• Yummly
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
Home Baked Joy

Finding joy in everyday living

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Snacks
    • Soup
    • Salads
    • Dinner
    • Side Dishes
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Menu Plans
  • Self Reliance
    • Financial Preparedness
    • Food Storage
  • Joyful Living
  • Photography
    • Tutorial Videos and Tips
    • Stock Photo Trends
    • Vezzani Photography
  • About Me
  • Recipe Index
  • Bakery
Desserts, Recipes

Moist and Delicious Egg-Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

Jump to Recipe

wp-image-1574″ width=”683″ height=”1024″ alt=”Moist and Delicious Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe topped with a Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting #homebakedjoy”>

I don’t know why, but for some reason lately I have had chocolate on the brain.  You know what I’m talking about!  Right?  It was so bad yesterday, that I opened up a jar of hot fudge sauce intended for ice cream and ate a scoop right out of it!  Not my norm, but here we are:)  In light of this chocolate addiction/craze, I wanted to share a recipe that I created out of desperation and necessity.  The resulting cake was a really moist and delicious egg-free chocolate cake recipe.  

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe #homebakedjoy

Why would I make an egg-free cake you ask?

Well, for one, I didn’t have any eggs in my fridge and my daughter had the car at school so I was stuck. As the old adage says, “Necessity is the mother of invention.”  I looked in my fridge and pantry to see what I DID have on hand with the hope of pulling off a culinary miracle.

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe topped with a Dark Buttercream Frosting #homebakedjoy

What makes this chocolate cake so moist and delicious?

When I looked in my fridge I saw that had some leftover sour cream as well as applesauce.  I thought, “I can work with this.”  So I did what any self respecting woman in need of chocolate would do and created a new recipe for chocolate cake.  I had no idea how it would turn out but that’s half the fun of baking.

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe #homebakedjoy

Amazingly, the chocolate cake cooked beautifully!  Which kind of shocked me.  I think the secret for the moistness WAS the applesauce and sour cream.

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe topped with a Dark Buttercream Frosting #homebakedjoy

The chocolate cake was so spongy feeling, in fact, that I almost didn’t wait for it to cool before frosting it.

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe topped with a Dark Buttercream Frosting #homebakedjoy

I ran downstairs and took these photos in my studio just in case it tasted good and then ate my first bite.  All I can say is, “Wow!”  Either I really needed chocolate, or this was a really good chocolate cake!

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe topped with a Dark Buttercream Frosting #homebakedjoy

I saved some chocolate cake for Dave for when he got home from work.  While I thought he would like it, I didn’t expect his reaction.  He took one bite and then proclaimed, “This is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had!”  Gotta love having some husband praise for your self esteem:)

I saved some chocolate cake for Dave for when he got home from work.  What I wasn't expecting was his reaction.

I smiled and said, “You’re welcome!”  So now, I share this recipe with you in the event that you have a crazy need for chocolate cake one day.  Even though it is egg-free, the applesauce created a yummy moistness and texture to the cake.  Topped with my dark chocolate buttercream frosting it was to die for, literally.  We will definitely be making this cake again, egg-free and all!

Moist and Heavenly Egg-free Chocolate Cake Recipe topped with a Dark Buttercream Frosting #homebakedjoy

Moist and Delicious Egg-Free Chocolate Cake

This moist and delicious chocolate cake recipe is amazingly egg-free. Topped with a dark chocolate buttercream frosting, it is sure to please!
By: Juventa
  • September 28, 2018
  • 8-10
  • 15 min Prep
  • 25 min Cook
  • 40 min
  • Easy Difficulty
  • Print this
Ingredients
  • 1/2 c butter
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 c light sour cream
  • 1 c unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 c flour
  • 1/4 c cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Heat butter for 30 sec. in microwave and then set aside.
Step 3
In a separate small bowl, mix together baking soda and sour cream. Allow it to sit while mixing other ingredients. It will puff up.
Step 4
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the applesauce and vanilla. Add the sour cream mixture, cooled butter, and sugar. Mix well.
Step 5
Add the baking powder, flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Beat together until ingredients are mixed.
Step 6
Pour into a greased and floured 9×13 baking pan and bake for 25 min (or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean).
Step 7
Cool and frost with a dark chocolate buttercream icing (or your favorite frosting). Enjoy!

To purchase some of my photographs through the stock agency, visit Shutterstock or contact me today!

Please note, this website contains ads and affiliate links. Thank you for your support and for making this site possible!

Share this...
  • Yummly
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin

Post navigation

Quick and Easy French Bread Bowls
Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Related posts

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders
Dinner, Recipes
8 Comments

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders

Peach and Boysenberry Crisp
Desserts, Food Storage, Homesteading, Recipes
8 Comments

Peach and Boysenberry Crisp

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp
Desserts, Recipes
7 Comments

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

2 comments

  • Jeffrey
    August 1, 2020

    First off, all I can say is a great big, “WOW!” This cake is a show-stopping masterpiece. It makes you wonder why we ever put eggs in cake in the first place! Thank you! Thank you!

    There is, however, one dastardly typo… Step 4 states, “In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs and vanilla.” An easy fix, I hope.

    Reply
    • Juventa
      August 12, 2020

      Oh my goodness. That was a dastardly mistake. I don’t even know how that happened. Thank you for pointing that out. It was supposed to say “applesauce.” I’ve fixed it;). Hope you enjoyed it!

      Reply

Share your thoughts Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

About me

I love chocolate covered pretzels, hiking, photography, gardening and striving for financial freedom and self-reliance! I have six kids and love finding joy in the journey. Thanks for stopping by!

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Categories

  • Book Reviews
  • Breads
  • Breakfast
  • Canning
  • Desserts
  • Dinner
  • Drinks
  • Financial Preparedness
  • Finding Joy
  • Food Storage
  • Gardening
  • Home Organization
  • Homesteading
  • Honeyberries (Haskap)
  • Honeyberries (Haskap)
  • Income Report
  • Joyful Living
  • Lunch
  • Menu Plans
  • Photography
  • Recipes
  • Rhubarb
  • Salads
  • Self Reliance
  • Side Dishes
  • Snacks
  • Soup
  • Stock Photo Trends
  • Tips
  • Tutorial Videos and Tips
  • Uncategorized

Subscribe to Home Baked Joy Here:

Recent Posts

  • 8 Steps Towards Self-Reliance From a Latter-day Saint Perspective
  • How to Make Honeyberry Jam Without Added Pectin
  • How to Grow Honeyberries (Haskap) in Your Garden
  • Delicious Low Sugar Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup Recipe
  • Recipes and Tips for Growing, Storing, and Cooking with Rhubarb

Archives

  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • March 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • September 2017
  • July 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016

Pages

  • About
  • About Me
  • Bakery
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Contact
  • My Account
  • My Story
  • Recipe Index
  • test
  • Welcome to Home Baked Joy

Categories

  • Book Reviews
  • Breads
  • Breakfast
  • Canning
  • Desserts
  • Dinner
  • Drinks
  • Financial Preparedness
  • Finding Joy
  • Food Storage
  • Gardening
  • Home Organization
  • Homesteading
  • Honeyberries (Haskap)
  • Honeyberries (Haskap)
  • Income Report
  • Joyful Living
  • Lunch
  • Menu Plans
  • Photography
  • Recipes
  • Rhubarb
  • Salads
  • Self Reliance
  • Side Dishes
  • Snacks
  • Soup
  • Stock Photo Trends
  • Tips
  • Tutorial Videos and Tips
  • Uncategorized

Archives

  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • March 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • September 2017
  • July 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016

Pages

  • About
  • About Me
  • Bakery
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Contact
  • My Account
  • My Story
  • Recipe Index
  • test
  • Welcome to Home Baked Joy
  • Elara Pro by LyraThemes.com
  • Copyright © 2020 Juventa Vezzani Home Baked Joy