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Usually whenever I try new recipes from other food blogs, I update “from other blogs” link which I created recently. But since many of my readers had asked for this recipe, I thought of posting it here.
Few days back I had tried preparing chocolate cake without eggs. It came out well, but had completely forgotten the measurements I used. So when I saw Priya’s chocolate cake, I gave it a try and I loved it very much. Thanks Priya.
One thing I have to learn is decorating the cakes. As soon as I baked it, I tried decorating it and the icing melted due to hot cake 
. May be next time when I prepare it again, I will change the pictures.
Ingredients:
All purpose flour 1 and 1/2 cups
Cocoa powder 3 tea spns
Baking soda 1 tea spn
Salt 1/4 tea spn
Water 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Vanilla extract 1/2 tea spn
Vinegar 1 tea spn
Oil 1/4 cup
Method:
Mix water, sugar, oil, vanilla and vinegar till the sugar completely dissolves.
Sift together flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda.
Add the flour mix to the liquid mixture one table spoon at a time. Mix well to form a uniform dough.
Preheat the oven for 10mins at 350F.
Grease the oven proof dish or line with a parchment paper. Pour the dough.
Bake in oven at 350F for around 40mins or till a knife inserted comes out clean.
Serve it cold.
Preparation time : 50mins
Good for basic recipe and one can decorate as per choice. I too will share my own recipe soon.
October 9th, 2006 at 2:36 amwow finally my favorite chocolate cake is on this site…Thanks shilpha….If u have any chinese veg recipes that will be fabulous…..
October 9th, 2006 at 1:30 pmThanks Anjali.
Nandita, I hope you have seen Manchurian recipe and Chinese veg fried rice. I will see if I can get hold of any other Chinese recipes.
October 9th, 2006 at 1:53 pmA gorgeous cake which makes me drool……:)
October 10th, 2006 at 7:00 amHi there,
October 10th, 2006 at 4:58 pmI am a first time visitor to your blog. I am a pure vegetarian and this eggless cake looks really yummy. I am not very good at baking, but would like to try this one soon. I am taking a print out of this post, hope you won’t mind
Yummy…me trying this !!!
Do come out with any variations…I want to try baking cakes now…
October 19th, 2006 at 12:57 amThis is a good one, a simple chocolate cake. I also want to share my recipe, chocolate cake using microwave
December 12th, 2006 at 2:34 amhttp://sunithasujith.blogspot.com/search?q=chocolate+badam+cake
Hello,
December 22nd, 2006 at 6:34 amThis Recipe is wonderful. You wont believe that i actually baked a cake for the first time and it came out so well. Actually i used a German oven and referring the german manual it was so difficult and all the time i was worrying that if something went wrong the oven would explode! I even started dreaming of baking cakes and i started translating each and every instruction to use the oven.. ofcourse thanks to the google translator. Also i didnt have vinegar and cocoa powder.. Without vinegar and some chocolate syrup i followed your recipe.. Wow the end result was wonderful.. Thanks a lot for introducing me to the world of baking cakes!!!
hi! first visit to yr blog. nice blog and tasty posts.can u find recipe for eggless choclate brownieand eggless dessert.
January 16th, 2007 at 8:02 pmHi Shilpa,
January 17th, 2007 at 11:55 pmI’ve also started baking cakes recently and being a pure vegetarian have ventured out for only eggless cakes so far. U said, ur icing melted bcoz the cake was hot. That’s correct, bcoz u r supposed to cool the cake for atleast 3-4 hrs bfore icing. Next time try cooling the cake first and then put the icing, i’m sure it will turn out well!
plz tell me way how to bake cake in the microwave ovan (i hav kantax manual microwave ovan)
February 9th, 2007 at 3:03 amHello,
March 5th, 2007 at 4:59 pmI am a first-time visitor to this site, but am realizing that you have really good recipes here. I did have a question, though. What kind of vinegar do I need to use in this recipe? Is this something available in Indian stores? Is there a brand name I should look for?
Thanks!
Radha, use any normal original vinegar. You can buy it in any store, need not be from Indian store.
March 5th, 2007 at 6:36 pmHi Shilpa…. your recipes are a boon
i am always looking for eggless baked goodies and make it a point to check all your recipes.
March 15th, 2007 at 11:19 amI’ll be trying this recipe soon just want to know wether i can use balsamic vinegar because thats all i have at the time. Thanks a ton!!
I am 24 n yet do not really know cooking so well..i m a medico n hence i do not use computer so often but of late I have been trying new things..baking a cake is on my list..n aayi’s sounds so practicable..thanks..will surely give a feedback when i bake my very first cake..could anyone please tell me if there are any baking classes in mumbai on central line if possible..
March 30th, 2007 at 9:52 amKirti, I started cooking at that age too. Once you show a little interest in it, you can learn very fast. I would suggest you to bake simple egg cake if it is your first time. Thats really simple and easy too. I will ask about baking classes to my friend from Mumbai. All the very best to you and let me know your experiences.
March 30th, 2007 at 10:10 amYou cake looks gorgeous..I’m planning to try this over the weekend..
April 4th, 2007 at 5:38 pmthanks for the egless cake recipe. chanced upon it.. surely will try it out.
April 11th, 2007 at 6:31 amhi
April 13th, 2007 at 8:32 ami frequently visit this web site. i love cooking and baking eggless cake. u have given a very simple recipe of eggless chocolate cake. i am very excited to try it soon.
pls let me know the recipe of eggless cake in which coffee powder is added.
also wanted to know whether cakes microwaved taste good and get baked as good as oven?
thank u.
Hi shilpa
May 13th, 2007 at 5:57 pmWhich oil to be used Canola or vefetable oil
Divya, Vegetable oil is added to it.
May 13th, 2007 at 7:42 pmHi,
this is teh first time i visisted a sit for cooking tips… and i thoroughly enjoyed it.. i wud ike to learn how to bak cakes in microwave… especially eggless
May 19th, 2007 at 12:53 pmAntonette Says
Hi,
I have visited this sight earlier. I did not try any item. But this cake is quite tempting and will give it a try.
July 17, 2007
July 17th, 2007 at 3:33 amHi Shilpa,
This chocolate cake looks yummy. Will surely try it. Pls let me know what is vannila extract. Is it Vanilla poweder and available easily.
19th July’07
Shilpa: Vanilla extract is a kind of liquid vanilla flavor. Its usually available in grocery stores.
July 19th, 2007 at 1:41 amI love this cake it looks very delicious
July 19th, 2007 at 4:59 amHi Shilpa, I am always looking out for eggless cake recipes, and was very encouraged by the response , on your blog page as also the look of the cake to try it immediately. Unfortunately it did not turn out well, I did all that you have mentioned in the recipe. The cake did not really rise well, it turned out sort of very compact, kind of sticky and the crust , i.e the upper layer dried out to a crisp cover. I would appreciate , it very much if you could guide me, on this.Thanks
July 31st, 2007 at 9:44 pmShilpa: Shubhada, since it is a eggless cake, it does not rise well like cakes with eggs. It is a bit sticky. It looks like the temperature was too high or baking time was more. Once you find it is done, you should take it out instead of baking it more.
Hey Shilpa,
August 9th, 2007 at 9:40 amI made this cake for my hubby’s B’Day. It came out excellent. I used whipped cream icing on it. It was yummy.
Thanks a ton
-swati.
Hi Shipa,
ur eggless chocolate cake recipe seems simple and interesting but my problem is that i have a kenstar microwave. i dont know to convert the oven timing and temp for microwave… plz help! i would love to make this cake for my husband on his birthday!
Shilpa: Sorry mangala, I have never baked cake in microwave. so I can’t help in this matter.
August 13th, 2007 at 6:27 amHello Shilpa,
My nose is constantly drawn here by the delicious aroma from your kitchen and then I poke my head in to see what’s new… So, thank you for sharing your recipes so openly with us. The chocolate cake seems wonderful, but I need to ask you a favor – Could you please post a video demo so that I know how long exactly the cake needs to be beaten?
Will be anxiously waiting for it.
God Bless & Happy Cooking
Ann
Shilpa: Ann, you need to beat till all the ingredients come together and give a uniform batter. I won’t be able to post any Videos as of now, it takes a lot of time and energy which I don’t have as of now. Let me see in future if I can do it. Sorry.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:47 amDo we use:
1. Cake flour or self raising flour
2. Castor sugar or icing sugar
Shilpa: Reena, as I have mentioned in the recipe, you should use normal all purpose flour or maida. Do not use cake flour(I donno what that is) or self rising flour. Any normal sugar can be used.
September 6th, 2007 at 6:30 amIt is very tasty……….after having a look on it your muot will start watering
October 4th, 2007 at 11:13 pmHi shilpa,
Tried moist cake, came out very well.
October 6th, 2007 at 6:42 pmThanks
Wow… the recipe is so simple…Even first time bakers like me will have a good cake….Thanks !!
October 12th, 2007 at 5:18 amHi
November 15th, 2007 at 10:55 pmI tried your eggless cake recipe and it turned out fine except that it was very dense. although the knife inserted came out clean at the end of baking it turns out sticky while you actually chew the cake making you feel that its under cooked.I have read recipes of eggless cake using soda or pepsi to give the cake more ‘air’.Probably substituing pepsi with water might make it more lighter. got to try though… I tried a chocolate ganache topping for this cake and it turned out good! here is the recipe: take a 40gm bar of cadbury dairy milk chocolate and add about 1/4 cup of thick cream to it. place this in a thick bottomed cooking bowl. in another bowl heat some water ona low flame. when the water begins to steam place the bowl with cocolate and cream over it. leave unstirred untill the chocolate melts. once its melted remove off heat and stir untill the cream and chocolate is well blended. pour over chocolate cake and decorate sides with chopped nuts!
Hi Shilpa,
These are lovely recipes u have here on this site… im gonna try ur cake recipes. i only have one question. what is the equivalent of your measure of 1 cup. It would be helpful if u told me in ml. or oz.
Thanks.. I will let you know how the cake turns out once im done!
Thanks!!
Renu
Shilpa: Renu, I use standard measuring cups to measure everything. I don’t have a weighing machine so I cannot tell you in weight. Sorry.
November 16th, 2007 at 1:09 pmhi,the recipe sounds tempting. Just one doubt….what is vanilla extract??? is it same as vanilla essence? Pls. let me know.
Anubha
Shilpa: I am not sure if both of those are same, but I use both interchangeably.
November 18th, 2007 at 12:17 pmh i shilpa,
November 27th, 2007 at 11:24 pmhope for the best.i tried this of ur’s its very good.i tried in this withsome modification that is :i put half bottel of jam(i tried with mix fruit jam)u can put any jam.and i made this cake with wheat flour in micro oven(900w,10mins or u check in between the knife comes out clear it means its done.u just try and please send me the reply.thank u for this wonderful cake reciepe.waiting for ur reply…..
I do not have neither microwave nor oven can this moist chocolate cake be baked from steaming?
Shilpa: Juliet, some people bake cakes in pressure cooker also. I haven’t tried it yet. Will update if I get more info.
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:58 pmHi Shipla I have tried steaming the Moist Chocolate cake last night and it works. It taste better when it is chilled. Thank you.
December 3rd, 2007 at 7:27 pmhey! thanks for the recipe…….. needed it to says thanks to some1 for a good deed….
December 7th, 2007 at 12:24 pmHey, thank you for the recipe. I tried this one and my cake was not so sweet. I added hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder. Could that be the reason? The cake looked great but did not taste so good
Also once the cake is done, can i take it out of the pan or should i wait for it to cool completely?
Shilpa: CK, yes, you need to wait till it is completely cooled. I too use unsweetened cocoa. None of the cakes I have posted here are very sweet.
December 8th, 2007 at 3:58 pmOne more question before you get bored of my bugging. The edges of the cake came out crispy and the center a little flat.
Why is this any idea?
December 9th, 2007 at 10:21 amShilpa: CK, since no egg is used in this cake, it is a bit dense and flat cake. One of the reasons for the edge becoming crispy might be over baking, I mean baked for a long time on high heat. Sometimes when heat is very high, the outsides become crispy but inside it remains raw. You can try reducing heat a bit next time.
gr8 cake. We all enjoyed it. I wolud like to know @ cream icing.I use butter & suger. pls if any other ideas to decorate cake pls let me know.thank u for the lovely cake
January 5th, 2008 at 3:39 amShilpa: Swarna, please refer Wilton.com. They have given recipes for different types of icings and also different techniques of decorating cake. I took their classes here. But pretty much everything is there on the site.
I love cooking and bake cakes once in a while. The recent spread of bird ‘flu in West Bengal has forced me try out baking an eggless cake. I will give it a shot. The website above has nothing to do with cooking, but still you might enjoy it. Cheers.
January 25th, 2008 at 7:43 amAMIT
i try recipes sent by you.they come out very well.specially cakes with out eggs.looking for more cake recipes woth out eggs.
February 17th, 2008 at 1:46 amchhaya topre
nice recipes ( eggless cake ) .
February 24th, 2008 at 4:55 amHi shilpa,
February 24th, 2008 at 11:37 pmi like choclate cakes very much. i have 1 doubt shilpa. here instead of cocoa pdr can we add choclate syrup.if so, wats the qty…thanx
Shilpa,
I tried the cake recipe with exact 1/2 the quantity you gave. It turned out well considering it was my first ever cake
Since it was eggless my parents too enjoyed the preparation. But my cake turned slightly dry. I added 1/2 the quantity of oil you suggested.
Thanks,
February 25th, 2008 at 4:32 amAshwini.
your eggless choclate recipe is really so good
March 1st, 2008 at 4:25 am& easy .i m very happy after get this recipe.so
thanks close my heart.
if u know more type of cake recipe, so update ur recipe book,and send me ur any web side.thanks again
Hi, i’ ve noticed that in may eggless cake especially chocolate ones, you need to add vinegar? Why vinegar???
April 8th, 2008 at 6:45 amHey Shilpa,
April 28th, 2008 at 12:38 amTried this cake out and it was SUPERB!!!
http://divyascookbook.blogspot.com/2008/04/eggless-chocolate-cake_19.html
Hi,
this cake seems interesting but can I use Hershey’s chocolate syrup instead of using cocoa powder?
kindly clear my doubt
Shilpa: Jyothi, please give it a try, I don’t know. Sorry.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:02 amIt s is very yummy.
May 10th, 2008 at 9:06 pmhi,
i tried this recepi today and the cake came out really fluffy but the only thing is that sugar was not sufficient, though i followed your exact recipe. can u pls tell me what can be done to improve the sugar level? pls help me….
May 18th, 2008 at 5:22 pmI love baking and entertaining guests and ur cake has got them wanting more thanks and all the best
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:45 amhi shilpa i made this eggless choclate cake followed the same recipe u’ve shown bt it wasn’t tht good i don’t know wht went wrong cauz i followed the same instructions bt cake when baked for 35-40 mins wasn’t tht spongy and ws sticking in teeth the only change i made was added synthetic vinegar because i only had tht one.nt white vinegar.do u think it may b the reason for no sponge. i tried simple egg cake n it ws superb. plz ans wht may b the reason for nt getting such result for moist choclate cake.i wanna try ths cake again.
Shilpa: Since it does not have eggs, it is a bit sticky. Use the other chocolate cake recipe(with eggs) and see if that works.
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 amhi shilpa
i am a regular visitor to ur site, its great.
can u tell me why you used vinegar in this recipe please? i dont like the smell of vinegar so can i omit that, would it affect the taste…?
thank you
regards
Nila
Shilpa: Sorry Neela, I don’t know. I just followed the recipe as it is.
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 amhi shilpa
i noticed that u have answered to one of ur reader questions regarding the vinegar, and u mentioned normal vineger. i am not sure which one of these u meant.
1/ white vinegar
2/malt vinegar
3/balsamic vinegar
please let me know.
thanks
Shilpa: I use the distilled white vinegar(colorless one) because that was the one readily available in India. I have continued using the same now as I did not like the taste of some other types.
July 11th, 2008 at 9:18 amgood
August 13th, 2008 at 4:46 amloved the cake
October 8th, 2008 at 7:09 pmHi Shilpa
Can you pls tell me which baking coca did u use? I heard it turns bitter and specific baking coca should be used.
Shilpa: You can use any cocoa. I have used different brands and they all turned well.
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:11 pmHello Shilpa
November 8th, 2008 at 11:51 amthanx for ur reply abt the baking coca. I want to know if you used dutch processed or natural unsweetened coca.
Thank you in advance for all wonderful recipes.
Hello Shilpa
November 11th, 2008 at 12:25 amI had been baking cakes for a long time and never had any problem. But today with same recipes, 1/2 the quantity, I tried 3 cakes, all resulted in sinking. I even reduced the temperature for 2nd and 3rd cake. This was really frustrating. I got a new Baking Soda (very good brand in USA) recently. May be I am new to this oven. I am not understanding the reason. Can you help me with it?
Hi.
Thanks for the great recipe.
Just one ques. If i do not have an oven, what is the method of baking it in a pressure cooker?
Shilpa: Check out the comment here.
December 24th, 2008 at 2:26 amThis is the most wonderful chocolate cake! I never thought I could do this without eggs. I made this cake for a friend who has food allergies to milk, eggs, and gluten so I used spelt flour instead of wheat flour. It turned out perfect. Thank you so much.
December 31st, 2008 at 9:49 amDo you have to bake at less temperature (by 25 degree F) if you are baking in a glassware?
Shilpa: As far as i know, its same temperature.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:39 pmHi madam,
It is necessary that I have to use vinegar and vanilla essence in this cake. without these two also can I bake chocolate cake nicely?
Shilpa: I haven’t tried it. Sorry.
January 29th, 2009 at 6:22 amsimple and looks mouthwatering…
have u used a microwave for this cake??
well same que withrespect to baking them in microwave, how many mins must one keep it for ?
really helpful if u let me know
Shilpa: Sorry, I haven’t baked any cakes in microwave. I have conventional oven
February 4th, 2009 at 2:36 amthanks.but what if its an ordinary microwave?what if its an oven?
February 21st, 2009 at 3:29 amhow do u ensure that the cake becomes moist?????which ingredient makes the difference coz i have tried betty crocker’s mixes and none of it turns out to be moist???
February 21st, 2009 at 11:06 amHi shilpa i m regualr at ur blog and have tried many fantastic reciepes from here
. Today i tried Moist Chocolate Cake (eggless)….the reciep was v simple, however d cake didnt rise much. and i followed the reciepe to the T……can u suggest something for this???
February 26th, 2009 at 8:31 amHi Shilpa,
March 20th, 2009 at 4:14 amjust tried this cake and it was great…I baked it for my friends b’day and she loved it….and it wasn’t dense but very much fluffy…great work and great site for people like me …thanks
I tried out this recipe, following every instruction very closely and the product was quite dreadful. The cake was quite dense and sticky on the inside. It seemed undercooked and left a raw aftertaste. Don’t know where it went wrong for me (reading the comments, it appears that most people haven’t had this problem)…
April 24th, 2009 at 5:47 pmYuummy!!!!its easy and tasty!!!i opened it for my home science project…..and it works!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 2:57 amhey..tomorrow is my mum’s b’day, n i had planned to bake a cake for her this time.
I’m 15, n’ this is going to b my first attempt..n i ‘ve chosen to give ur cake a try..hope it comes out well, am worried…
I’ve a question, indeed..what is the flour we use in this recipe..is it maida or sumthin??..
n i didnt understand greasing the dish part with paper..am sorry for being an idiot cook…
Shilpa: You can use maida. You can grease anyway you like. I just used a parchment paper at the bottom of the dish and poured batter over it.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:46 pmToday is my bud day.
I was just thinking if i can find some shop where pure veg cake is available.
Just surfed on google and found your link very first….
At least not me… but who are eating the cake you prepared, would be enjoying….
Great…
Thanks Yaa….
June 18th, 2009 at 10:29 pm