Vegan Chocolate Sponge Cake
Description
This International dessert features Self-rising flour -OR- Superfine sugar. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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(pref.
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% whole-wheat) 9 tb Sunflower oil 1/4 c Cocoa powder 1 1/2 c Water 3 ts Baking powder Vegan margarine 1 1/3 c Vanilla sugar -for greasingTO DECORATE1 Qty.
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Chocolate Fudge Icing -coarsely grated -OR- Chocolate Buttercream Confectioners' sugar Dark chocolateVEGAN LEMON CAKE VARIATION1/2 c -additional flour 1 -Lemon, rind grated 2 tb -Lemon juice
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Preheat the oven to 325 F (163&# 194;°C).
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Grease two 8- to 8-1/2-inch shallow cake pans and
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line the base of each with a circle of greased wax paper.
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Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into a bowl.
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Add the sugar, oil and water.
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Mix well to a batter-like consistency.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared pans and
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bake for about 40 minutes, until the cakes spring back to a light touch in the center.
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Turn the cakes out onto a wire rack and strip off the wax paper.
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Allow to cool completely.
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Sandwich the cake together with half the fudge icing or chocolate buttercream and
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coat the top with the
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rest .
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Sprinkle on a little grated chocolate and confectioners' sugar.
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Variation: VEGAN LEMON CAKE: Use the additional amount of flour and omit the cocoa powder.
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Replace 2 tb.
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water with lemon juice and add the grated lemon rind.
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Sandwich the cakes together and
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coat the top with lemon buttercream or fudge icing and decorate the cake with yellow sugar decorations and leaves
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cut from angelica.
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Rose Elliot, "The Complete Vegetarian Cuisine"
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 436.8kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 1.2g2%
- Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 2.4mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 91.2g31%
- Dietary Fiber 3.2g13%
- Sugars 0.4g
- Protein 12.0g24%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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