This easy Dairy Free Chocolate Cake is perfectly fudgy and moist. Made with dairy free chocolate, olive oil and almond milk, it is a simple mix and stir recipe – no electric mixer required.
This post is sponsored by Almond Breeze.
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Finally! A deliciously rich chocolate cake that’s completely dairy free. That’s right! No butter, no milk, NO PROBLEM.
It’s cakey AND fudgy with a drippy olive oil ganache. It’s the cake of your dreams! ❤️
I’m so excited to be teaming up with Almond Breeze to bring you some amazing new recipes! Starting with this gorgeous chocolate cake.
Honestly, I could not stop eating this cake. My favourite part? That gooey olive oil ganache. It makes me swoon just looking at it! It starts out silky smooth, but give it a few minutes and it goes a little firmer, with the perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Who knew chocolate + olive oil = heaven! It makes for a wonderful dairy free frosting.
Since I recently shared my Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe with you, I’ve been inspired to push the limits on chocolate cake. So a delicious choccy cake can be made without flour, but is it possible to create one without dairy? OH YES IT IS.
Honestly I think this cake rivals ANY cake with butter. It has a beautiful crumb and a seriously moist centre. And it pairs perfectly with the dark chocolate ganache.
And the best part of this cake? It’s one bowl. All you need is a bowl and a spoon and this cake is ready to go in the oven. I don’t know about you but I get seriously excited about recipes that are easy AND tasty. And this is most definitely one of them!
I made this cake again this week for a group of friends and no one even guessed it was dairy free!
So what are you waiting for? It’s time to get baking! Don’t forget to snap a pic of your Chocolate Cake and tag @sweetestmenu on Instagram.
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Let’s Bake
Dairy Free Chocolate Cake
A deliciously easy, one bowl chocolate cake that’s dairy free!
Ingredients
- 175 grams (1 and 1/4 cup) plain flour or all purpose flour
- 60 grams (3/4 cup) cocoa powder, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 45 grams (1/4 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) Original Almond Breeze Almond Milk
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) hot water
Chocolate ganache
- 150 grams (1 cup) dairy free dark chocolate
- 1 tablespoon olive oil*
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. Grease and line an 8-inch round cake pan with baking paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Add the sugars and stir to combine.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Add the eggs, almond milk, olive oil and vanilla and gently fold. Pour in the hot water and stir until a smooth chocolate batter forms.
- Bake in the oven for approximately 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the ganache, add the chocolate and olive oil to a small bowl. Heat in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted. Leave to stand for 15 minutes. Pour ganache all over cake.
Notes
*Use a mild tasting olive oil so it doesn’t overwhelm the chocolate flavour.
Gil says
Made it exactly as the recipe said, only in the oven for 25 minutes and it was very dry. Won’t bother again.
★★
Jessica Holmes says
I’m sorry to hear that Gil. Did you measure the ingredients using a baking scale? It’s very easy to over-measure the flour/cocoa if using cup measurements which will also result in a dry cake.
Alison armstrong says
One of the best dairy free chocolate cakes I’ve made
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
Yes! So glad you enjoyed it Alison!
Megan Pillay says
Love this recipe. Making it again today fof my son 13th birthday 🎉
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
I’m so glad to hear that Megan!
KV says
The best chocolate cake ever! My son has requested this cake for his birthday for the last 3 years! And I so appreciate the dairy free recipe!
★★★★★
Jessica Holmes says
Ohh I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you for the lovely feedback!
HH says
Does this cake freeze ok (without the icing?)
Jessica Holmes says
Yes!
Gloria says
Can this be made as a two layer 8 inch cake? What measurements would you need to do that please? Thank you!
Jessica Holmes says
Hi Gloria, yes you could make this cake twice for a layer cake.