Fair Trade Chocolate Cake

This delicious chocolate cake recipe is extra
scrumptious made with as many fairtrade
ingredients as is available! Sweeter ethically
knowing you are supporting our worldly friends –
helping to empower themselves and build up their
communities.

Chocolate Cake
Vegan – Dairy free and Egg free

*½ cup (or a little less depending on taste)
of ‘Trade Aid’ Cocoa Camino organic
golden cane sugar or ‘Wholesome
Sweeteners’ organic sugar
2 ½ cups wholemeal flour or wholemeal
spelt flour
½ teaspoon sea salt
*2 tsp ‘Trade Aid’ Camino organic cocoa
powder
*1 bar ‘Trade Aid’ 70% dark chocolate
100gm (vegan) broken into squares
1 tsp vanilla essence
*1 tsp of ‘Trade Aid’ chilli powder (optional)
*1 Tbsp of ‘Trade Aid’ cinnamon powder
(optional)
80mls sunflower oil
180-200mls cold water
¾ tsp baking powder
1 tsp cider vinegar
‘Trade Aid’ 70% dark chocolate for grating
over the top (optional)
Lots of Love
*= certified fairtrade

Mix the dry ingredients and add in the chocolate
pieces. Add the oil, vinegar and vanilla essence,
then pour the cold water over the mixture. Stir
gently with a fork, but do not over mix. Pour into
a ring tin and bake at 180˚C for 30 minutes or until
the cake springs back when lightly pressed. Leave
to cool until lightly warm then grate dark chocolate
over the top. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from ‘Animal Free Recipe Book’
by Angel Selenie