Servings : one 8" cake
I’ve been getting frequent requests for an eggless cake recipe. Bearing in mind that I needed to achieve the kind of cake that has all the softness, moistness and delicious flavour that my favourite egg-based cakes have, I decided to turn to my trusty Moist Chocolate Cake recipe and work with that basic recipe, altering it to be suitable for those who want an eggless version. I made a few adjustments, and here are the results as you can see for yourself, a delicately soft, super moist, almost fudgy textured cake, with the same amazing and intense chocolate flavour! The cake does not rise as much as the egg-based version, however the taste is incredibly similar! I definitely will be making this cake again and AGAIN! 😉
I didn’t feel the cake needed any frosting, so we enjoyed it as is with tall glasses of chilled milk (YUM!!), but you can frost it with ganache or buttercream frosting, or even our awesome and super-quick fudge frosting if you like!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup plain/all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup grinded/castor sugar
- 1/3 cup melted butter or odourless oil
- 1/2 cup milk (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup hot coffee (1/4 tsp. instant coffee mixed in 1/2 cup hot water)
- 1/4 cup thick yoghurt (at room temperature)
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
Instructions
Preheat oven to 170 degrees C, then grease, line and flour one 7″ or 8″ cake pan.
In a big mixing bowl, sieve the flour with the cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder THREE TIMES. This aerates the flour and evenly distributes the baking powder/soda thereby giving a lighter and fluffier cake. Add the grinded/caster sugar. Stir together.
Create a well in the center and add the liquid ingredients, starting with the hot coffee, followed by the melted butter or oil, then the milk and finally the yoghurt. Mix until just combined (if using a hand-mixer, takes less than a minute). Do not over-mix as it will give a tough cake.
Pour the batter into the prepared greased pan and bake in the middle rack in the oven for approximately 20-25 minutes or until a skewer stuck into the center of the cake comes out clean. Do not over-bake.
Cool on a wire rack, turn the cake out of it’s pan and peel of the grease-proof paper. Cool completely and either frost or serve as is.
Enjoy! 🙂
Hi…1 cup equals to hw much
Hi…1 cup equals to hw much grams plz….am from mauritius…not familiar measuring cups but rather grams….thx
Hi, please use this note:
Hi, please use this note: http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/my-measurements/
Hi,
Hi,
This is a wonderful website. May Allah reward you for this. Would you like us to contribute further recipes to your website e.g one lady here asked for rasmalai and I make very good ras malai. Please let me know and I can give it to you.
Regards
Hi and thank you! I have
Hi and thank you! I have already posted my ras malai recipe but yes you can share yours with me if you like. Email it to me. 🙂
can i avoid caster sugar?
can i avoid caster sugar?
Simply grind regular sugar to
Simply grind regular sugar to make caster sugar.
can i make vanilla cake
can i make vanilla cake instead of chocolate using same measurements?
Sorry but have never tried
Sorry but have never tried that, though I doubt it will give the same results.
ok thanx sis
ok thanx sis
I tried this cake. and it
I tried this cake. and it turned out sooo well… alhamdulilah. thankyou so much for the wonderful recipe. your recipes are always the best!
A.a,i really wana try to bake
A.a,i really wana try to bake this cake at my sisters house but da problem she has a gas oven it doesnt have the temperature section it just have the bottom and top section of settingwen she bakes her cakes burn please help me how to use the oven.
W/Salaam, I use an electric
W/Salaam, I use an electric oven so do not have much experience with gas ones. Make sure the oven is preheated, then turn just the bottom on for half the baking time followed by the top burner the second half to even out the baking and to give colour to your cakes. Make sure the cake is in the middle rack of the oven.
al try inshallah
al try inshallah
hi..
hi..
can i make this one on stove ??
Hi, yes you can.
Hi, yes you can.
Can I ask you what type of
Can I ask you what type of thick yogurt do you mean? And also as for the coffee, what was the reason to add coffee? Will it taste like coffee?
Please reply my message as soon aa, as I intend to make it.
Any thick yoghurt works, make
Any thick yoghurt works, make sure it is fresh. Coffee enhances the chocolate flavour.
Hi fauziya I tried this cake
Hi fauziya I tried this cake and it was pretty moist from inside but the outer layer was very stiff rubbery like.. So I removed the whole outer layer and frosted it..any idea what must have gone wrong?? Also I m planning to bake this cake for my daughters bday for around 55-60 people..so should I triple the measurements or make it four times??reply soon
Hi, sounds like the oven
Hi, sounds like the oven heating might have had an issue. Did you preheat the oven before baking? Refer to tip number 8 in this note and see if it helps.
http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/cake-mistakes-find-out-why
And should I triple the
And should I triple the measurements for guest list of 55-60 ??kindly reply as I have to bake it today
An 8″ cake normally serves
An 8″ cake normally serves around 10-12 people. You can multiply accordingly for the amount needed.
An 8″ cake normally serves
An 8″ cake normally serves around 10-12 people. You can multiply accordingly for the amount needed.
Hi I was just wondering if
Hi I was just wondering if there’s an alternative if I didn’t want to use coffee
Hi, use hot water.
Hi, use hot water.
cake came out very well i
cake came out very well i made little changes instead of 1 1/4 of all purpose flour i used 1 cup all purpose flour and 1/4 cup of semolina (rava) . thanks for the receipe.
Hi fauzia, I hav panasonic
Hi fauzia, I hav panasonic convectional microwave oven.. My doubt is while baking cake where should v place the baking tray…in the base (ceramic tray) or upon the low middle rack or upon the high middle rack.
I am new in baking and very fond of trying ur receipes….tat y asked..
Hi! I personally never use a
Hi! I personally never use a microwave for my cooking/baking so am not sure how it works or how the time and temp varies.However it is always advisable to bake cakes in the centre rack of the oven (when using an oven) so am assuming the same is true for microwaves too.
Hi, I put the batter into a
Hi, I put the batter into a muffin tray for a change. It didnt rise and was not sweet enough. I measured the suger correctly. Any possible reason?
Did you follow the rest of
Did you follow the rest of the ingredients list without making any substitutions?
Hi fauzia i am a big fan of
Hi fauzia i am a big fan of your recipes. But newat baking.
Kindly tell me can i use curd (dahi) instead of yougurt?
But curd is not thick enough as you have mentioned thick yougurt.
Or can i use nestle yougurt? Will that be ok in respect of thickness?
Hi, curd is fine but just
Hi, curd is fine but just drain it in a clean cotton cloth to remove all excess moisture. Have not tried with nestle yoghurt.
Great recipe, very accurate
Great recipe, very accurate and very tasty !
Salam Great work, May Allah
Salam Great work, May Allah give u more success…
Kindly please tell me what is difference between plain/All purpose flour? is this (meda)
W/Salaam, they are the same
W/Salaam, they are the same thing.
Hi Fauzia, my question is can
Hi Fauzia, my question is can i make cupcakes with this recipe??
Hi, yes you can.
Hi, yes you can.