Method
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan bake, and line three 20cm (8 inch) cake tins with baking paper.
- Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a large bowl and mix together.
- Add the oil, vinegar, vanilla, and cooled coffee to the bowl. Using a whisk, gently stir until just combined (do not overmix).
- Divide the mixture into the three cake tins and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cakes comes out clean.
- Cool in the tins for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
Icing
- Gently melt the Whittaker's Creamy Milk chocolate and cream together in a metal bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir constantly to form a smooth sauce.
- Allow to cool until thick enough to spread in between the layers and up the sides of the cooled cakes.
Notes
- Serve with berries and yoghurt for a fresh touch.
- Store cake in an airtight container.
Chocolate used
Creamy Milk
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Reviews (28 ratings)
Rated 4.5 out of 5
Tee
Rated 5 out of 5
Super easy bake and if you follow the instructions to the letter then the cake (and frosting) turn out exactly like the … see more
Niwa
Rated 5 out of 5
Really great easy vegan cake recipe. I made with another vegan ganache recipe. Halved the recipe to make a small cake an… see more
Joe
Rated 5 out of 5
I made my first one. I am now the designated family birthday cake maker. Absolutely delicious and easy to bake. The gan… see more
Runa
Rated 5 out of 5
One of the best eggless recipes till date. So moist and delicious everyone loved it.
After measuring all ingredients r… see more
Amy
Rated 5 out of 5
Made a double batch for a birthday cake. Was beautifully rich, moist and held together beautifully. I had even frozen th… see more
Gabe
Rated 5 out of 5
Genuinely a perfect cake.
I made it once on a whim and have not looked back!
We do however just make half the ganach… see more
Gabe
Rated 5 out of 5
Genuinely a perfect cake.
I made it once on a whim and have not looked back!
We do however just make half the ganach… see more
Amber
Rated 5 out of 5
A colleague brought this cake in for morning tea today - absolutely divine!! Rich, moist, and the icing is the best thin… see more
Amber
Rated 5 out of 5
A colleague brought this cake in for morning tea today - absolutely divine!! Rich, moist, and the icing is the best thin… see more
deb
Rated 5 out of 5
excellent recipe
I've never made a cake without eggs and butter, its very dense and mudcake like.
yes, chill the gana… see more
Fiona
Rated 5 out of 5
Lovely moist rich cake, and the ganache is super yummy. I left the ganache in the fridge overnight to set, in the morni… see more
Julie
Rated 5 out of 5
Luckily I checked the comments... it didn't seem that the frosting would work as written. After cooling the melted choco… see more
Tamsin
Rated 4 out of 5
After some sleuthing on the internet I have figured out what is wrong with this recipe - After mixing the ganache icing,… see more
Tamsin
Rated 1 out of 5
Very disappointed. Made this cake for my daughter's birthday and followed instructions exactly. Something is wrong with … see more
Pretorius Landi
Rated 5 out of 5
This cake was amazing. I did substitute 1 milk choc block for a dark choc block in the ganache. It was so rich and so am… see more
Lauren Wallace
Rated 5 out of 5
Absolutely delicious!! And absolutely easy
Jessie
Rated 4 out of 5
Absolutely delicious! The cake was moist and rich and the ganache wasn’t to sweet. But we only used half the ganache rec… see more
philippa
Rated 5 out of 5
YUM!! So easy, great texture and not too sweet. Awesome that it can also be made completely dairy and egg free. Served i… see more
Gaye
Rated 2 out of 5
Cake seems fine but icing to runny, have it in freezer trying to firm it up other wise it's plan b and will have to do … see more
Susie G
Rated 5 out of 5
My favourite birthday cake recipe! So moist and delicious. And can be all made in one bowl!
Jazmin Baker
Rated 5 out of 5
Deborah Traske
Rated 5 out of 5
Looks awesome
Linda
Rated 5 out of 5
Loved this recipe deliciously chocolate experience in every mouthful.... My always chocolate birthday cake from now on..… see more
Tamra Lindsay
Rated 5 out of 5
I LOVE this recipe! It's my new go to. Makes a dense, rich, fool-proof cake that always gets lots of compliments. Use an… see more
Jeff
Rated 1 out of 5
Not sure, but is the recipe meant to include eggs. I have just baked 2 very dense chocolate .cakes that don’t seem righ… see more
Joanna
Rated 5 out of 5
Sounds. Nice. And great recipe
Tabs
Rated 5 out of 5
Great for beginners! Moist, rich, and delicious! Highly recommend.
Catherine
Rated 3 out of 5
The cake was beautiful but the ganache was runny. I would reduce the cream to
200 ml
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