- 1 cup/ 128 g All-purpose flour
- 1 cup/ 200g Brown sugarpacked
- ¼ cup/ 25g Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup/ 113g Discarded Sourdough starterunfed, straight from the refrigerator
- ½ cup/ 120g Watercold
- 1 tbsp White vinegarCider or strong homemade
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- â…“ cup/ 70g Olive oilplus more for greasing the pan
Sourdough Discard Vegan Chocolate Cake
I love to save up my discarded sourdough starter to make this delicious Sourdough Discard Vegan Chocolate Cake. One of the things which puts people off homemade sourdough is throwing away the excess sourdough starter while you are feeding it. I hate that too and that’s why I am sharing this zero waste recipe. Added bonus: it’s vegan too!
Start by mixing flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, mix your excess sourdough starter with water, vinegar, vanilla extract and olive oil. Pour the wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir. Bake the batter until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Enjoy!
To make the Sourdough Discard Vegan Chocolate Cake, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Sourdough Discard Vegan Chocolate Cake
1 | Heat oven | |
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line with parchment paper and grease an 8-inch round baking pan with olive oil. | ||
2 | Mix dry ingredients | 1 |
Combine 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of brown sugar, ¼ cup of cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda and ½ a teaspoon of salt in a medium bowl. | ||
3 | Combine wet ingredients | 2 |
Mix ½ a cup of discarded starter, ½ a cup of water, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and ⅓ cup of olive oil in a separate mixing bowl. | ||
4 | Combine wet and dry ingredients | 2 |
Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix until just moistened and pour the batter into the prepared pan. | ||
5 | Bake | 30 |
Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. | ||
6 | Leave to cool | |
Remove from the oven and place the cake in the pan on a wire rack to cool completely. | ||
7 | Serve | |
Serve with a cup of your favorite tea or coffee as an afternoon treat. | ||
Recipe Reviews
HEAVENLY cake omg i loved everything about it soo much.
I wouldn't mind getting fat off of this lol.
Very happy this isn't a boxed cake mix those are usually the worst.
Thanks for sharing this fantastic chocolate cake dessert with us!! Super unique and delish too.
Is this some how healthier just because it's vegan or...?
Crunch up a few almonds and thank me later.
Replaced the vanilla extract with vanilla sugar insted to have a stronger vanilla taste.
Taste great and fun to make too but instead of strawberries i'd recommend cherries it goes better with chocolate.
A Vegan chocolate cake? Now this is something I for sure have to try out.
Wonderful vegan cake never found any other ones like this before.
Okay so hear me out, almond milk instead of water. It helps the taste and texture.
Totally obsessed with this cake I make it every month now atleast 3-4 times without any reason lmao.
First time ever making something like this I hope it turns out okay! Wish me luck ppl.
Tried out both this and the vegan banana bread both equally good this one being a lot sweeter obviously.
Mine turned out kinda grainy and not too sweet at all compared to store bought chocolate cake.
Okay so hear me out, almond milk instead of water. It helps the taste and texture.
Made my own sourdough just for this.
Lactose free chocolate cake, vegan and easy to make in under two hours this is officially the number one dessert out there just because of those three key things.
Best vegan dessert hands down no complaints from me about this haha.
Lactose free chocolate cake, vegan and easy to make in under two hours this is officially the number one dessert out there just because of those three key things.
Taste great and fun to make too but instead of strawberries i'd recommend cherries it goes better with chocolate.
I wouldn't mind getting fat off of this lol.
What's the difference between sourdough and normal dough is the taste different or something?
Mine turned out kinda grainy and not too sweet at all compared to store bought chocolate cake.
Good but not too sweet like you'd imagine and I think that's because it's brown sugar instead of cane.
Can you please add measurements in metric?
Awesome recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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