Many vegetarians and vegans often miss out on holiday cakes because they are made with eggs. Here is a wonderfully simple recipe for an Eggless Chocolate Cake submitted by Ekta, one of our viewers. You won’t even miss the eggs! It is also great for those watching their cholesterol. It’s perfect for the holidays…enjoy!
Ingredients:
All-Purpose Flour – 1.5 cups
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – 3 Tbsp, sifted
Baking Soda – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1 cup
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 5 Tbsp
White Vinegar – 1 Tbsp
Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
Cold Water – 1 cup
Method:
- In a mixing bowl, add Flour, Cocoa Powder, Baking Soda, Sugar and Salt. Mix well.
- Add in Oil, Vinegar, Vanilla Extract and Water.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together with a hand blender until there are no more lumps.
- Pour batter into a greased 9 inch by 9 inch baking pan, two inches deep.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (approx 180 degrees C) for about half an hour. Poke a toothpick or fork into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
- Remove pan from the oven and cool for about 5 minutes before flipping it over onto a platter.
- Cool completely if you want to apply frosting, else serve with a dollop of whipped cream or chocolate sauce.
Tips:
1. For a variation, we used Mango pulp (10tbsp) instead of the cocoa and vanilla essence….and it was just divine! Cooking time :33 minutes.
Hi Hetal & Anuja!
I last tried the walnut and dates cake at my mom’s b’day and it turned out pretty well. I kept it a bit longer in the oven, so it was a bit rough around the edges, but still tasty.
Now i am gonna give this cake a try at my little niece’s b’day. It’s ok if i put almonds or some other nuts in it right? let me know 😉
Sumit
PS. Keep on bringin the dessert recipes, am a real sweettooth :p
Hi Hetal,
Thankyou very much.
Hi Deepa,
Some of the larger Indian grocery stores carry the kind that we use. In American stores such as Walmart, you will find one that looks a little different but works very well. It is called a “flour sifter”.
I have a small doubt that from where i can buy a sieve?
I have just came to US so very much confused about this kind of smallthings 🙁
Hi Jayashree,
All purpose flour is maida, so you can use it. If you don’t have a hand blender, you can mix the batter by hand with a large spoon.
Hi,
Thanks for this recipe!!! Looks Yummy !!! Can i use maida instead of all purpose flour?? Also do let me know is there any alternative method to mix the dry & wet ingredients without using a hand blender??
Thank u for your response
Hi Ambika,
We’d imagine it would be hard to mix the batter in a blender because it it a little thick, but if it worked for you, then it must be ok.
Usually, certain batter are not mixed too much because over mixing causes the flour to form gluten and the cake becomes chewy. This is probably what you are referring to.
Hi Hetal and Anuja,
First of all, thanks a ton for this absolutely wonderful recipe. I have made it thrice already, and my husband and in-laws loved it!
I have a doubt though – since I do not have a hand blender to mix the dry and wet cake ingredients, I used my mixie. I heard that that would reduce the fluffiness of the cake… is that true??
My cakes turned out good anyways, it’s just a doubt that I had 🙂
Regards…
Hi Rupa,
Using malt vinegar may introduce certain flavors that may not go with the chocolate. White wine vinegars are sometimes less than the 5% acidity. So, basically, I would have to say no – you probably should not use them. Never having tried it myself, I would be interested in knowing exactly what does happen if you use them (in case you decide to try it 🙂 ).
Hi hetal,
Thank you for reply so soon, just wanted to know so i can not use malt or white wine vinegar in the cake, if i can not get distill white vingar.
thanks rupa
Hi Rupa,
Usually, white vinegar will simply say “Distilled White Vinegar” on the bottle. It is normally a 5% acidic solution and made from grain (most common – maize). Other vinegars are made from various things like barley (malt) or rice or wine. The use of vinegar in this recipe is important because it is the rising factor in place of the eggs. We use white only for it’s rising ability and also that it will not introduce other flavors like the malt or rice wine into the cake.
Hi want to make this choc cake but want know which white vinegar you mean to use.
Because here in london you get malt vinegar the one you can you use on chip or do you mean white wine vinegar to use for cooking or on salad.
Please get me soon, because want make this cake for valentine day this month.
Thank you very Much Rupa
bye
why does the time say 1:57 AM??? 😉
choc cake looks delish
Hi Vijay,
Vinegar is available at any grocery store in the aisle that has ketchup, olives and other condiments.
from where can i get venigar ?
Hi mam,
Pl help. I have to bake this again before next week.
Pl reply.
Priya
Hi mam,
I tried it yest for my Bday! 🙂 Actually..it was for a combined treat since it is my husband’s bday today!
1. Actually,i could have added more sugar. I use “private selection” sugar.
2. I took a deeper vessel to make it. So,it took one hour to bake it. 🙂 i know it sounds funny.
Other wise the cake was nice. 🙂 Actually very simple.
🙂
Mam,can u tell how to store this. I mean,i live in portland,OR and this place is chill. so,is it necessary to keep it in fridge? If so,till how many days can i keep it.
Kindly clarify our doubt.
Cheers,
Priya
Hi Ujwal,
A lot of times when the baking dish is too big, the edges get crispy and the cake looses it’s moisture. What size pan did you use?
Hi
I tried this recipe. The taste was very good.. but the cake center fluffed up a lot. The upper part of the cake i.e the outer crust came out very crispy(Just like cookies). I baked at 165C. Last time I also tried some other cake and the same was the issue with that too. Can you please suggest me what could be my mistake?
Hi,
I am sorry you misunderstood, but I said “We realize that a lot of people don’t eat eggs”, not “We didn’t realize that a lot of people don’t eat eggs”.
Even though I have grown up in America, I fully understand what vegetarianism is. After all, I am a vegetarian.
Hi Hetal,
As you maintioned in your video that,you didn’t realise that some people even don’t eat eggs..and here you are saying we are vegetarian…how can? and other this you are Gujarati and all Gujaraties are vegetarian people..who don’t touch even eggs and some of the are vegan.I think you are in US so that is your defination.
Thanks
Hi Hetal, tried this recipe in oct begining for hubs bday..it was a smash hit (used ganache for layers and top, used whipped cream wt alphonso pulp, chilled for half an hour as topping) the cake was moist and flavorful! Today wd bake it again for my kid’s 4th bday. Tks for sharing such a wonderful recipe…baked it as is, no changes or alterations in your recipe!! Keep the good work going gals!(BTW I googled for eggless cho.cake n found u on u-tube!)
i love this recipe but is there anyway you could make the cake vanilla instead of chocolate? if so please tell me. [:|]
Hi Rashmi,
This recipe was submitted by one of our viewers so we followed it exactly. The difference between baking soda and baking powder is that baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate and baking powder is baking soda mixed with an acidic agent (cream of tartar) and a drying agent (starch).
Since this recipe uses an acidic agent (vinegar), you must use baking soda. You may be able to remove both the vinegar and baking soda and replace it with baking powder. We have never tried it that way but if you do, please let us know how it turns out.
Hi,
Is it possible to use baking powder instead of baking soda? If yes, will the same quantity work?
I want to bake this cake for an event but don’t have baking soda at home.
Thanks!
Hello Hetal and Anuja,
I am so happy after making this its so simple and easy. As I cannot eat outside so I was trying from last few months to make at home but could not… But this make my dream come true…
Thanks a Lot…..
Hi Snehal,
Although we have never tried it, some of our viewers have substituted mango for the cocoa powder. I am not sure about using fresh strawberry pulp but you could definitely use strawberry syrup (Hershey’s or similar) in the mix.
Hi Hetal & Anuja,
Thanks for the easy to follow recipe. One theng i want to ask is ..whether we can make the eggless strawebery cake the same way …by replacing the cocoa powder with strawberry syrup/pulp at the later stage …and adding some fresh chopped strawberries in the mix..
Can we do the icing on this type of cake just like black forest cake…
Hi Vani,
You could increase the amount of sugar in the recipe by a 1/4 or 1/2 cup according to taste.
Enjoy!
hi hetal and anuja,
i did try out this cake. it came out really fluffy but the only thing is we need more sweeter. can u pls tell me what to do to get it more sweeter.
thanks
vani.
more sugar…
We usually add sugar on the average side, you can always go up or down to taste.
Happy Cooking!
Hi Sid,
We are sure there are many variations of this wonderful cake out there. This happens to be one we received from one of our viewers.
This is a complete rip-off from another site. Here’s the original recipe…
http://srefoodblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/amazin-amazon-chocolate-cake-eggless.html
Thanks Ashwini,
You can add a little more sweetness to this cake by drizzling some chocolate syrup over it.
Hi Hetal and Anuja,
You both are doing an awesome job by sharing these recipes with us…i have tried most of them….they all came out really yummy….esp this chocolate cake…would have liked it more sweeter though…anyway…its a healthy cake…thank you so much!…
keep up the good work..
cheers!
hey guys,
i think its just too good, i am a jain purely vegeterian and i really appreciate eggless recipies for desserts. apart from the cake i saw other recipies as well they are so less time consuming at yet so perfect.i am not sure but i would like to know more recipies for typical india subzia like karela and stuff , as we dont even use onion garlic and potatoes, please let me know if you would post any of the recipies, i would really appreciate that… thanks Hina
Hi Hetal and Anuja,
First of all thank you for this wonderful site. You guys are doing a wonderful job 🙂
I tried what you had mentioned in Tips with Mango pulp but it turned out very bad. It didnt taste like Cake. Could you tell me what might have gone wrong? Chocolate cake turns out pretty good except we would like to have more sweet 🙂
Thanks,
Payal
Hi Nik,
This cake turns out soft and fluffy. The recipe makes a cake which is approx 1/2 of what a ready to bake box makes.
hi hetal,
i tried to make the chocolate cake as shown in your video,but it tastes like salty, i used exact ingredients , and followed the exact procedure,, what can i do to make it tasty next time???
plz reply
Kavita
Hi Kavita,
We have never had an issue with the cake tasting salty. Sometimes, some salt is “saltier” than others. If using the same salt, try cutting it down to half next time.
what size cake will come out of this?…i want to make a 9″ cake
is it spongey?….fluffy…or is it a hard cake?
Anuja & Hetal,
We are vegetarians and therefore we were delighted to try and savor this recipe. Thank you Ekta also!
We made it atleast a dozen times in a matter of a month. So we wanted to vary it and avoid getting bored of it.
Here is our version:
All parts of the recipe remain the same except for the cocoa powder. Instead we used 2 well mashed bananas and a few partly crushed walnuts. We also increased the time to about 33 minutes.
It was mouth watering delicious, especially fresh hot out of the oven.
Try it for yourself!
Hetal and Anuja, Hi,
Is ir possible for you to have printer-friendly versions of your pages? Could you work on that? Would be very useful.
The cake has to be baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Centigrade).
You can buy cocoa powder at any grocery store.
Hi, it looks reallly yummy..can’t wait to make it. But one question, what temp. should i put the oven on to bake the cake? and where would i find the cocoa powder?
Thank you
hi ,
can u please shoe us how to frost cakes
and also can u pls post eggless fruit cake also. would greatly appreciate it.
If you want any of these recipes, then just go on youtube, and type whatever you want. You’ll get it 🙂
soo bad recipie boo so dum akta
Hi,
Could you give us some tips on how to bake the same cake in microwave instead of oven…it will take less time in microwave to bake…Thanks
ohooo, thats look yummy Ekta. I will bake it for my son Shivam. If it turns out good, then I will send it for Eshan.
thank you so much for publishing my recipe and yes, its does taste good. Thank you
Good of you to post this. I am glad to see that it has no dairy as well. It’s a useful for people with egg/dairy allergies.