Dessert for 8

Moist Chocolate Cake

Name: Moist Chocolate Cake
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 3/4 cup milk; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 large egg; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 50 g butter; 1 cup icing sugar; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp boiling water

$1.92for 440 minServes 8

This soft chocolate cake uses milk, vinegar, oil, and cocoa, then gets covered with a simple cocoa butter icing.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Milk, 6.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.26Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Butter, 1.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.71Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.85

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsSugar and brown sugarOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.48 per serving$1.92 for 4

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Ingredients

3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 cup caster sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
50 g butter
1 cup icing sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp boiling water

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
Stir the milk and vinegar together and let them stand for 5 minutes.
Whisk the sugar, egg, salt, oil, and vanilla into the milk mixture.
Stir in the flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, and baking soda until smooth, then pour the batter into the pan.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the center is set, and cool the cake.
Beat the butter, icing sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, and boiling water into a smooth icing, then spread it over the cake.