Chocolate cake: decadent and cruelty free!!

I'm proud to announce I am no longer a Vegan Cake Baking Virgin! Plus after sampling my first attempt I'm quite happy with where this journey may lead me... So I've been searching for recipes for a while now and finally settled on a chocolate cake, it's simple everyone loves chocolate cake so it seemed like a logical place to start!

As usual I adapted the recipe in accordance with some healthier new tricks I've discovered lately, so here goes... First of all mix together 3 cups of flour (I used wholemeal) and 2 cups of sugar (i used raw). I then added 6 Tbps of Vegan cocoa (be sure to check as cocoa often contains cows milk), 2 tsps baking soda and 1 tsp of salt. I ten peeled and sliced 3 granny smith apples (green apples) and boiled them, when they were soft enough and mashed them very well to create a very smooth texture.

In a separate bowl i mixed 1 cup of stewed apples with 2 Tbsps of white vinegar and 2 tsps of vanilla. I added about 1/2 cup of water and mixed this together then added it to the dry mixture. Mix thoroughly till mixture is a smooth consistency. If the mixture seems too dry add more stewed apples. Pour into a round cake tin and bake in the oven at 200 degrees celsius for about 45 minutes. Oh I forgot to mention to halve the mixture for a double layer, otherwise if you cook it in one tin it will take a lot longer to cook may result in a crispy outside.

Taste tester a very rich, dense and moist cake with a grainy texture due to the wholemeal flour! Oh I forgot to mention the icing, I used 1/3rd of a block of Whittakers 72% dark Ghana chocolate, 2 Tbsps of olivani margarine spread, about 1-2 cups of icing sugar and about 1/4 cup of water.

I dare you to try it!!!