5 INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE CAKE | VEGAN LOCK DOWN DESSERT

[@PaulSmith-pf2uq]

5 INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE CAKE: 200g plain flour, 70g cacao powder, 180g brown sugar, 1tsp baking powder, 130ml sunflower oil, 500ml boiling water. Whisk together, well, pour into a prepared tin and bake in a pre-heated oven on 180 C / 356 F, for 30 minutes. For the frosting, mix 100g melted chocolate with 100g vegan cream. XOX

[@pinkpoodlepaloma]

What's vegan cream????

[@nealm6764]

@@pinkpoodlepaloma Exactly. never heard of it or saw it.

[@tpng9100]

Thank you for transribing the recipe :)

[@chichi8931]

@@pinkpoodlepaloma it is a 'normal' cream but with vegetable fat, not milk fat

[@degypt8864]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!

[@murray871]

This was the first cake I ever made from scratch and failed at the first attempt. Three things I f'ed up at and learnt from....the second try was awesome! - make sure to mix all dry ingredients well. I didn't and the baking powder wasn't well mixed into the rest which resulted in a very pudding-like texture. - don't melt the chocolate over boiling water. Hot water (around 70-80C) is just fine. Otherwise the chocolate gets too hot and it messes up the cream and it gets all runny. - I have added two sachets of cream stiffener, which is almost always vegan (mostly consists of potato starch), to the soy whipping cream I used. It is something that is available at every super market here in Germany and is very cheap - I don't know if that is the case in other countries. It gave the cream topping the right consistency, making it very easy to handle/decorate the cake and to store it in the fridge. Thanks for all your recipies and books, guys. They mean the world to me.

[@lindaschur9638]

I've never heard of vegan whipping cream. can you recommend one for me? are they easily available in the supermarket? :)

[@violaevavenczel8378]

appretiate your warnings, advises, tricks! thanks! 😊

[@veganwildfire7522]

R.I.P. "YO DUDES!!" 😥😥😥

[@thehappypear]

👍🏼😄💚

[@danielfaherty491]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rae1968]

Why R.I.P?

[@julespaterson195]

Hey guys, we need you to start with “heh, dudes!”. It cheers us up in this lockdown

[@thehappypear]

We'll take that on board, sorry Jules. 😀

[@karennesbitt9655]

No, i much prefer the calmer starter to the video rather than the Hey dudes!

[@TheRealTycoNash]

It's "yo dudes" 😅

[@saivedant913]

It's actually pronounced "Yo dudes!"

[@patriciarobus300]

I made this subbing coconut oil and added almonds. It was wonderful! Thank you Happy Pear!

[@amandachan3365]

Made this recipe after a productive and exhausting day. Sooooo yummy, easy, fast, and I didn’t even make frosting! It’s perfect as is!! Thanks guys!! Keep the awesome recipes coming!

[@veganwildfire7522]

I hate to say it incase I'm wrong, but something about your guys energy just seemed off, I hope everything is ok and if not I hope it gets better soon. The cake looks amazing, thank you as always for the amazing content and inspiration ❤🌱🤘

[@thehappypear]

Thanks just wanted to try something different 👍🏼😄💚

[@js2555]

@@thehappypear if I didn't know better i'd have said u guys were high lol

[@Mimijona]

maybe we're just used to the super high energy videos, we're in lockdown, things are not as they normally are and that's okay :)

[@jmk1962]

Hell they are in lockdown too. It's hard to keep being highly positive all the time. They are human too.

[@aoifeosullivan1992]

Made this cake and it was actually delicious, such a simple one!

[@antoniafurlong9969]

The recipe on your website for this cake says 1 tablespoon of baking powder, 130 grams of oil and just 500 boiling water. Please can you make sure the right measurements whether grams, mls or teaspoon/ tablespoon are correct on your website? Thank you! I hope they work!

[@fleuriex6234]

You can also use coconut milk instead of vegan cream. Sooo delish. Will def Be making this cake!

[@bluesquirrel2472]

yea!! refrigerated can or from the cupboard directly?

[@fleuriex6234]

bluesquirrel it doesn’t matter! I just used the cupboard one. I heated it up until almost boiling and then I added to the chopped chocolate. And waited until it melted and stirred

[@bluesquirrel2472]

@@fleuriex6234 yummy yummy ill try that

[@cynthiaheimsath7856]

This was so good!! I made the icing with coconut milk and chocolate chips and it was so freaking good! Thanks guys!

[@EricsVeganVan]

Who else is thinking chocolate cake for dessert tonight?

[@giselenascimento6157]

Have you quarantined the “yo dude” and the fun high energy????? Great recipe but such different vibe. Still love you guys!!!!

[@thehappypear]

Sorry Gisele! We shot this at 6am before any employees got to work so we weren't as hyped up.

[@giselenascimento6157]

I was just joking... you guys can do no wrong. Always grateful for all your videos. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@bethechangeyouwanttoseeint1050]

Hope you guys are alright you both don’t seem as chipper as you normally are! You need to keep up the “Yo dudes” love your energy anyway x

[@gersandecoudyser2688]

Thank you so much for this recipe, I made the cake yesterday for my son's second birthday and what a big success so THANK YOU :-))))))

[@c.w.5688]

I’ve just made this cake for dessert tonight and now I enjoy a drink (need to reward myself for all the effort 😜). It’s really easy and everything worked splendidly - except for the topping... Could it be that I was too slow with the chocolate cream? It started to get crumbly and doesn’t look as smooth and velvety as yours. Buuuut it still tastes amazing😋😋😋

[@czemuczemuczemu1958]

That’s so great. I’m adding it to my MUST TRY list

[@thehappypear]

Super stuff enjoy

[@tp2387]

Made this afternoon...10 mins left in the oven. Smells amaaaaaaazing 😋

[@HaRin9743]

Hello ^^ thank you for the recipe Great recipe ✅️ Delicious taste ✅️ Easy ✅️ Cheap ✅️

[@karennesbitt9655]

I am very happy you did not do the Dude opening. I like the calmer starter. :)

[@Bitadiary]

You are very very professional

[@gracekelly2439]

Cant wait to go to Happy Pear in Greystones when the worlds normal again!

[@thehappypear]

Us too!! Hope your keeping well 👍😊💚

[@vi3889]

Hi, where’s the link to the recipe? Thank you, looks perfect

[@vi3889]

@@LaurenBurger thanks, it wasn't there when i posted

[@camillebetinyani3540]

Made it yesterday, just after i saw your vidéo... yes !! Amazing ! And I have some left for breakfast... ❤❤

[@thehappypear]

Thanks so much Camille, we had is for breakfast yesterday, haha. :D

[@bekind2allandbelove925]

Thankyou for a SIMPLE recipee 🌞 Can't wait to try it. I've been craving chocolate cake lately! YUM 👏👏👏

[@arialblack87]

How interesting the fact that you add the water HOT. Why is that? I love learning from you guys

[@Music963]

It enhances the chocolate flavor I normally just add a tablespoon of instant coffee to the hot water and that to enhances the chocolate flavor but doesn’t taste like coffee makes it have a desperado chocolate flavor as well

[@heleriparn6816]

The baking pan goes in black and came out blue. 😅 Looks delicious tho..🤤

[@thehappypear]

The magic of Hollywood 😅

[@heleriparn6816]

@@thehappypear 😂👍

[@alanbuchanan7843]

Ouch. I feel a big cycle ride coming up, then feasting on this bad boy. Many thanks

[@thehappypear]

Hahah enjoy 👍🏼😄💚

[@alanbuchanan7843]

@@thehappypear sure will. Love your cooking skills

[@LianivS]

Is it 1tsp or 1tbsp baking powder pls? Video says tsp and linked recipe says tbsp. FYI: linked recipe says 130g sunflower oil (i.s.o. 130ml) and 500 boiling water (i.s.o. 500ml). Thanks for the great videos! Big fan. Love your food xxx

[@BiancaAlexiuc]

I love this guys, it looks delicious and I'm sure it tastes delicious too! I'd love to replace the flour with almond or buckwheat flour (likely mixed with another type). Could you please let me know if you have any advice on that? Thanks so much for everything you do and be well!

[@bandura2021]

I try this! All the comments are making me want to make this more and more 💕 thank you so very much. People are saying that this cake is amazing 🤩. So I to make this. It’s so fast to make 🥲 💨

[@lindar6151]

This looks amazing! Can you please break down the ingredient amounts as well as the oven temp for those of us in the States? Thanks!

[@queenmedusa1977]

Easy to use an online converter to do this, I have to do it all of the time because of the variety of measurements used by everyone :-)

[@pollygong]

It's very easy to do the conversions yourself with just a little bit of effort.

[@Shahar.Kadosh]

Will do. Thank you!

[@roxymcdonald6518]

Oh...... methinks, I have to try this!!

[@23Bentley45]

I love your recipes!

[@lizziebeatty1297]

How did you make the vegan cream? Looks delish. I will definitely be making this for my roommate's graduation!

[@speakingupfortheanimals]

Brilliant video guys the cake looks soooooo good ❤sending Vegan love from Belfast

[@thehappypear]

Thanks a million!! Hope you enjoy your cake and have a great weekend.

[@LeBonBaker]

Yum! Looks great guys!

[@lenakrupinski6303]

Amazing recipe !!! 💜🌹💜

[@johannvj5893]

You guys have suspiciously relaxed eyes.. Is it pot or just a hangover? Anyway, thank you so much for this delicious and easy recipe 〰☀🙌🏻🍀〰

[@knownogmos]

vegan cream? Love the cake and you are great!

[@thehappypear]

Thanks a mill it’s made by flora and so good!

[@postbump4085]

Could avoid sunflower oil, and replace with coconut/rapeseed preferably. Cheers guys though :)

[@thehappypear]

Coconut with make the cake more fudgy as it settles, rapeseed is fine too if you can give it a smell first just to make sure the sent and flavour isn't too dominant though.

[@gsingh30]

Sorry if someone’s already posted this but the recipe on your website says 1 tbsp rather than 1 tsp baking powder. Thanks for the video and recipe guys. Stay well

[@thehappypear]

Sorry about that it’s 1 tablespoon

[@gsingh30]

Thanks for replying 👍🏽

[@emilysheppardart]

Nice!!! I needed chocolate cake fix so bad boys thanksss xo from canada

[@thehappypear]

Thanks Emily!! Hope you enjoy! :D

[@somacoach979]

This looks Delicious, I'll have to try this on my channel 💚🌿

[@thehappypear]

Definitely give it a go. It's very accessible.

[@christinastavrinidis6780]

Wow delicious!!!

[@ashlakhi95]

which is better this or "THE BEST VEGAN CHOCOLATE CAKE | STEVES FAVOURITE" ?

[@debbiehallmark5091]

I must be the ONLY person in the world that doesn't like chocolate, but am obsessed with fruit flavors. This still looks great though.

[@PaulSmith-pf2uq]

Debbie Hallmark You should make a mango frosting then!

[@injunsun]

Maybe use some lemon zest and juice, instead of the cocoa? Plus a tad more flour, of course.

[@nealm6764]

My lemon tree is dropping lemons like crazy and they are huge. One even fell and killed a little bird that was under it. :( So I went out and picked them all and made a lemon cake, and like it so much I will keep making them, though they only use about 3 lemons to make, so I will have to make a lot of them lol.

[@debbiehallmark5091]

@@nealm6764 My absolute favorite flavor

[@injunsun]

Can y'all imagine, my husband is allegedly allergic to citrus, isn't overly fond of chocolate, and hates peanutbutter? And I'm Vegan. I have hoops within hoops, and love ideas like this here, because it's something we can all enjoy adapting to whomever. Cheers, everyone!

[@lovplants]

Probably very tasty... Can I have a slice?

[@tasneemlokhandwala8778]

Wow I wud try it thnx dudes

[@Vita-vi]

Fabulous and so easy 👌

[@thehappypear]

Thanks a mill

[@DaisyDebs]

Your cake looks so beautiful and yummy . So , just a couple of questions ..."all purpose white flour"..is this plain flour ? Also is it cacao or cocoa powder ? I cant wait to make this and have a piece while it's still warm ..mmmmmmmm :)

[@popcorn1535]

I am gonna make this right now

[@bluesquirrel2472]

Did ya?

[@stardustria_]

omg looks so yummy

[@Eirelav111]

This looks amazing. But can you use olive oil or coconut oil? Or any other kind of oil? Right now I only have olive oil and coconut oil. PS, you guys RULE!

[@nealm6764]

Yes, you can always substitute oil in baking. I use avocado oil myself.

[@thehappypear]

We only used the sunflower oil because it was cheap and had very little flavour. You can use whatever you have.

[@Eirelav111]

@@thehappypear Thanks!!!

[@alexdelalune]

yum! whats the brand of the vegan cream you use?

[@nickjfriday]

24cm is 9 inches - which size cake tin did you use in the video? Love your work as always :)

[@cosmiccreator]

This looks amazing! Gonna try it today! ♥ Also can you make cakes to sell at supervalu? Need cakes!!!!! ♥ Thank you both! ♥

[@EmmaAndACamera]

ah looks amazing will be baking immediately !

[@thehappypear]

Sooo glad to hear! Let us know how it goes 👍😊

[@thehappypear]

Super stuff thanks enjoy

[@danhan6263]

i baked this right away💞 love the taste but wonder is it suppose to be little bit gelatinous texture? cause mine is

[@magical-monkeys]

the link to the recipe is missing... looks divine. I'm in the US and have a dial for oven and lowest setting is 200 degrees Fahrenheit. is the 180 celsius by any chance?

[@thehappypear]

It’s Celsius thanks will make sure the link is in now 👍🏼😄

[@user-od9xe5oy5s]

180 celcius is approximately 350 Fahrenheit if I am not mistaken :)

[@shraddharanawat1271]

That looks delicious 😍😍🎂🎂🎂🎂

[@thehappypear]

Thanks a million Shraddha!! Hope you enjoy! :D

[@jbt6007]

Look delicious!

[@thehappypear]

Thanks a mill

[@gfunkera69]

What oil could I use instead of sunflower oil?

[@lynnwiltshire6220]

Could you use melted vegan butter instead of oil?

[@christianwirth6965]

Looks like an easier version of Steves Chocolate Mousse Cake. Cake looks good but I'm not a fan of oils. But for people who are not against it this looks like an easy delicious cake, and probably decent in terms of budget as well!

[@injunsun]

You can sub about 1/4 of an avocado to keep the fat, and have it in its whole food form.

[@mariaale1464]

So , if I don't have access to vegan "cream" down here in Argentina, could I replace it with coconut cream?

[@TheRealTycoNash]

I've seen them say you can use the cream off of the top of a can of coconut milk.

[@luciabee8882]

I have made it today ! But it didnt goes well 😒. It came out in pudding texture🤔 and not in blue baking pan 😁 180 C and 30 min. What is the trick guys ?

[@rafael-rossi]

Any easy alternatives to vegan cream? I don't have it in my city.

[@thehappypear]

The cream off the top of a tin of coconut milk would be perfect.

[@TheRealTycoNash]

@@thehappypear yes I'm glad you said this!! I'm not a fan of vegan cream cheese as it's processed and has other things added to it.

[@alesiaarifi966]

Can I make this cake with gluten free flour?

[@luluangelin5329]

Can you make this vanilla by leaving out the choclate?

[@seXy1no1no1no1]

His fly is open 😂

[@TheRealTycoNash]

Can you use buckwheat flour or any flour you want for this? I'm not a fan of white flour.

[@perlaserrano1791]

Looks delicious! :)

[@thehappypear]

Thanks 😄👍🏼

[@jbknapp218]

I don’t know why this video is so entertaining but it really is. My American is showing-is “melter’s chocolate” the same thing as baker’s chocolate?

[@melissknox]

What kind of cream did you use for the frosting and can you sub sugar for a natural liquid sweetener? Thanks! Love your videos. :)

[@thehappypear]

Hi Melissa! You can substitute the sugar. We have a brand in Ireland called Flora that make a carton of vegan cream now. The cream off the top of a tin of coconut milk would work great too.

[@Naraic2]

Hey guys have you ever tried to use that batter for cupcakes?

[@daisylua]

The recipe on the blog says 1 tbsp of baking powder, instead of 1 tsp! I realised it too late, so I hope my cake will turn out good. Also, I'm trying to sub a part of the sugar with banana, curious how that'll work out O:)

[@thehappypear]

It’s 1 tbsp sorry about the confusion

[@utubeuser6385]

Can I substitute sunflower oil with coconut oil? The former is hard to find in my country.

[@Danoftheconda]

What chocolate and cream do you use for the topping? 💚

[@kkakuszi5423]

Where do you buy vegan cream?

[@leonardniamh]

Didn't even need to eat it boys Fabulous

[@thehappypear]

Yes!! It was perfect as it was!!

[@moll.doll10]

YUM!!!

[@thehappypear]

Thanks Molly! Hope you enjoy it.

[@SophiaLim71]

I saw the recipe u wrote 1 tablespoon of baking powder, but I hear you said 1 teaspoon, so which none is the correct one?

[@thehappypear]

1 tablespoon is the correct one, sorry about that.

[@SophiaLim71]

The Happy Pear look. Thanks for your reply .🙂

[@clifbob]

What’s vegan cream?

[@thatveganmuslim]

What a work of art. can you do the chocolate cream using aquafaba?

[@thehappypear]

You can as long as it doesn't make you too gassy, haha. :D

[@TheRealTycoNash]

Can you use buckwheat flour? I'm not a fan of white flour.

[@billymansfield8060]

Probably a silly question. But can one buy vegan cream?

[@lifeofaimee6259]

Looks so good - very unnerving how 'quiet' you both are in this video

[@queenmedusa1977]

To be fair to the guys I think a lot of us feel 'quiet' at the moment

[@thehappypear]

We've been shooting veeery early to avoid shooting when there are employees at our factory when our kitchen studio is. We're fresh out of he sea too so still warming up. :D

[@mygoldenthread]

Looks delicious, will make this asap! Any tips for good vegan cream in Ireland (brand) and where to get it? Thanks x

[@thehappypear]

So flora make cartons of it now. :D

[@mygoldenthread]

The Happy Pear thank you

[@Equinox1.5]

Which brand of whip-able vegan cream do you use? I've only ever seen pouring cream (e.g. Sojade/soya, Oatly/oat, etc.) or highly pressurised soya cream in a spray can. Thank you :-)

[@valentinaivanova7]

I made the cake. It is really delicious and chocolately. The base is moist though, more like a browny. Is the normal?

[@bluesquirrel2472]

how much baking powder did you put in?

[@valentinaivanova7]

@@bluesquirrel2472 I used 200 grams of self raising flour as adviced in the video

[@bluesquirrel2472]

@@valentinaivanova7 just saw your answer! Thank youu^-^ ill be makin it soon

[@leonardniamh]

Happy cake huggggggggggggs 2 you two

[@thehappypear]

Thanks Niamh 🙏🏻😊

[@rebeccaalley9762]

What can be used instead of sunflower oil? I do not have any and I live in a very small town so I am not able to find it.

[@mkgrant3]

Wish you could show some recipes without oil.

[@thehappypear]

Will do thanks

[@RigbythePuppy]

I’m going to try this but sub in aquafaba for the oil. Yum!

[@mkgrant3]

@@RigbythePuppy Please post your result!

[@sweetcake405]

@@RigbythePuppy that's what i was thinking

[@injunsun]

I already suggest elsewhere, but you can sub about 1/4 of a very ripe avocado for the oil here. You get to keep the healthy fats, in whole form, along with the fruit's other nutrients.

[@alanmargerison698]

Hi, i have tried to make this cake twice now, the first time the batter seemed really thick but i baked it anyway but it wouldnt bake in the middle, i then made it again and added a little more water to make the batter less thick which seemed to work, and i have checked it after 30 minutes and its STILL not baked in the middle, what am i doing wrong?!?! i am using all the same ingredients as listed

[@nealm6764]

Where the heck do you get "vegan cream" at? Never heard of it, or saw it in a store, even vegan stores. Is cool whip ok? It is vegan, just a lot of oil though.

[@thehappypear]

A company in Ireland make it, I comes in a carton and you whip it. Coconut cream or whatever vegan cream you can get your hands on will do. :D

[@beatingrhythms1163]

Can I use almond or oat flour as a substitute?

[@goonerldn]

Better with out Music in background .

[@pinkpoodlepaloma]

Are they opening the walk Bray to Greystones next week and are you opening your shop and cafe

[@thehappypear]

Hi Fionnuala, our shop won't be open unfortunately. We're going to have builders in making it a bit nicer. We have to have 10+ people working if we even open one door so it's a bit difficult to organise distancing etc.