Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake

I made this for Himself's birthday last week, and it was scrumptious! Licked the bowls and everything, heavenly!

No picture for this, unfortunately we ate it all between ourselves and our friends before I got a chance to get a good shot of it.

Absurdly Easy Chocolate Cake (by Boutell.com)

This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian/vegan diet.

Ingredients:
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3 cups flour (680 grams)
2 cups sugar (450 grams)
6 tablespoons cocoa (100 grams)
2 teaspoons baking soda (10 cc's = 10 ml)
1 teaspoon salt (5 cc's = 5 ml)
3/4 cup vegetable oil (200 cc's)
2 tablespoon vinegar (30 cc's)
2 teaspoon vanilla (10 cc's)
2 cup cold water (480 cc's)

I also added 1 cup of roughly chopped walnuts.

The 2 cups of cold water can be substituted with 2 cups of cold coffee to make mocha cake.


Instructions:
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Mix the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients. Stir until smooth. Transfer mixture to baking tin and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 minutes. Makes two layers of a two-layer 9-inch or 8-inch round cake, or one small sheet cake. When cool, frost it.

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And now for the frosting recipe:


Vegan Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Frosts one cake, up to two layers.

Suitable for a vegetarian/vegan diet.

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Ingredients:

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1/2 cup vegan margarine
2 cups vegan powdered sugar (though caster sugar will do in a pinch)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons soy milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
a dash of salt

Instructions:
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1. Soften the vegan margarine. (This would be a good step to do while baking the cake). Once the cake has cooled, start making your frosting.

2. Cream the sugar into the softened margarine. Then add the vanilla extract, soy milk, cocoa powder, and salt. Mix well. If it is too thick, add a very small amount of soy milk, and if it is too thin, add more powdered/caster sugar. Continue to mix until the frosting is gooey and spreadable.

3. Frost your cake. 

4. Refrigerate for at least an hour to let the frosting set. Enjoy licking the bowl.

5. To store, seal the cake in an airtight container and keep refrigerated.

NOM!