The recipe for the best (vegan) chocolate cake in the world |
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1- 2 c sugar 2/3 c cocoa 1 tsp salt 2? tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking soda -sift the flour and sift all of the dry ingredients together (sifting really helps!) mix in any other dry ingredients you like (dried fruit; nuts; coconut; lemon rind; choc chips...) In a big jug mix up: 2 c cold water 1/2 c sunflower oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice/vinegar will do if you have no lemons 2 tsp vanilla (if you have it) pour the wet stuff into the bowl of dry stuff mix well The batter should be fairly pourable so you might want to add more liquid. pour straight into tin lined with greaseproof paper |
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and vanilla or melt vegan margarine, vegan chocolate bars and icing sugar in a saucepan on low/med heat. If you don't like to experiment then I can send you a more precise recipe but icing usually turns out okay however it is made. |
Pear/apple soya crumble cake |
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Use 4 to 6 medium sized fruits cut or sliced into small chunks. You can use pears, apples or a mixture. 1 cup soya flour 2 cups self-raising flour sift these together in one bowl 1 cup sugar (I use demerarra) 2/3 cup oil (I use sunflower) 1 cup soya milk mix these together in another bowl Add the dry mixture gradually to the sugar mixture. Then add as much as another cup of soya milk to the batter until the batter is stirrable but a bit stiff. Add the fruit pieces and stir together until mixed. Put the batter evenly into a baking dish so that it is about 3 cm deep. If you first line the dish with baking parchment the cake will be easier to get out and the cleaning up will be easier! Top with crumble mixture. Here is the one I use. 1/2 cup margarine 1/2 cup sugar mix together 1 cup flour or a mixture of flour, ground nuts, ground oatmeal, whatever. with a knife and fork cut the dry mixture into the margarine mixture until it has a crumbly consistency. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of cinnamon into the mixture. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the batter in the dish. Bake at 190c/375f/gas mark 5 for 40 minutes. Keep checking that the top is not burning and maybe dig into the centre with a fork to see if the batter is cooking. It will still be a bit wet but will dry as it cools. |
Rich, sweet chocolate surprise cake |
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different cakes with different flavours of chocolate - mint, orange etc or you can make it with crushed chocolate cookies. In a saucepan whisk 1/3 cup flour with 1 cup water. Cook gently on medium heat while whisking. It will eventually become very thick. Put aside to cool completely. Gently melt 1/2 cup margarine and leave aside to cool. In another bowl mix 2 cups sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the melted margarine. Mix this into the cooled flour mixture. Mix together 2 cups flour and 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and add this to everything else. Break the chocolate into little pieces and mix into the batter. Put the batter evenly into a baking dish so that it is about 3 cm deep. If you first line the dish with baking parchment the cake will be easier to get out and the cleaning up will be easier! Bake at 180c/350f/gas mark 4 for 40 minutes. |