Ultimate egg-free chocolate cake recipe
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil. to grease the tin
200g (7oz) plain flour
2tbsp cornflour
200g (7oz) caster sugar
3tbsp cocoa powder
1tsp baking powder
1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2tsp salt
250ml water
75ml (3fl oz) vegetable oil
1tbsp malt vinegar
1tsp vanilla extract
For the topping
45g (2oz) cocoa powder
1 tin (397g. 13oz) sweetened condensed milk
30g (1oz) butter
Preheat oven to 180讈 / 350躘/ Gas 4. Line and grease a 20cm/ 8? round loose base cake tin. Sieve the flour. cornflour. sugar. 3 tablespoons cocoa. baking powder. bicarbonate of soda and salt together and place in the food mixer. Add the water. oil. vinegar and vanilla. Mix well until smooth and pour batter into the prepared tin. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes before leaving to cool. Meanwhile. combine the 45g cocoa powder. sweetened condensed milk and butter in the top half of a double boiler and cook until thick. Spread the warm mixture over the top of the slightly cooled cake.
