Sourdough Discard Vegan Chocolate Cake

When you first get a sourdough starter going, you may end up with a lot of discard. And if you are like me who just don't have the heart to throw it out, you will look for ways to use up the starter!   Don't ditch it, use the discard starter for this amazing cake. 

This rich chocolate cake contains neither eggs nor dairy.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup unfed discard sourdough starter
• ½ cup cold water
• 1 tbsp vinegar, cider or white
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup olive oil, plus more for greasing

Method:

Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC for fan assist oven. Grease an 8" x 8" baking pan. Line the bottom with a baking paper.

Combine flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bol.

Combine discard sourdough starter, water, vinegar, vanilla extract and olive oil in a jug.

Add the wet ingredients  to the dry ingredients. Stir until moistened and well combine. Pour the batter  into the prepared pan.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the pan on a baking rack. Once completely cool, sliced into desire size and enjoy!