Food Allergy Mums Really Chocolatey Chocolate Cake Recipes

FOOD ALLERGY MUMS' REALLY CHOCOLATEY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/425°F/gas 7. Line the base of two 20cm cake tins with baking paper and lightly grease the paper and tins with oil.
• Mix the rice milk and cider vinegar together and set aside. Don't worry if it separates - you are effectively making a buttermilk that will give the cake a light texture and help to activate the raising agents.
• Put in the sugar in a large mixing bowl. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder, then add baking powder, bicarb of soda, xantham gum and salt. Mix together really well.
• Pour the oil, vanilla and the rice milk and vinegar mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix them together really well either by hand or gently using a handheld blender.
• Divide the mixture between the two prepared tins. Tap the tins on your work surface to remove any large air bubbles and place on the middle shelf in the oven. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes (test with a skewer or sharp knife - if it comes out clean, it's cooked).
• Leave the cakes to cool in their tins for 5 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.
• To make the icing, put the sunflower spread in a bowl. Sift in the icing sugar and cocoa powder, then whisk to combine.
• Break the chocolate up into pieces in a microwave-safe bowl and cook on high in 10-second bursts until it has just melted. Mix into the icing.
• Spread an even layer of icing on one of the cooled cakes and then place the other cake on top. Top the cake with the rest of the icing. Decorate with dairy-free chocolate buttons (or fresh berries if preferred). Photo by Chris Terry

VERY CHOCOLATEY CAKE

Steps:

• Ask a grown-up to switch the oven on to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Break the eggs into a small bowl and scoop out any bits of shell, then tip them into a large bowl.
• Put the sugar and butter in a bowl, then sift over the flour, baking powder and cocoa.
• Beat everything together using a wooden spoon or electric beaters, then stir in the chocolate drops.
• Spoon half of the mixture into each tin and smooth the tops.
• Ask a grown-up to bake the cakes for 20-25 mins or until risen and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn out onto a rack.
• Beat the butter and icing sugar, then fold in the chocolate. Spread over the middle, sandwich the cakes together, then dust with icing sugar.

CHOCOLATEY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 10 by 3-inch round pan with butter, line the bottom and sides of the pan with parchment paper, and grease the paper. (I'll let you just grease, line the bottom of the pan, and lightly flour the sides if you're feeling lazy.)
• Place a large sifter or a sieve in a large mixing bowl. Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and sift.
• Add the sugar and whisk until combined.
• In another large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla together.
• Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until there are no lumps and the batter is smooth.
• Carefully pour in the boiling water and stir until combined. (Watch the little ones with the hot water!)
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the center of the oven for approximately 50 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, and the cake bounces back when lightly pressed.
• Remove from the oven and let the cake stand for 10 minutes. Run a butter knife around the cake to gently release. Peel off the parchment paper from the sides. Invert the cake, peel off the bottom piece of parchment, and cool on a wire rack.
• Variation:
• Coffee Enhanced Chocolate Cake: Swap the cup of water for a cup of hot black coffee.

MOST CHOCOLATEY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees celcius and grease and flour 2 nine inch pans.
• 2. Mix together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
• 3. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes.
• 4. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin), then pour batter into prepared pans.
• 5. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 6. Cool for 10 minutes, then take out of pan and cool completely.
• 7.fFor the icing - melt the butter, then stir in the cocoa. Add sugar and milk (if too thick. add more milk - or if too thin, put in more butter).
• 8. Spread icing on top of the bottom layer. Then put the top layer on and ice the top and sides.