Chocolate cake, Vegan friendly, Easter friendly
User Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
Chocolate cake, Vegan friendly, Easter friendly
Report
From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.
Share:
Ingredients
- 225 gm plain flour 1.5 cups
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 30 gm cocoa powder - dark
- 200 gm caster sugar 1 cup
- 250 ml water 1 cup
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar or any vinegar
- 125 ml vegetable oil ½ cup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For chocolate ganache:
- 500 gm sweet potato unpeeled uncooked weight - you might need two
- 350 gm dark chocolate cut into pieces
Add to Shopping List
Instructions
- Oven 170 C / 350 F deg, to bake the cake / 8 inch cake tin - 20 cm. 200 C / 180 F to bake the sweet potato
- Put the flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl with the cocoa powder.
- Add the water, vanilla, oil and vinegar. Mix until a smooth batter is formed
- Pour into a lined round tin. Bake gently for 30-40 minutes or until cooked in the centre when tested with a toothpick. If you have a hot oven bake at 160 C.
The Sweet Potato ganache
- Break or chop the chocolate up into tiny pieces and put into a bowl. Scoop out the potato and put into the bowl with the chocolate and mix till melted. Use a hand mixer to give the ganache a beating and cool it down
Or Alternatively even better*******
- You can peel and put the potato into a food processor and whizz till smooth and the chopped chocolate and process till smooth.Make sure the sweet potato is hot. This will melt the chocolate.
- The ganache will get firmer as it cools so if you want to pipe do it straight away.
Genuine Reviews
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
Other Recipes
You'll Also Love
