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Nans Chocolate Cake

Sarah
My Nan's Chocolate Cake is a delightful vegan treat that offers a rich, chocolatey experience with simple ingredients. This cake is perfect for any occasion, providing a moist texture and deep flavour that everyone will love. The easy-to-make vegan icing adds the perfect finishing touch to this classic dessert.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 76 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the cake:

  • 1 cup/250ml soy milk
  • ½ lemon
  • 90 g vegan butter softened/room temp or 100g regular butter if using
  • 1 cup/215g caster sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoon flax meal
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup/30g cocao powder
  • 1 ½ cups/210g plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon bicarb soda

For the icing:

  • 30 g vegan butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon soy milk
  • 1 ½ cups/160g icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp/15g cocao powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat coven to 160C and grease/line a 20cm cake tin
  • Mix the flax meal and water in a small dish and leave to the side
  • In another small bowl add the soy milk and lemon juice and leave to the side (this will thicken and turn into a vegan version of buttermilk)
  • Add butter and sugar to a mixing bowl then using an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter until pale
  • Beat (on low) in the flax meal and water mixture and then beat through the soy milk until combined. The texture may look a but unusual because of the acid from the lemon curdling the milk but this doesn't effect the cake.
  • Sift in flour, cocao powder, salt and bicarb soda and then fold to combine - transfer to cake tin and bake for 45 mins (poke with a knife and if it comes out dirty bake for a further 10 minutes) then allow to cool before icing,
  • Sift icing sugar into a mixing bowl then mix in the rest of the ingredients. Once well combined, ice your cake and enjoy! I like to serve it with some cream and blueberries.

Notes

  • Room Temperature Ingredients: Ensure all ingredients, especially the vegan butter, are at room temperature for easy mixing and better texture.
  • Proper Mixing: Mix the batter just until combined to avoid overworking the flour, which can make the cake dense.

Nutrition

Calories: 76kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gSodium: 255mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 388IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.4mg
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