Yummy Vegan Chocolate Cake

I have to share this recipe that always works perfectly 🙂

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients
1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup warm water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp distilled white or apple cider vinegar

Chocolate Glaze
1/2 cup sugar
4 tbsp margarine
2 tbsp soy or almond milk
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla extract

Note: if you don’t care to make it vegan, or don’t have soy milk or margarine, you can use butter in place of the margarine, and whatever milk you prefer in place of the soy. Another option is choosing gluten-free white self-raissing flour.

To Cook: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In an 8X8 square pan/dish, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt with a fork, making sure it is really blended together. Add the water, vanilla, oil, and vinegar, and again, mix together so that it’s really blended together. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides if necessary.

Place in oven and bake for about 30 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. Cool on a rack completely (2 hours).

For The Glaze: In a small saucepan, bring sugar, margarine, milk, and cocoa to a boil. Stir frequently; then reduce heat to a simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. It’ll look gloppy, but it’s just the bubbles! Remove from heat and stir for another 5 minutes.Add vanilla, stir, and immediately pour onto cake. Glaze dries really quickly, so spread it immediately and add any sprinkles now. Let this cool for an 1 hour, if you can wait that long! Add sprinkles for colour 🙂