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Eggless Devils Food Cake

Jun-06-2016
Megha Vikram Singh
20 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
12 People
Serves
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ABOUT Eggless Devils Food Cake RECIPE

Inspired by Nigella... But my own eggless version.

Recipe Tags

  • Egg-free
  • Medium
  • Dinner Party
  • European
  • Whisking
  • Baking
  • Sauteeing
  • Dessert
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 12

  1. Maida 200g
  2. Cocoa 50g
  3. Baking soda 1tsp
  4. salt 1/4 tsp
  5. Cornstarch 20g
  6. Oil/melted butter 1/2cup
  7. Sugar 200g
  8. Milk 250ml
  9. Vinegar 2tsp
  10. Vanilla Essence 1tsp
  11. For the frosting:
  12. Butter 170g
  13. Water 125ml
  14. Brown sugar 35g
  15. Dark chocolate 300g

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180C.
  2. Grease and line one 8 inch tin or two six inch ones.
  3. Sift Maida, salt, cocoa and baking soda together
  4. Mix oil and sugar till well incorporated.
  5. Add the oil, milk, vinegar and essence to the sugar and oil and mix well.
  6. Next, mix the dry and wet ingredients together.
  7. Do not over beat as it will make the cake dense
  8. Pour in the prepared tins
  9. Bake till tester comes out clean. 30min for single eight inch and twenty each for the six inch tins.
  10. Cool on wire rack. Remove and let cool completely before frosting. After cooking the single eight inch cake is to be sliced horizontally into two for sandwiching.
  11. FOR THE FROSTING:
  12. Heat the water, soft butter and sugar till butter melts and it comes to a rolling boil.
  13. Take off the heat and add the chopped chocolate
  14. Stir after 2 mins to help melt and mix till smooth and glossy
  15. Leave to cool on kitchen counter stirring occasionally to get smooth mix.
  16. Place one half of the cake on a plate.
  17. Spread one third of the cooled frosting on this.
  18. Place the other half on top and frost top with another one third.
  19. The remains one third goes on the sides. Make swirl patterns if you wish to.

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Priyanka Chakroborty
Mar-11-2018
Priyanka Chakroborty   Mar-11-2018

Without baking powder?

Ashlesha Phatak
Jul-14-2017
Ashlesha Phatak   Jul-14-2017

Is 1/2 cup oil equivalent to 125 ml?

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