Mini Eggless Chocolate Cakes
These single serve mini eggless chocolate cakes can be enjoyed individually. Or on the days you’re feeling a tad more decadent, stack them in two’s, layered with clouds of chocolate buttercream frosting for a modest double-tiered treat!
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- ½ cup light brown sugar (for a less rich flavour, use ¼ cup brown sugar + ¼ cup caster sugar)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
Wet ingredients
- ¼ cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp neutral-flavoured oil (such as grapeseed, sunflower, vegetable oil)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp warm coffee
For the buttercream frosting
- ¾ cup icing (powdered) sugar (reduce to ⅔ cup if you’d prefer it less sweet)
- ¼ cup softened butter
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 20 gm melted dark chocolate
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
- You will need four ramekins to bake the mini cakes in; line the bottom of each with rounded baking parchment, greasing well before setting aside.
- Whisk together the wet ingredients.
- Sift in the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, whisking well to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients in two batches to the wet mixture, gently folding in until they have just combined. Don’t over-mix, as this will result in a chewier more gluten-heavy cake (not desirable!).
- Divide the batter evenly across your ramekins and place them on a baking sheet/ baking tray, baking for 18 – 20 minutes or so, until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
For the frosting
- Add the softened butter (it should be room temperature), icing sugar, melted chocolate and cocoa powder to a bowl, beating for a couple of minutes until it’s light and fluffy.
For the assembly
- Generously layer the frosting on top of each cake. You can enjoy the cakes individually or stack two together (with heaps of frosting in-between) for a double-layered treat.
- Optional: dust the top with more cocoa powder, chocolate sprinkles or garnish with fresh berries.
Notes
- For alternative frosting options (including chocolate fudge or vanilla ganache), do have a browse here.