This recipe comes from my family. This decadent chocolate cake has a unique twist—it is entirely vegan. A scoop of ice cream on top of this cake and some chocolate or vanilla frosting go wonderful together! A few mint leaves make me feel extra elegant!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round baking dish.
- Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract, to flour mixture and beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour batter into baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour before removing from baking dish.
Reviews
My friend is vegan and when I heard about this recipe I decided to make it for our girl’s night. It was very delicious. We drizzled a bit of vegan chocolate sauce on the top and it was perfect. The price of eggs right now is ridiculous, so I think this is also a good inexpensive alternative. I will definitely make this cake again in the future.
the best chocolate cake – 1/2 cake,1/2 brownie – my daughter who is vegan loves it. thanks for posting
I made this for my vegan friend and got nothing but awesome feedback 🙂
I made cupcakes out of these and they were awesome. I mixed all the ingredients except the vinegar. Stirred it in at the last minute which is why I think it had such a nice rise. Added 1/2 c cranberries and 1/2 c of walnuts. Delicious. Also made a glaze of powdered sugar, water and almond extract with a pinch of salt . Amped the cupcakes up nicely.
I was given this recipe not long after I was married. A fabulous recipe when eggs are either not in the house due to having run out OR if there is an egg allergy. Thank you for posting!
I have been making this cake for years! It is the best chocolate cake ever. My vegan friend loves it and so do my children. I love that you don’t need milk and eggs! Company’s Coming cookbooks by Jean Pare have a similar recipe.