Eggless chocolate cakes have a reputation of being dense and not as tasty but this recipe will change all of that. This cake is soft, moist and so chocolatey and you don’t need any special ingredients either!
Soft, moist, and intensely chocolatey are how I would describe this eggless chocolate cake.
I know so many people who don’t eat eggs in desserts that this recipe was a long time coming. My mom and I have been making this recipe for friends and family for years now, and so I didn’t even have to test it when I decided to share this recipe here.
It’s a pretty simple recipe that even non bakers can follow easily. The result is a cake that even egg eaters can’t differentiate between.
Now, with all things baking, I understand that there are always a ton of questions and I’m going to try and answer all of them here. If there’s anything that I’ve missed out, you can leave me a comment, and I’ll add it to the post so that everyone can use this information.
Ingredients for eggless chocolate cake
This chocolate cake requires all purpose flour or maida, cocoa powder, both baking powder and soda, greek yogurt or hung curds, powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla, milk and vinegar. Wherever substitutes are possible, I have listed them out in the recipe notes to make baking this cake as easy as possible.
Substitute for eggs in eggless cakes
We are substituting eggs with greek yogurt or hung curds here. Both have a thick consistency. If you are using homemade curds, strain out the whey or make hung curd by using a cheesecloth or sieve. Discard the whey and use the hung curd for this cake.
Making this eggless chocolate cake pretty
To make this cake pretty, we’ve iced it with thick chocolate ganache and I’ve sprinkled pretty gold and white sprinkles on top. This was so pretty that I even took it once for a friends birthday party. So if you are looking for an eggless chocolate birthday cake, this is it!
Notice the texture of this eggless chocolate cake? Its light, airy, moist and soft. Unlike other chocolate cakes which can be dense when made eggless or lacking in flavor, this was sooo good that even Denver who is pretty good at this stuff, couldn’t tell that it was eggless.
P.S. This cake tastes even better the next day
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Watch Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe Video
Eggless Chocolate Cake – So soft and moist!
Equipment
- Oven
- Hand Blender
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 ¾ cups All Purpose Flour / Maida (235g)
- ¼ cup Cocoa Powder (48g)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- ½ cup Butter melted
- 1 cup Sugar powdered (225g)
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt / Hung Curds
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Chocolate Ganache
- 75 g Dark Chocolate
- 75 g Fresh Cream
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Line a nine inch tin with parchment paper and set aside.
- Sieve flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
- Mix together milk and vinegar and set aside for a few minutes.
- Cream together butter and sugar and add the greek yogurt and vanilla extract to this and give it another whisk.
- Add half the flour mixture and mix. Mix in the milk and vinegar mixture, and then add the remaining flour mixture and fold gently, making sure not to over mix.
- Pour into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, reducing the temperature to 180 degrees C and baking for another 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, unmold and cool on the wire rack for another 15 minutes.
Chocolate Ganache
- Add chocolate and fresh cream to a microwave safe bowl, and warm in 30 second intervals for a minute or two will the chocolate starts to melt. Chocolate can burn pretty easily so stop a few seconds before you think the chocolate has actually melted. Use a spatula or a whisk to combine.
- Once the cake has cooled completely, pour warm ganache over the cake and spread over the top. Sprinkle with your favourite sprinkles and serve!
Video
Notes
- Milk and Vinegar: You can substitute milk and vinegar with buttermilk if you have that on hand
- Melted Butter: Melted butter can be substituted with a neutral flavoured vegetable oil like canola or sunflower oil in equal quantity
- Powdered Sugar: Granulated sugar does not melt easily in cakes while baking. Powdered sugar or even castor sugar work better in this recipe.
- Greek Yogurt: Greek yogurt has the best consistency for this cake. But if you don’t have that, use hung curds.
- Baking eggless chocolate cake in microwave: To make this cake in the microwave, bake it at 180 C for approx 25 minutes.
- Storing Chocolate Cake: This cake stores well in an airtight box at room temperature for up to 2 days. Or you can refrigerate it for up to 4 days.
Best chocolate recipe ever!!! Thank you so much Richa !!!
Yaaay! So happy you liked the recipe Sangeetha. Thanks for leaving a comment!
i tried this recipe two twice and both the time it was an epic fail. my cake was doughy. i knew it when i before baking as the liquid amount was not right. the batter was hard
Hey Pratt! I’m sorry this didn’t work out for you. There are a lot of others who’ve tried this recipe with success. Can you tell me if you made any changes to the recipe?
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. I followed the whole recipe exactly as described above and the cake came out amazing..zero crumbs, baked quicker and evenly than the specified time. Super impressed by the taste. By far the best chocolate cake recipe I have tried. Thank you so much again To the Author Richa.
Thanks for leaving a comment! Soooo glad you liked it Tanvi!
Hi. Pre heat the oven for 20 means means ??
After oven beeps , should we wait for 20 mins & then place the tin in it ?
Plz advice
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Wonderful recipe
Hey Jo – yes, let the oven preheat for 20 minutes and then place it in for the required cooking time with the oven on
Awesome recipe Richa. For people who cant get careless like me with the temperature and timing like me, the cake will still put gr8. I forgot to reset the temp to 180 after 10 minutes. So I did some experimenting and was able to save the cake. Texture I could tell the outer layers started to stiffen but inwards it softens incredibly. Will try it out to the T next time, hopefully when my toddler is napping 😀. Thanks Again.
P.S. Loved your dal recipe as well. Kudos.🙏
Thanks for leaving a comment! Soooo glad you liked it Prathibha
I made the recipe as usual but i used normal curd instead of hung curd and and i doubled the amount of unsweetened coco powder…my cake turned out to be super spongy and moist but it crumbled…Can you tell me why it crumbled?
The crumbling is most likely a result of you doubling the cocoa powder. I recommend following baking recipes to the T so that they always come out well
Hi!! your recipe has definitely made my mind stronger to be able to bake a cake again. It was perfect 👌 no change in any measurements. As mentioned I followed it to the T. It came out beautifully ❤️
Thanks for trying out this recipe and leaving a comment Stuti. Soooo glad you liked it!
Can i double the amount to make larger cake?
Sure!
Baked this cake for my birthday and it was an absolute hit! So moist and tasty. Thank you for doing what you do 🙂
Yay! Belated Happy Birthday Anjana. Thanks for trying out this recipe and leaving a comment. Soooo glad you liked it!
Why do we use buttermilk in cake recipe. N cn it be made without buttermilk. N also cn i use only vinegar instead of buttermilk
No, this can’t be made without buttermilk
How many minutes to preheat ? And what can b used instead of vanilla essence…not getting in lockdown..
Preheat for 20 minutes. If you can’t find vanilla essence, you can skip it
Nice cake!!! can i bake it in a cooker,as my oven has stopped working and i am very desperate to make it.
Sure!
It was really tasty and super moist.
Thank you so much Neharika! So happy you enjoyed it!
Hey Richa, thank you for this great recipe! I’m a noob baker, so please don’t judge if this is a dumb question. 🙂
Did you use salted butter or unsalted butter for this recipe?
Thank you!
Hey! No question is dumb – I use unsalted butter most of the time, but if I have only salted, in it goes.
I’ve just made this for the first time and it’s in the oven now, however I’m wondering whether the temperatures and cooking time should be reduced for fan forced ovens.
I loved it but I want to ask how many eggs to use for cake it egg
Hey Shrishti, I’ll post a chocolate cake recipe with eggs soon
What will be the quantity of oil if I substitute it with butter ?
Same quantity!
I tried out cake with the above recipe.The cake was very soft and tasty.Thank you.
Thank you so much Ranju! So glad you enjoyed this recipe
I tried this recipe yesterday. The cake was yum and delicious. It was my brother’s birthday party. Everybody liked it a lot. Thank you for your recipe.
So glad you enjoyed this cake Medhavi! A very happy birthday to your brother.
Lockdown calls for easy, no-hassle cooking with the ingredients that you have on hand. This is one such recipe that you can bank on, the bonus being it is eggless! Simple enough to whip up in to have as a tea time snack, this is an absolutely fool proof chocolate cake & perfect for beginners.
PS – If you manage to stop yourself from eating it all up in one sitting, save some for the next day and enjoy how soft & spongey it becomes! 🙂
Thanks for leaving a comment Radhika! So glad you enjoyed this eggless chocolate cake
How big of a cake will this make? What size pan should be used?
Use a 9 inch cake tin
Hi.. the cake looks lovely.. planning to try this weekend. Will it be fluffy like a cake with eggs in it.. I want a similar texture as my family liked it that way.
Yes, this cake is quite moist and fluffy. I hope you try it Archu
Hey Richa, the cake looks lovely! But I wanted to know if I could use Dark chocolate in place of cocoa powder since I couldn’t get it from the grocery stores nearby for now. Thanks!
Hey Venkatesh, I have never tried it with dark chocolate. You can try melting the chocolate with butter (let it cool for a bit) and then adding it. But I can’t guarantee the results because I haven’t tested it. Hope this helps!
Hey, Does it yield 1/2kg or 1kg cake?? Also your recipe says 8inch tin but in one of your comment u have said to use 9 inch tin
Hey Shraddha, I’ve never weighed the baked cake. And I’m sorry for the confusion. This should be baked in a 9 inch cake tin. I’ve fixed that in the recipe too.