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VSANNICE@WEIZMANN.weizmann.ac.ilChocolate Pudding CakeIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoon cocoa
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoon apple sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cup hot water
Directions:Mix the first eight ingredients together. Pour into a sprayed 8 square baking pan. Mix the brown sugar and 1/4 c cocoa. Sprinkle over the batter. Pour the hot water over the entire top surface. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.
The topping sinks through the cake to form a pudding layer at the bottom. This cake tastes so rich its hard to believe there's no fat or eggs in it. We prefer it chilled, but it can be served ar room temperature, or even warm, if you can't wait. It will keep for several days (but not in my house!), but DO NOT FREEZE. If you do, the pudding will turn very watery.
This recipe sounds great! If I can talk my mom into it,I might try it sometime. I am 10 years old and i love sweets.
Archived comment by: emily
I took this to a vegetarian potluck recently--it was really good and got a lot of positive comments. Served at room temp it was great. Howe'ver, the next day I ate some chilled, and I didn't care for it. Thanks for the recipe!
Archived comment by: susan
Hurray! I thought giving up fat and animal products meant an end to decadent eating...but this recipe proves you can still pig out (as in imitating the pig, not eating him) and enjoy chocolate guilt, even on a vegetarian diet. Thanks! PS. This is incredibly sweet...think I'll try a little more salt next time and a little less sugar...hope it still works!
Archived comment by: robin
Try a tablespoon of instant coffee (can use decaffienated)- it balances the sweetness.
Archived comment by: cindy
This recipe was great not to mentation easy to bake. Even my non-vegan cousins loved it! They could not even tell the difference. It was absolutely delicious
Archived comment by: liting
This recipe is great!.... I made it at my mums kitchen at work (shes a chef) and everyone loved it. I wasn't sure if it was going to turn out because it looked so wet, but it did and it tasted great! I think I might try that added coffee that cindy suggested next time, but use echo.(!) Thanks heaps
Archived comment by: chloe-Rose
This is an excellent dessert, and my butter, sugar and chocolate loving husband couldnt believe it was legal! We like it warm, out of the oven, or re-heated, with a little soy ice cream...didn't care for it chilled. Great for a small dinner party, as it doesn't make a huge pan.
Archived comment by: traci
This is THE BEST chocolate cake recipe in the world! I am making it for my host family tomorrow
thanks heaps!
Archived comment by: chloe-Rose
it taste nice but really rich thank you
Archived comment by: ash
Has anyone tried this with raw (vegan) sugar?
Archived comment by: deborah
I made this for my husbands birthday. WOW! When I got it out of the oven and it was still bubbling, my mouth was just watering. My husband and I both had two small pieces each and were buzzing on a sugar high for 2 hours! LOL! Soooooooo good!
Archived comment by: tymmie
I made the cake today, i flipped the cake into a larger pan when almost cooled, so the pudding was on the top....looks much better...tastes good too! One problem i encountered, the batter was a bit doughy, i think i might have mixed the batter too long., maybe the ingrediants should be folded until moist.
Archived comment by: timothy63
woaa!!! this cake was AMAZING!!! the best vegan cake ive made/eaten!!! i can't believe it tasted so rich and creamy, yet, there is no call for oil/fat in this recipie!! the cake was finishe'd in one day. im definantely going to make it again. it looked watery at first, but the finishe'd product is splendid!
Archived comment by: mengyao
wow. i just took it out of the oven...it is burning my tongue, but its so good i have to keep eating it! (the pudding never went to the bottom, it is just on top and on the sides.) mmmm...
Archived comment by: joya
This cake was not at all impressive. I made it exactly as the directions said and it was chewy and gross. Almost gelatinous. Ick.
Archived comment by: jade
This was a very tasty treat. I only used half of the sugar (regualar and brown) the directions called for, and it was stil quite sweet. I served it with mocha chocolate soy dream ice cream on top of it, and it was heaven!!!
Archived comment by: dharmabum22
awesome! really really sweet, but coffee balances it out. instead of instant coffee i substituted the water with a half coffee, half water mixture. serving this upsidedown is nice, but its easier to flip over individual pieces when its served than turning over the whole cake.
Archived comment by: ilovegdch
Just sweet and decadant enough to satisfy, yet there is no fat. Amazing.
Archived comment by: wajumau
i agree with jade, this was really weird and gross. it was dry and chewy and even the flavor was not good. blech.
Archived comment by: queenwillow
This recipe is amazing! I made some ulterations such as substituting the 1/2 cup of water in the cake for 1/2 cup of coffee, making it a nice mocha cake. I also substituted carob for all the cocoa, used stevia as my sweetner, and added a teaspoon of agar powder and vanilla to the hot water before pouring it on the top to make the pudding. The cakes texture is a bit gelatinous due to the agar, yet it still tastes quite good! I topped it with some vegan whipped cream (
http://vegweb.com/recipes/sweets/2862.shtml) and brought it to work and everyone loved it! Thank you!
Archived comment by: bohemian_Vegan
Man. I totally effed this up. It was so bland and gross. the texture was kinda cool though. But yeah, I will never try this one again.
Archived comment by: veggiesheera
Bland and gross??? Something definitely went wrong! I thought this was great - just like a pudding cake should be. I did exchange the applesauce for margarine though (I find that applesauce always makes my cakes tough and rubbery). And I used only 1/2 cup sugar instead of 2/3 and it was still sweet enough for me.
Archived comment by: kreiber
Hey guys! This cake was the first cake I ever baked and I was really impressed with how it turned out, considering I'm crap at doing anything in the kitchen. Even my worst critic gave me the thumbs up for this cake. Splendid! Marvellously rich!
Archived comment by: celinabluewick
I made this cake once before with the applesauce that is called for and I didn't like it. Now when I make it, I use oil instead of applesauce and its fabulous. If you've tried this cake before with the applesauce and didn't like it, try using oil or margarine like kreiber suggested. It won't be fat-free anymore but it'll taste great! Its not like the applesauce actually makes it that much healthier anyway considering all the sugar in this cake.
Archived comment by: tT
