Molasses Chocolate Cake (egg & dairy-free)
Discover a crowd-pleasing Egg and Dairy-Free Chocolate Cake with a secret molasses twist! Perfect for celebrations and kid-friendly, this moist and flavorful recipe simplifies baking joy. Elevate your dessert game with the perfect blend of chocolate and molasses.
Ingredients
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Molasses Chocolate Cake:
- 1/2 cup oil (or melted butter)
- 2 tsp. vinegar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned in
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 Tbsp. cocoa
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
Secret Ingredient Chocolate Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (or coconut oil)
- 1/4 cup water or coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp. Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa
Instructions
Molasses Chocolate Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Line a 9”x13” metal pan with parchment paper (or grease and flour two 8” round cake pans.)
- In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients.
- In a medium bowl whisk the oil, vinegar, vanilla, molasses and water.
- Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, until the cake starts to pull away from the edge of a pan or a tester comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove from pan to a wire rack and cool completely before frosting.
Secret Ingredient Chocolate Frosting:
- Cream butter, molasses & vanilla
- Add water and mix well.
- Add cocoa then the icing sugar one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Find it online: https://www.crosbys.com/molasses-chocolate-cake/