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Brownie Cake (Dairy-Free Vegan)

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Brownie Cake (Dairy-Free Vegan)

Rich, delicious and dairy-free.

© 2008 Ashley Skabar, licensed to About.com, Inc.

A fun, elegant way to enjoy brownies, this brownie cake is phenomenal topped with this vegan ganache.

Makes 1 9" cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • ½ cup plus 1 T. pure unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ t. baking powder
  • ¾ t. salt
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup plain unsweetened almond milk or soy milk
  • ¾ cup canola oil
  • ½ t. vanilla extract

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly oil a 9” round cake pan and set aside.

2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. In another small mixing bowl, whisk together the water, almond milk, canola oil and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing until just combined.

3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before icing with vegan ganache, if desired.

User Reviews

 4 out of 5
Needs a serious adjustment in recipe, but worth it, Member liffa

I'm convinced there is a misprint in the recipe. 3/4 cup of oil is WAY too much. My first try was a chocolate gooey mess that would not finish baking after 50 minutes - it was just still swimming in oil. Since I had already promised to bring vegan brownies to a potluck the next day I dumped the first batch in the trash and made more, but this time substituted the oil with 1/2 cup applesauce and 1/4 cup of oil. It was perfect - it rose like a cake and was delicious. I will make this again, but with that important adjustment. Trust me on this...or you'll have something so greasy you can't eat it.

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