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Depression cake (Vegan chocolate cake)

    Ingredients

  • 1½ (3 ½ dl) cups flour
  • ¾ cup (1 ¾ dl) sugar
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup (80 ml) neutral-flavored oil
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt

    method

  1. Mix all the ingredients together until smooth. Pour the batter into a greased 9x9-inch (23x23 cm) baking pan.
  2. Bake in the middle of the oven at 180°C (350°F) for 25–30 minutes, or until a skewer or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  3. You can top the cake with icing or buttercream, or serve it with ice cream or whipped cream.

Simple Chocolate Icing

Ingredients

1¼ cups powdered sugar (about 3dl)

2 tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbsp coffee

3 tbsp water

Method 

Mix everything together until smooth and pour over the cake once it has completely cooled.

Simple Chocolate butter cream 


2 cups powders sugar (about 5dl)

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbs water/coffee/milk

Mix everything together with a hand mixer until fluffy and spread over the cake once it has completely cooled.