Eggless chocolate cake (dairy free)

For an eggless cake with butter, check here. 


My friend Smriti first sent me this dairy and egg free cake recipe. It is mighty useful to kids who are allergic to dairy and/or eggs. I have included few variations ahead, where one is fine with milk but only wants an eggless version.

Ingredients
All purpose flour (maida)      1 2/3 cups
Brown sugar                         1/2 cup
granulated sugar                    1/2 cup
(you may use 1 cup of granulated sugar too)
cocoa                                    1/4 cup
Baking soda                           1 teaspoon
salt                                        1/2 teaspoon
vegetable oil                          1/3 cup
water                                     1 cup
vinegar                                  1 teaspoon
vanilla essence                       1/2 teaspoon

Procedure
Heat oven to 350deg F or 180deg Celsius. Mix flour, brown sugar, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt with fork. Mix in remaining ingredients. Pour into greased and dusted pan. Bake 35-40 min or till toothpick comes out clean

Variations
The cake may seem a bit dry if it is to be eaten without icing. So I tried a few variations. These are useful for people who are fine with dairy.
Variation 1
Instead of 1 cup water, you may use 1 cup milk
Variation 2
Add 2/3 cups milk powder to the list of ingredients

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