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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake {Eggless} Recipe

February 28, 2020 14 Comments

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A chocolate olive cake recipe that’s perfect for even beginners. An eggless chocolate cake recipe which gives soft and delicious cake!

I’ve come to realise over many years of baking that using oil in chocolate cake recipes, instead of butter, is the way to go. It makes the cake way lighter, less dense, and overall just amazing.

Also check out: eggless chocolate sponge cake | chocolate pressure cooker cake

This chocolate olive oil cake has been my go-to recipe for many years and it’s crazy that it hasn’t shown up in the blog yet. I think it’s mainly because I bake it for TH’s birthday almost every year and often when I have guests and these times are usually not leisurely enough to take pictures.

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Anyway, the last time I made this chocolate olive oil cake, I did take some pictures so here we go – a truly no-fail chocolate cake recipe with olive oil and it’s eggless too!

I usually bake this chocolate cake in a regular square 8″ pan but after getting this Nordicware bundt pan, I am unable to bake in anything else so please bear with me. Also, this chocolate cake turns out incredibly soft and if you cut into it as soon as it comes out of the oven, like I did, clean pieces are not guaranteed.

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

The key to making a great chocolate olive oil cake is :

  • Good quality cocoa powder
  • Not to over-mix the batter
  • Not to worry when the batter is “too runny” – this is normal!
  • Make sure to pre-heat the oven before baking
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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

  • Author: nags
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: One 9” Cake 1x
  • Category: Cakes
  • Method: Baking
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Description

A soft and delicious chocolate using olive oil instead of butter. This chocolate cake is also eggless. Adapted from here.


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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or atta, wheat flour)
  • 1 cup white sugar (I have used a bit lesser than this)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Hershey’s)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180C / 350F. Grease a 9″ baking pan or bundt pan with butter and set aside
  2. Mix the dry ingredients together with a whisk – flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, baking soda and sugar – ensuring there are no lumps
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vinegar, oil, vanilla, and water
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry mixture and mix gently until just combined and there are no lumps. Do not over-mix the batter
  5. Pour into the greased pan and bake in the pre-heated oven for 35 minutes or a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean
  6. Cool completely before slicing. You can also frost this cake for a special occasion

Notes

  • The batter will be a bit runny, this is normal
  • Use good quality cocoa powder
  • You can use regular white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar
  • You can use plain all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or spelt flour in chocolate cake recipe. The texture may change a little based on the flour used

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Chocolate olive oil cake recipe – stepwise

Gather all your ingredients together

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Add the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking sugar, coffee powder, and salt to a mixing bowl

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Whisk until well incorporated without any lumps

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

In a separate bowl, mix together the oil, vinegar, vanilla, and water

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Gently pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Mix gently to combine without any lumps. Do not over-mix the batter, it will result in a hard cake

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

The matter will be quite runny, this is perfect

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and give the pan 1-2 gentle yet firm taps on the kitchen counter to get rid of air bubbles

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Bake in the pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe

Cool completely before cutting and serving. You can also frost the cake as you desire

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By nags Filed Under: Cake Recipes, Chocolate, Eggless Cakes, Eggless Desserts

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  1. kaajal Bhavnani

    August 5, 2020 at 4:28 am

    Hey also, I’m your pictures I see coffee powder but it is not mentioned in recipe at all. Sshould I add coffee powder?
    Planning to make this chocolate cake for my birthday tomorrow

    Reply
    • nags

      August 16, 2020 at 12:44 pm

      yes i add some coffee powder but it’s totally optional

      Reply
  2. Kaajal Bhavnani

    August 5, 2020 at 4:27 am

    Hey Nags,
    Thank you for the recipe. Really creative.

    I wanted to check if we can reduce the amount of olive oil in this cake. Please suggest. Should I reduce some oil and add milk instead.

    Reply
    • nags

      August 16, 2020 at 12:45 pm

      i haven’t tried that, so you may have to give it a shot and experiment yourself

      Reply
  3. Gayathiri

    June 17, 2020 at 10:40 pm

    Would rice vinegar work instead of apple cider?

    Reply
    • nags

      July 1, 2020 at 1:47 pm

      i am not sure since i haven’t tried that substitution. worth a shot though!

      Reply
  4. Aklu Shah

    April 15, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    I don’t have oven, is it possible to make this cake without oven?

    Reply
    • nags

      April 28, 2020 at 11:41 am

      you can check my pressure cooker cake recipe post to see how to use a pressure cooker to bake cake

      Reply
  5. Mrudula

    April 7, 2020 at 9:00 pm

    Hey nags, can this cake b made with sunflower oil as I seem to have run out of olive oil. Otherwise, thank you for sharing this nice recipe with us all!!

    Reply
    • nags

      April 8, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      yes you can! do let me know how it turns out šŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Monika

    February 24, 2020 at 8:13 pm

    Hey Nags, I tried the cake with olive oil first time. Earlier, I was bit nervous to try it out with olive oil. But it was prepared very well. My kids loved the chocolate olive oil cake. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • nags

      February 25, 2020 at 10:23 am

      so glad it came out well!

      Reply
  7. Shantala

    February 11, 2020 at 7:50 am

    I agree about using oil in cake. This looks so delish, bookmarking to try soon.

    Reply
    • nags

      February 11, 2020 at 11:23 am

      yay! let me know how it turns out

      Reply

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