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The very best Incredible Chocolate Fudge Cake (that happens to be vegan)

dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, soya-free, vegetarian and vegan) Makes 2 18cm cakes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: cake, Dessert, tea time

Ingredients
  

  • 240 g dairy-free milk
  • 1 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice
  • 40 g flavourless oil such as sunflower
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 200 g self-raising flour
  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 70 g dairy-free yoghurt
  • For the chocolate fudge icing:
  • 175 g dairy-free dark chocolate melted
  • 250 g dairy-free margarine
  • 350 g icing sugar sifted
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • 2 x 18cm cake tins

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Centigrade
  2. Grease and line the bottom of both cake tins
  3. In a jug or small bowl mix together the milk, vinegar, oil and vanilla. Set aside
  4. In a large bowl combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, add the yoghurt and stir well until you have a thick but well combined mixture with no lumps of raw flour.
  6. Divide between the two cake tins and level off. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen and a knife comes out clean.
  7. Remove from the tins and cool on a wire rack.
  8. Whilst the cakes are cooling, make the icing.
  9. Melt the chocolate and leave to cool
  10. Whisk together the margarine, icing sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  11. Whisk in the chocolate until the buttercream is a uniform colour. It will thicken considerably once the chocolate is added.
  12. Use the buttercream the fill and completely cover the cake. Decorate as desired.

Notes

To make a traybake version for a 20cm x 20cm square tin:
150g self-raising flour
35g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
70g caster sugar
180g dairy-free milk
1/2 tsp vinegar
40g dairy-free yoghurt
25ml oil
1 tsp vanilla
- Follow the instructions of the sandwich cake, using just one tin and bake for 20-25 minutes. Use the same amount of icing for a generous layer