Almost Vegan Chocolate Cake

By ahree

Ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 cup rice/almond/soy milk
• 3/4 cup vegan/dairy free baking margarine
• 3/4 cup coconut oil, at room temperature or a little softened
• 2 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 vanilla bean or 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs

Details

Adapted from delightfuldelicacies.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

“Butter”three 8-inch cake pans and line with parchment paper. (my sissy is a whiz at this!) Sift together cake flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine cocoa and boiling water, then whisk in milk until smooth; set aside to cool. Cream margarine, coconut oil and sugar in mixer, add vanilla bean. Break in eggs one at a time, or add in prepared egg replacer. Add flour and chocolate mixtures, alternating between the two and ending with flour (lil’bit of chocolate, lil’bit of flour, etc.) until well combined.

Fill cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, you know the drill. Allow to cool in the pans for about 10 minutes, then cool completely on wire rack. Frost with frosting.