This chocolate cake is one of the best I have ever made. This recipe is made without butter and eggs, and is so incredibly quick and easy to make, imagine that!!!! I stumbled upon this recipe on YouTube several years ago and decided to try it. I didn’t know that this recipe was vegan, I just wanted to try it. Well, I am so glad I did because this is my favorite chocolate cake recipe. I am not a huge fan of chocolate but this cake will have you addicted to just this cake. I believe the oil in the cake is what makes it so incredibly moist. You can use any oil you choose but I opt for the Olive Oil. This recipe also calls for lemon juice or vinegar. Either one is good but I prefer fresh squeezed lemon juice. Fresh lemon juice gives it a wonderful flavor vs the vinegar or even bottled lemon juice. The type of Coco (Caco) powder you use is up to you but any unsweetened will be good. One day I would love to try this recipe using unsweetened Carob powder. When I first made this recipe I used regular granulated white sugar versus now I use organic cane sugar. Any substitute sugar or sugar alcohol will work fine, just adjust the measurements if needed.

I should type these next words in bold but I’ll trust that you will be sure that you DO NOT miss this one very important step when you are placing your dry ingredients into the mixing bowl. Make sure you aerate the flour. Doing this will make a world of difference on how your cake will turn out.

I will include the icing but I have only made it once and DID NOT like it at all. So, I never make it when I bake this cake. If you make it, you may like it but to me the cake alone is delicious and truly doesn’t need any icing, in my opinion. Sometimes I’ll sprinkle Confectionary sugar on top of my slice before I eat it. I don’t suggest sprinkling it on the entire cake unless you will be serving it in expectation of it being devoured.

This cake will probably become your favorite and a favorite with others who you share it with. It was always a popular dessert wherever I took it. So be prepared to share this simple and quick recipe with others.

SCRUMPTIOUS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups All Purpose flour (earache flour)
• 1 cup sugar ( any kind)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coco powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt ( do not use coarse)
• 1 cup cool water
• 6 Tbsp oil ( I used Olive)
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice or distilled white vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate Frosting

• 2 Tbsp salted butter (room temp)
• 1 cup confectionary sugar
• 1Tbsp coco powder (unsweetened)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• about 3 tsp milk

Mix all ingredients together except the milk. After mixing, you will add 1/2tsp of milk at a time to the mixture until you have a frosting consistency. I ended up using a total of 3 for my consistency. Since I did not care for the frosting, you may like it. I also think that it needs to be adjusted to that persons liking, which I did not do, for the fact that I loved the cake without it. I hope that you enjoy this recipe.

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