Egg Free Chocolate Cake Or Whatever You Desire Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/4 cups plain flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 175 g unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 500 g cream cheese, softened, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, cut into small pieces
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 note: for a differnt cake try this:.
• 2 vanilla variation omit the cocoa and increase plain flour to 2 1/2 cups.
• 3 coconut variation omit the cocoa. use 1 1/2 cups plain flour (instead of 2¼ cups) and add 1 cup desiccated coconut with the caster sugar.
• 4 to start:.
• 5 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 6 grease and line the base of 2 x 20cm round cake pans with non-stick baking paper.
• 7 sift together the flour, cocoa and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.
• 8 add the caster sugar and stir to combine.
• 9 add the melted butter, milk, vanilla and vinegar and whisk until all ingredients are well combined and smooth.
• 10 divide the batter between the prepared tins and place in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• 11 set aside to cool for 10 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely.
• 12 when ready to serve, spread the top of one cake with some of the frosting, place second cake on top and spread remaining frosting over top and sides.
• 13 cream cheese frosting:.
• 14 place cream cheese, butter and vanilla into a large mixing bowl.
• 15 using electric hand beaters, beat until smooth.
• 16 gradually add icing sugar and beat until well combined.