It is unlikely that there will be such a person who would not like home baking at all. And there are those lovers who cannot live a day without fragrant buns, hearty pies and magnificent cakes made with their own hands. But what should these people do on the eve of religious holidays when all the use of fast food, which includes eggs, animal fats, as well as various meat and dairy products, is strictly prohibited. On such days, a lean chocolate cake is perfect for a festive table. It can be prepared, taking into account not only strict rules, but also the wishes of numerous sweet tooth.
Classic version
In order to make a regular fasting chocolate cake at home, you will need the following required ingredients: 3 cups of wheat flour ½ cup cocoa powder, two cups of cold boiled water and regular sugar, 10 grams of salt, 30 grams of vinegar, 24 grams of baking soda, some vanillin and 180-200 grams of vegetable oil.
The whole process takes no more than 1 hour. In this case, it is necessary to perform several sequential actions:
- Mix in a separate bowl all dry ingredients (salt, cocoa, flour, sugar, vanillin and soda).
- Add a measured amount of water, vegetable oil and mix everything with a whisk.
- In conclusion, introduce vinegar.
- Treat the inside with oil, and then pour the cooked mass into it.
- Bake for 40 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. The readiness of the product is easily determined using a toothpick or any thin wooden stick. You just need to pierce the pie with it, reaching all the days. If the stick is clean and dry, then the product is ready. Otherwise, the baking time will need to be slightly increased.
The result is an unusually delicious lean chocolate cake. For decoration, the finished product can be sprinkled with the same cocoa or powdered sugar. In both cases, the cake will look more attractive and appetizing.
Raw Food Recipe
Particularly noteworthy is the lean chocolate cake, which is prepared without heat treatment. Here everyone can show their imagination, guided by their own taste preferences. As a basis, you can take a recipe that uses the following products.
For the test: 150 grams of cashews, 200 grams of dates, 70 grams of almonds, 10 grams of cocoa, 40 grams of oatmeal, a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of vegetable oil (½ part for the cake itself and for greasing the form), 120 milliliters of water, 4 each tablespoons of brown sugar and maple syrup.
For cream: 2-3 grams of salt, 130 grams of cocoa powder and 70 grams of vegetable oil.
For decoration: a handful of fresh berries and a tablespoon of nuts.
The process of making the cake is relatively simple:
- Preliminarily for 3-4 hours it is necessary to soak cashew nuts in water.
- At this time, you can safely do the preparation of the base of the pie. First you need to remove the seeds from the dates, and then grind their flesh together with almonds and oat flakes using a regular blender. It should be a sticky mass with small crumbs, a bit like a dough.
- Add to it butter, cocoa, salt and stir until smooth.
- Treat the inside with oil, and then put the cooked dough into it so that small edges remain at the edges.
- In a separate container, collect all the ingredients for the cream and mix them with a hand blender.
- Pour the resulting mass over the dough and level it with a spatula.
- Put the form in the freezer for about 3 hours.
About 20 minutes before serving, you can decorate the finished product with berries and almond petals or at your own discretion.
Quick and tasty
There is another interesting option on how to make lean chocolate cake. The recipe is suitable for those who do not like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. In this case, work will require: 210 grams of flour, 10 grams of baking powder, 2 grams of salt, 40 grams of cocoa powder, 200 grams of sugar, 300 milliliters of mineral water, a bag of vanillin and 80 grams of sunflower oil.
How to make lean chocolate cake from all these products ? The recipe is striking in its simplicity:
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a deep container.
- Add oil, mineral water and stir everything so that the mass is without lumps.
- Transfer the resulting dough into a silicone mold.
- There are two ways to bake such a pie. Firstly, in the microwave. This will take only 8 minutes. After the timer signal, you need to let the product stand in the chamber for about 60 seconds. Secondly, in the oven. In this case, it must first be heated to 200 degrees. And for baking you need a little more than half an hour. During this time, the product will almost double. This will make a mineral water.
Here, everyone can choose the most suitable option for themselves. For decoration, the surface of the product can be greased with cream. The main thing is that its components are also lean.
Cherry flavored
As a festive dessert, you can make a wonderful lean chocolate cake with cherries. It is done according to the principle of an ordinary manna. To work, you will need the following products: 1 cup semolina, sugar, wheat flour, fresh cherries and plain water, 30-40 grams of cocoa powder, a third cup of vegetable oil, 10 grams of salt, 30 grams of vinegar or lemon juice, 12 grams of baking soda.
For glaze: 30 grams of cocoa powder, 50 grams of sugar and 40 grams of cocoa butter.
Making such a cake is easy:
- First, in a deep container, you need to combine all the dry ingredients.
- Separately mix water with vinegar.
- The resulting liquid, along with vegetable oil, add to dry products and mix well. A thick mass should be the type that is used to make fritters.
- For the filling of the berries you need to lightly sprinkle with flour. This is to ensure that cherries do not flow when baking.
- Lubricate the mold and pour ½ part of the dough into it.
- Put cooked stuffing on top.
- Cover all with the rest of the dough.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 190-200 degrees for approximately 35-40 minutes.
- To prepare the icing in a pan with a thick bottom, melt the sugar, and then add cocoa powder and butter to it.
- Pour the finished cake with a hot mixture.
If desired, on top of it you can additionally decorate with fresh berries.
Slow cooker pie
Today it is easier for housewives to cope with household chores, since each of them has a lot of different equipment in the kitchen. With its help, cooking turns into a real pleasure. For example, in just a few minutes you can make an excellent lean chocolate cake in a slow cooker.
For this you need: 300 grams of flour, 45 grams of cocoa, 1 cup of sugar and water, 15 grams of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of soda and vanillin, as well as 70 grams of vegetable oil.
Such a cake is prepared as follows:
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar, vinegar and vegetable oil together.
- In another container, mix the dry ingredients (flour, vanillin, soda and cocoa).
- Combine both mixtures and turn them into a homogeneous mass.
- Process the inside of the multicooker bowl with vegetable oil, and then pour the cooked dough into it.
- Set the "Baking" mode and cook for 45 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. In some multicookers, these figures are set automatically.
- Get the cake, turning it over to a double boiler.
- Put the product in the multicooker again and bake for 20 minutes under the previous mode. The time in this case must be adjusted manually.
The finished cake is tender, airy and very tasty. And for sprinkling, you can use chopped coconut flesh.
Banana pie
Fans of exotic flavors should definitely like a lean chocolate banana pie. By the way, there is an interesting recipe, according to which even a novice hostess can cook such a dessert. To do this, you first need to collect on the desktop all the necessary ingredients: 2 medium-sized bananas, a glass of sugar, 250 grams of flour, 45 grams of cocoa powder, 5 grams of baking powder and 150 milliliters of strong freshly brewed coffee.
Preparing such a cake in several stages:
- First, the banana pulp needs to be kneaded, and then grind with sugar and beat well.
- Separately mix flour with cocoa and baking powder.
- Combine both masses and mix them thoroughly.
- Gradually add fresh coffee to the mixture.
- Place the cooked dough in an oil-treated mold.
- Bake for 20 minutes at a temperature not lower than 180 degrees.
After cooling, you can pour the original dessert over with icing and decorate it with multi-colored sprinkles.