Name: Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 cups water; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vinegar

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Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake!

This recipe yields one 2-layer cake.

Also included is a recipe for Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

We baked a cake yesterday which is kind of a big deal around here for two reasons:

1) I just don’t do a whole lot of baking in general

2) When I do bake, it’s almost always some sort of special occasion.

But who says it has to be someone’s birthday or a holiday to make a cake?

Not my 6-year old, that’s for sure.

She’s slightly obsessed with the cooking show Kids Baking Championship and after finishing another recorded episode she came to me all inspired, “Mama, can we make a cake today?”

I couldn’t think of a reason why not so…

When I said yes to making an impromptu, from-scratch chocolate cake, this girl couldn’t get her apron and chef’s hat on fast enough!

This quick and easy recipe will yield one 8″x8″ cake but if you’re feeling fancy, just double or triple the amounts then pour batter evenly into however many pans for the number of layers you’re going for.

This cake is delicious on its own or with just a light dusting of powdered sugar but to make it truly decadent, this is the frosting –> Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients for Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake:

all-purpose flour
granulated sugar
unsweetened cocoa powder
baking soda
sea salt
vegetable oil
white vinegar

How to make Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

To a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.

Stir dry ingredients together then add water, vegetable oil, and vinegar.

Mix just until blended.

Pour equal amounts of batter into two prepared 8″ round baking pans.

Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cheers!