Eggless Chocolate Cake
By: barbiekins
Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:34am

Ingredients




1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk (to substitute: 1 cup milk+ 1 tsp vinegar/lemon juice, let sit for 10
1 teaspoon vinegar
6 tablespoons strong coffee (liquid)
6 tablespoons canola oil (or any flavorless oil)
2 3/4 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips/ semi-sweet chocolate, chopped finely

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 175C. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners. 2 Prepare your favorite coffee. I just used strong instant coffee as I don't have any coffee maker (yet). Set aside. 3 In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt. and brown sugar. 4 In another bowl, mix milk, vinegar, coffee, and oil. Stir well to incorporate everything. Make sure that the oil no longer separates from the rest of the ingredients. 5 Mix wet ingredients with the dry ingredients. Stir slowly, in one direction. Once batter is incorporated, add in chopped chocolate chips. 6 Pour in batter into prepared muffin pan. You can use a liquid measuring cup (with a beak) or a 1/4 cup measuring cup. Only pour until 1/2 - 2/3 full. 7 Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. 8 Frost with your favorite frosting. In my case, I used my go-to rich chocolate frosting. :)

About


I wasn’t really planning on baking these eggless cupcakes, but what do you know, I forgot to check my “stock” before going to the supermarket last night. As it turned out, I only had 2 eggs left, and I still had an order of macaroons to make. That means I don’t have any spare eggs for my chocolate craving. I was bent on making brownies or another cupcake recipe but.. I didn’t have enough eggs. Gaaah.
So, what does one do to scratch the itch of baking another chocolate cupcake?
a. Go to the nearest sari-sari store (neighborhood store);
b. Search the WWW for eggless cupcakes;
c. Forget about the itch.
I could’ve easily chosen A as the store was just around the corner – a measly 2-3 minutes walk from my apartment. But I did not. I am too lazy for that.
I just can’t forget about my craving, can I?
Yes! I definitely went with option B. I searched high and low for a good eggless chocolate cupcake recipe. It wasn’t that hard, I came across one within minutes. I’m not sure if this will be a favorite when “eggless” situations happen. You know me, I am in constant search of the “best” recipes. ;)