Kelly JensenThis vegan olive oil cake is a rice decadent dessert made with olive oil, pantry staple ingredients, and chocolate – egg & dairy free. This recipe is a superfood version of chocolate olive oil cake with flaxseeds, cacao powder, and olive oil. A great moist fudgy cake for late-night chocolate cravings.
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This chocolate vegan olive oil cake recipe is a super delectable treat made with healthier ingredients. This recipe is made with flaxseeds, unsweetened cacao powder, and simple pantry staple ingredients. This recipe is a fantastic late-night dessert recipe to satisfy those chocolate cravings.
This Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe Is:
- Sweet
- Fudgy
- Decadent
- Chocolate-y
- Healthy
- Flavorful
- Vegan, Dairy Free, Egg Free
Make Olive Oil Cake Vegan for a Healthier Version
This vegan olive oil cake is a simple way to get extra veggies in your diet. I’m all about making recipes plant-based when I can. Vegan cooking does NOT have to be bland, boring, or flavorless… It’s quite the opposite when done right. By building meals around vegan pantry staples and swapping in a few plant-based ingredients you can make healthier meals for you and your family. I made a list of my 125 favorite vegan pantry ingredients that we use on a weekly basis, and check out all my vegan recipes here that are on The Herbeevore. These easy and healthy recipes are fantastic meatless and dairy free meals for your table.
What’s In This Vegan Chocolate Olive Oil Cake Recipe?
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- Ground Flaxseeds: I always add a scoop in my oatmeal for a little extra nutritional punch! This flaxseed meal has a wonderful nutty flavor too. Flaxseeds have a ton of amazing health benefits, so add a scoop to breakfasts, lunches, or smoothies!
- Olive Oil: I like to use this fruity Zoe olive oil which has a fantastic flavor and deep color- it’s really inexpensive online here, so I keep a few liters stocked up in my pantry. For the quality of oil you get, it’s an excellent value, I would highly recommend!
- Vanilla Extract: it’s super important to use real pure vanilla extract, and not artificial baking vanilla flavor. This real all natural vanilla is a fantastic ingredient to give these cookies an #extra boost.
- Raw Cacao Powder: this raw unsweetened cacao powder is a healthy and good-for-you addition to these brownies. Raw Cacao powder is loaded with antioxidants and has tons of healthy benefits. Make sure you use a raw cacao powder and not sweetened baking cocoa… it makes a huge difference.
- Baking Powder: I like to use a no sodium baking powder in all my recipes, that way I can control the amount of salt that goes into my food.
- Chocolate Chips: to give these cookies an amazing chocolate chunk! These vegan chocolate chips are a great addition if you want to make these vegan and plant-based.
One of the BEST Pantry Staple Desserts
This chocolate olive oil cake recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal! It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious and healthy meals using a few staples you can rotate. I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep stocked. And you can check out all my favorite pantry staple ingredients in my Amazon shop here. By stocking up on healthy whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!
How To Make Olive Oil Cake Vegan?
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9×9 baking dish and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the ground flaxseeds and 1/2 cup of water. Mix with a spoon and allow to sit for 1 minute until thick. Add the rest of the water, olive oil, sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix well to combine.
- In a other bowl, add the flour, cacao powder, salt, and baking powder. Stir well to combine, then add this dry mixture to the wet batter. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish, and place on the center rack. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes until the center is baked all the way through. To test, stock a toothpick in the middle and the cake is finished when the toothpick comes our clean.
- Allow cake to cool completely before eating. Enjoy!
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Vegan Olive Oil Cake
Equipment
- 9 x 9 inch baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons flaxseeds
- 1 1/2 cups water divided
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour use a gluten free flour of necessary
- 2/3 cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x9 baking dish and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the ground flaxseeds and 1/2 cup of water. Mix with a spoon and allow to sit for 1 minute until thick. Add the rest of the water, olive oil, sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix well to combine.
- In a other bowl, add the flour, cacao powder, salt, and baking powder. Stir well to combine, then add this dry mixture to the wet batter. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish, and place on the center rack. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes until the center is baked all the way through. To test, stock a toothpick in the middle and the cake is finished when the toothpick comes our clean.
- Allow cake to cool completely before eating. Enjoy!
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