The water and cocoa cake is a breakfast cake or snack that is really light, easy, and very delicious! If you like chocolate desserts and need a lactose-free dessert, this is just the recipe for you. It’s one of those cakes that you can prepare in a few minutes and that doesn’t require any special equipment: you just need a bowl and electric whisks and in a few minutes, it will be ready to bake! You can also prepare the Bimby water and cocoa cake: I’ll leave the procedure at the end of the recipe.
This dessert is a vegan water cake: in fact, no eggs or dairy products are used, making it perfect for lactose intolerant or milk allergic people.
It is made with few simple ingredients and little fat: excellent for your children’s snack or as a sweet treat if you are on a diet. It is a very soft cake with a crumb that is not dry at all. It is good eaten alone or dipped in the morning coffee with milk.
You can personalize this chocolate water cake recipe by using part whole wheat flour or using different flavors: orange, cinnamon, lemon, vanilla. You can also replace part of the water with coffee or a plant-based drink.
One thing is certain: I recommend you note it down because it is really delicious and with just one recipe you can create a thousand variations.
This cake won’t rise much in height, but it will still remain very soft and light. Before proceeding to the recipe, I’ll leave you with other recipes that might interest you.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 284.06 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 55.25 (g) of which sugars 25.91 (g)
- Proteins 4.95 (g)
- Fat 7.15 (g) of which saturated 0.96 (g)of which unsaturated 5.61 (g)
- Fibers 2.26 (g)
- Sodium 53.15 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 114 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients to prepare the water and cocoa cake
- 1 ⅓ cups water (at room temperature)
- cup sunflower seed oil
- cup sugar
- 1 packet vanillin (or orange or lemon zest, cinnamon etc…)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 packet baking powder
- cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- as needed vanilla powdered sugar
Tools to prepare the water and cocoa cake
- Bowl
- Electric whisks
- Cake Pan 22 cm
Steps to prepare the water and cocoa cake
Let’s see together all the steps to prepare this delicious egg-free and milk-free cocoa cake. I’ll first put the traditional method and then the method to prepare the Bimby water and cocoa cake.
Let’s see together how to prepare this delicious vegan cocoa cake. Take a bowl and electric whisks. If you don’t have them, you can also use a hand whisk or a fork.
Place water at room temperature and oil in the bowl.
Emulsify for a few seconds.
Add sugar and vanillin (or other aroma) and mix with the whisks until the sugar is almost dissolved.
Add flour.
Blend to combine the ingredients.
Sift the cocoa into the bowl with a sieve.
Mix again with the electric whisks.
Add a pinch of salt and the sifted baking powder and blend again.
Flour and butter (or line with parchment paper) a 22 cm diameter pan.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 320°F for about 40 minutes. Always do the toothpick test before taking your cocoa water cake out of the oven.
Once ready, remove it from the oven and let it cool completely. Sprinkle it with powdered sugar and serve.
You can prepare this water cake with the Bimby. Let’s see the steps together, it’s very easy.
Put the water and oil in the mixing bowl: emulsify for 10 sec. speed 2.
Add sugar and the aroma: dissolve 30 sec. speed 3.
Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, a pinch of salt: 30 sec. speed 4.
Pour the mixture into a 22 cm diameter pan and bake in a preheated static oven at 320°F for about 40 minutes.
Do the toothpick test. Once ready, take it out of the oven, let it cool completely, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Storage and Tips
– The water and cocoa cake stays soft and fragrant even for several days if you keep it in a tightly closed container.
– If you want, you can also freeze it: cut it into slices or cubes, wrap each piece in a bit of plastic wrap, and put it in the freezer. When you want to enjoy it, just take it out some time in advance or defrost it for a few seconds in the microwave with the defrost function.
– With the same batter, you can also use a ring mold or make delicious muffins.
– For a tastier version, you can glaze it with dark chocolate and sprinkle it with chopped nuts.
– For a white version of this water cake, replace the 30 g of cocoa with the same amount of flour.
– You can replace half the flour with whole wheat flour.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can water be replaced with other liquids?
Yes, you can replace it with plant-based drinks, orange juice, unsweetened fruit juices. You can also mix a plant-based drink with an espresso.
Can chocolate chips, nuts, or fresh fruit be added?
No, this batter is not suitable for adding chocolate chips or other things, as it is not dense enough and you may end up with everything at the bottom.
Can the water and cocoa cake be filled?
Yes, you can glaze it with white or dark chocolate and sprinkle with nuts. Alternatively, you can cut it in two and fill it with jam or egg-free orange cream or strawberry cream. If you don’t have problems with intolerances or aren’t vegan, you can also fill it with ricotta cream, classic custard or chocolate cream or Nutella cream.
Can the water and cocoa cake be made gluten-free?
Yes, just use a gluten-free flour mix for desserts.
