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Eggless Dairy-Free Chocolate Pear Cake

This Vegan Chocolate Pear Cake is easy to make.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup (100 g) Superfine (Granulated) Sugar
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) Water, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) Vegetable Oil
  • 1 ¼ cup (175 g) All-Purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp (14 g) Cocoa Powder (Baking Cocoa)
  • 1 ½ tsp (6 g) Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp (3 g) Baking Soda
  • 1 Medium Size Ripe Pear, Peeled and Sliced (175-200g) Bartlett Pears

Toppings

  • 1 Medium Size Ripe Pear, Peeled and Sliced Bartlett pears
  • Granulated White Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350oF (180oC).
  • Grease sides and bottom of round cake pan (7 inch, 18 cm diameter). Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • To a bowl, add sugar and water. Mix until sugar dissolves completely.
  • Then, add oil and mix well.
  • Sift in flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Mix until dry flour is no longer visible. DO NOT OVER MIX (mix until dry and wet ingredients are just combined).
  • Transfer batter to prepared cake pan. Spread batter evenly.
  • Top cake with sliced pear and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake in preheated oven at 350oF (180oC) for 45-50 minutes , or until toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes out clean.
  • Let cake cool down for 5-10 minutes in pan. Then, transfer to wire rack to cool down completely.

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