Chocolate cake is always a crowd pleaser and this one is so easy to make you’ll find it will soon become your go-to cake recipe.

Stuff you’ll need:

Cake:

• 2 ½ c plain flour
• 2 c sugar
• ½ c cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt

• 2 c warm water
• ½ c vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tbsp vanilla essence 

Icing:

• 1 ½ c icing sugar
• 1 tbsp vegan margarine 
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• water

How to make it: 

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius 
2. Grease a cake tin with vegetable oil
3. Sift the first five ingredients together in a mixing bowl, mix well
4. Add the next four ingredients and whisk to combine
5. Pour into cake tin and bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean
6. While the cake is in the oven, combine the icing sugar, vegan margarine and cocoa powder in a small bowl with a knife for the icing. You may need to add a few drops of water to get a good consistency.
7. Once baked, transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool. Ice the cake and decorate with grated dark chocolate or nuts.