One Bowl Vegan Chocolate Cake

This one bowl vegan chocolate cake is really the only cake recipe you NEED in your repertoire. Using simple ingredients, this is the easiest cake recipe you will ever make. The cake is soft and tender with a rich, dark chocolate flavour and is topped with my go-to vegan fudgy chocolate buttercream. It's just so good!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Australian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 487kcal

Author Sally

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake:

1 cup white sugar/granulated sugar
½ cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups plain flour/all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup almond milk

For the Chocolate Frosting:

¼ cup (60 grams) dairy-free butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon almond milk
pinch salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease and line a 8 inch (20 cm) round cake pan with baking paper and oil spray.
In a large bowl beat together the sugar, canola oil and vanilla. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder directly into the bowl. Slowly add the almond milk a little at a time, mixing through completely each time before adding more.
Once the batter has come together, pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the frosting by beating the dairy-free butter and vanilla together using an electric mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment fitted. Add in cocoa powder and 1 cup of the icing sugar. Continue beating until creamy. Add in the extra cup of icing sugar and about a tablespoon of milk. Continue beating until it becomes smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed to reach the desired consistency.
Using a cake knife or spatula, spread the frosting over the top of the cooled cake. Slice and serve!

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Notes

You can use a round or square baking pan for this cake recipe. See blog post for more details as cooking time will vary based on the pan size. Start checking at 30 minutes but it may take 40 for a smaller pan.

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