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Vegan Chocolate Cake
Vegan Chocolate Cake is a traditional chocolate cake that is made without dairy and eggs. Vegan Chocolate Cakes are normally also layered with buttercream frosting.

Common ingredients include dutch cocoa powder, apple cider vinegar, flour, sugar, and oil.

History
The Vegan Chocolate Cake was not always called Vegan Chocolate Cake, during The Great Depression people often referred to this cake as the "Depression Cake". While it was more like an accidental vegan cake it was still vegan because it contained no dairy. During the time, The Depression Cake became popular because there were scarce ingredients of eggs, butter, and milk.[3]

The original chocolate cake was found in 1764 by Dr. James Baker who discovered how to grind chocolate beans.[2] Then In 1828, Coenraad van Houten developed a method for extracting the fat from cacao liquor resulting in cacao butter. Finally in 1879 Rodolphe Lindt made it easier to bake with chocolate. In 1886, American cooks began adding chocolate to the cake batter, to make the first chocolate cakes in the US.

Recently, vegan chocolate cakes have become very popular amongst bakeries in large cities. A famous bakery called "Molly's Bakery" is located in New York City and recently started to serve vegan chocolate cakes.

Ingredients
The ingredients vary depending on the era and part of the world that the recipe is created in. However a popular recipe from the internet is Nora Cooks. This recipe received 4.96/5 stars from 758 votes. This cake recipe contains: Almond Milk, apple cider vinegar, all purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, canola oil, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla extract, and boiling water. She claims that the secret to a super moist cake is the apple sauce and the boiling hot water.[1] This recipe also replaced the egg with buttermilk which is a chemical reaction between the almond milk and the apple cider vinegar which gives the milk a curd texture. Her recipe also includes a chocolate buttercream frosting recipe to compliment the cake.

Variations
The vegan chocolate cake can have many variations. A healthier option includes replacing cocoa powder with chocolate protein powder. Some also use a substance called aquafaba as egg replacer rather than buttermilk. There are also many types of chocolate cakes such as German Chocolate Cake, Black Forest Cake, and Red velvet cake.