio
    • Subscribe!
    • Privacy policy
  • Recipes
    • By Diet
      • Vegetarian
      • Vegan
      • Gluten-free
    • By Series
      • 5 Ingredients or less
      • Table for two
      • BAKED not Fried
      • On-screen Food
    • By Meal
      • Breakfast
      • Appetizers
      • Lunch/Dinner
      • Desserts
      • Sauces and curry
      • Drinks & Beverages
      • Snacks
      • Dips and Sides
  • Resources
    • For Bloggers
    • Travelogue
    • Kitchen Wisdom
  • Perspective
  • Green Life
  • Shop
  • Contact

Love is in my Tummy

Plant-based flavor

April 15, 2012 By Tina Dawson Leave a Comment

Eggless, butterless Chocolate cake

I’ve got to say, I never would have wanted to make a butterless, eggless cake. But this season of lent changed everything.
 I love eggs. And I love butter. If the french love their  butter, they have a great reason to do so.
But a friend of mine was begging me for chocolate cake, and she too was under a ‘no meat, no egg vow’ for Lent. So I decided, what the heck! Lemme give it a shot. And O.M.G!

This cake was a surprise! Ya, that’s how I can describe it. A surprise! You miss the butter a bit, but only if you know it’s not there. Otherwise, its just as good. Urgh! Who am I kidding, its much better in so many ways!

I beg of you, try it once, and then you’ll believe me.

Thanks to Madhuram for this lovely recipe!

I tweaked the recipe a bit, considering I did not have silken tofu, or icing in a box.
So here’s my variation of Madhuram’s recipe.

Eggless, butterless Chocolate cake Makes 12 slices

You will be needing

– 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
– 1/2 tsp Salt (I found the original 1 tsp a little too overwhelming)
– 1 tsp Baking Powder
– 2 tsp Baking Soda
– 3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
– 2 Cups Granulated Sugar (Powdered)
– 1 Cup Vegetable Oil (I used sunflower oil. Any flavourless oil will do)
– 1 Cup Hot Coffee (I brewed fresh coffee in the coffee maker with 1 cup water and 1 heaped tablespoon of coffee powder
– 1/2 Cup Milk
– 1/2 Cup yoghurt
– 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

For the icing
– 2 cups of icing sugar
– 1/2 cup of dark unsweetened cocoa powder
– A few spoons of water

 Method

– Sieve the dry ingredients, i.e., the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder. Sieve thrice, and keep aside.

– Prepare the baking tin and line with  parchment paper.

– Combine the wet ingredients in a large bowl, i.e., Vegetable oil, coffee, milk, yoghurt and vanilla extract. Stir in the powdered sugar till combined. Add the salt and stir.

– Combine the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients.

– Pour into the prepared  pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

– Cool on  a wire rack. Never try icing a warm cake. That’s just a disaster, as the sugar melts and gets watery.

To make the icing
– Sieve the cocoa and the icing sugar to remove lumps. Add the water, teaspoon by teaspoon and stir well till you reach spreading consistency. You can slice the cake into two layers and then ice it, I did just the top and sides.

– While icing, it helps if you place the cake on 4 strips of parchment paper arranged in a square. Frost the cake, and pull out the parchment paper. No drips on the serving plate!

You might also like

  • Pumpkin Halwa Pastry TartsPumpkin Halwa Pastry Tarts
  • Sesame & Jaggery No Churn Ice-CreamSesame & Jaggery No Churn Ice-Cream
  • Coconut Kinako DangoCoconut Kinako Dango
  • Magnolia Bakery Chocolate CupcakesMagnolia Bakery Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Burmese Coconut Jelly | Kyawk KyawBurmese Coconut Jelly | Kyawk Kyaw
  • Beetroot pudding | Rescue Beet puddingBeetroot pudding | Rescue Beet pudding

Filed Under: All Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cakes, Dessert, Vegetarian

Previous Post: « Easter Omelette with Chicken and stir fried vegetables
Next Post: Chocolate Donuts »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Tina Dawson Profile Picture

Hi! I'm Tina - the human behind all the content you see on this blog. Welcome to my little corner of the internet where I create flavorful and unique plant-based recipes.

Read More…

Let’s Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to Email Newsletter

5 Ingredients or Less Ebook Cover

The Blank Canvas Store - Food Photography Backgrounds and Props Store

BUY CUSTOM FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY BACKGROUNDS + PROPS

Don’t Miss These!

VEGAN Pumpkin Shaped Rolls

VEGAN Pumpkin Shaped Rolls

Caramelised Onions in a plate

Caramelized Onions

VEGAN Iced Mocha Latte on wooden plate with coffee beans strewn on table

VEGAN Iced Mocha Latte

Raspberry Iced Tea

Raspberry Iced Tea

Dairy-free Mocha Hazelnut Cappuccino

[V] Mocha Hazelnut Cappuccino

Puff Pastry Voodoo dolls on a table with Halloween things

Puff pastry Voodoo Dolls

Copyright © 2023 · LOVEISINMYTUMMY · PRIVACY POLICY · CONTACT · StudioPress Themes

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Learn More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

SAVE & ACCEPT