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    Perfect Eggless Birthday Chocolate Cake Recipe

    Published: Apr 30, 2015 · Modified: Jan 29, 2020 by Pavani · 16 Comments

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    Recipe for the Perfect Eggless Birthday Chocolate Cake - moist, chocolaty and absolutely delicious. Perfect to make for birthdays or any other celebration.

    Plate with Chocolate Bundt Cake topped with chocolate icing and sugar pearls

    It's the final day of the month long mega marathon and I wanted to end it on a sweet note. I made this perfect eggless chocolate cake for my husband's birthday, but the pictures I took looked awful, so I made it again couple of days back.

    Chocolate Bundt Cake with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on a wire rack

    Recipe for Perfect Eggless Birthday Chocolate Cake:

    Coming back to today's chocolate cake, I asked my husband what cake he wanted for his birthday. He started to recount a chocolate cake that one of his friends used to bake. Here's how he described the cake -- it's moist, it's fudgey, it's chocolatey AND it's delicious. I'm sure it was delicious because he remembers it so well after all these years.

    So it was quite a challenge for me to find a recipe that matches the one he's been thinking about all these years. After trying quite a few chocolate cake recipes. I hit the jackpot with Hershey's Perfect Chocolate Cake recipe.

    Vegan Chocolate Cake:

    I made it eggless by using egg replacer powder instead of eggs. The resulting cake was just as good with amazing crumb. 

    Also instead of using regular milk, I added almond milk in the recipe. This is a great cake recipe to try for anyone who has dietary restrictions.

    Easy Cake Recipe:

    This is probably the easiest cake to put together, everything goes into 1 bowl. Then whisked, poured into the baking pan and baked into chocolaty goodness. The recipe as written makes 2 9" round cakes or 3-8" round pans or 9"x13" baking pan or 12cup bundt cake or about 30 cupcakes.

    Ingredients for Eggless Chocolate Cake:

    This recipe has all the basic ingredients to make a chocolate cake:

    • Flour - you can all purpose flour but I have added a bit of whole-wheat pastry or barley flour without affecting the texture too much. This makes eating the cake a little less guilty.
    • Unsweetened cocoa powder - use a good quality cocoa powder for the best tasting cake.
    • Sugar
    • Leavening agents - baking powder, baking soda
    • Egg replacer powder - used in place of eggs. Flaxseed meal can also be used.
    • Oil - use a flavorless oil like canola or vegetable oils.
    • Milk - I used almond milk, but feel free to use regular dairy milk.
    Whisk dripping chocolate frosting into a bowl.

    Perfect Chocolate Frosting:

    I topped this moist chocolate cake with the perfect chocolate frosting. Another amazing recipe from Hershey. I thinned the frosting with a little bit more milk to use as a glaze instead of a frosting.

    Perfect Chocolate Cake drizzled generously with chocolate icing on a wire rack

    Taste Test:

    Coming to the taste test, my husband said this cake comes very close to the one he remembers. Both the kids loved it a lot too. I guess my quest for perfect chocolate cake ended and this will be made again and again 🙂

    Perfect slice of moist chocolate cake on a white plate

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 51.

    Perfect Eggless Birthday Chocolate Cake

    Recipe for the Perfect Eggless Birthday Chocolate Cake - moist, chocolaty and absolutely delicious. Perfect to make for birthdays or any other celebration.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 15 mins
    Cook Time: 1 hr
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12 servings

    Ingredients

    For the Perfect Eggless Chocolate Cake:

    • 1¾ cups All purpose flour*
    • 2 cups Sugar
    • ¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa powder
    • 1½ tsps Baking powder
    • 1½ tsps Baking soda
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 1 cup Almond Milk
    • 2 tbsp Egg Replacer whisked in 6tbsp water (or 2 large Eggs)
    • ½ cup Oil
    • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
    • 1 cup Boiling Water

    For Perfect Chocolate Frosting:

    • ½ cup Unsalted Butter
    • ⅔ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
    • 2~3 cups Confectioners Sugar
    • ⅓ cup Milk
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

    Instructions

    Make Chocolate Cake:

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 9" round cake pans or 12cup bundt cake pan or line 2 12-cup muffin pan with liners.
    • In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until combined.
    • Add egg replacer mixture (or whisked eggs), milk, vanilla extract and oil. Beat with a hand mixer for 2 minutes until well mixed. I whisked vigorously with a hand whisk for 3~4 minutes.
    • Add the boiling water and mix until combined. The batter will be thin.
    • Pour into the prepared pan or pans and bake for 30~35 minutes for the round cake pans, 35~40 minutes for the 9"x13" baking pan, 50~55 minutes-for the 12cup bundt cake pan and 22~25 minutes for the cupcakes.
    • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let cool on a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.

    Make Chocolate Frosting:

    • Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in cocoa.
    • Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
    • Add more sugar or milk to adjust the consistency. 
    • Stir in vanilla. Frost the cakes when completely cooled.

    Notes

    • Part of All purpose flour can be subbed with whole wheat pastry flour or barley flour. Use ½cup of either of these flours and 1¼cups all purpose flour in the recipe without affecting the texture of the cake.
    • Frosting can be thick and creamy or thin it out with milk to make a glaze and pour it over the cake. It will thicken and set up nicely once cooled.
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    Here's few more easy to make eggless Chocolate Cakes to give a try:

    • Vegan Chocolate cake with chocolate filling
    • Eggless Orange-Chocolate Cake
    • Mini Chocolate Layer Cake
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    1. Varadas Kitchen

      April 30, 2015 at 12:03 pm

      A grand recipe to end this month long effort. It is even more special when you have found a recipe that is a keeper.

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    2. Usha Rao

      April 30, 2015 at 1:30 pm

      Cake is very moist and looks delicious. Bookmarked the recipe

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    3. Suma Gandlur

      May 01, 2015 at 12:49 am

      My daughter's b'day is coming next month and she loves chocolate. Usually I buy her a birthday cake of her choice but this time I think I know what to do after seeing your recipe. 🙂 It seems like everyone in your family had a great, homemade birthday cake this year. This one too looks gorgeous. Genuinely loved all your bake series this marathon.

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    4. Resh

      May 01, 2015 at 3:49 am

      Cakes looks so moist..yummsIm having a Bundt Cakes event at my page. Do join in. TQhttp://daily-cuppa.blogspot.com/2015/04/bake-along-challenge-8-bundt-cake.html

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    5. Priya Suresh

      May 01, 2015 at 5:16 am

      This cake is torturing me, cant take my eyes from..Beautiful cake to finish this incredible month of baking.

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    6. vaishali sabnani

      May 02, 2015 at 7:45 am

      Wow I would love it if someone ever told me to bake a cake like that...and kudos Pavani what an awesome job. This is actually a super hit cake..I can vouch for it since I have tried it...and after looking at the clicks I just want to grab that slice. It's fantastic. Beautiful end to the marathon.

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    7. Srivalli

      May 04, 2015 at 10:03 am

      OMG Pavani, that's perfect way to end this lovely BM..and what a stunning array of dishes you baked for us..and I loved all your themes as well..this perfect cake is simply so perfect!..I remember trying it out and not getting it so well..will have to bake it again and see..:)

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    8. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      May 05, 2015 at 9:49 am

      as the recipe says - it is perfect!!! awesome chocolate cake..

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    9. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

      May 05, 2015 at 8:09 pm

      A fully loaded chocolate cake. look at the color.. wow

      Reply
    10. Nalini's Kitchen

      May 06, 2015 at 11:12 pm

      Cake looks so so perfect and moist,wish to have a slice..Nice way to end this series.

      Reply
    11. sneha datar

      May 07, 2015 at 7:12 am

      Yummy chocolate cake/

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    12. Saras

      May 08, 2015 at 7:38 pm

      Omg!! I am happy beyond words! Gorgeous!

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    13. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      May 20, 2015 at 2:44 pm

      How marvelous that cake looks! Too good Pavani 🙂 As always I was drooling at your pictures all month long!

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    14. Chitra Raghu

      February 14, 2016 at 3:53 am

      Hi can we use 3/4 c curd to replace eggs?

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    15. Chitra Raghu

      February 14, 2016 at 3:54 am

      Hi can we use 3/4 c curd to replace eggs?

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    16. Pavani N

      February 14, 2016 at 7:59 pm

      Chitra, I have not used yogurt to replace eggs in this recipe, but you can definitely try. From what I've read, use 1/4cup yogurt for 1 egg, so in this recipe, use 1/2cup yogurt. Please let me know how the cake turned out if you try it. Thank you.

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