Stale Buns? No. Chocolate Cake? Yes.

 Got stale buns? It’s time to make a scrumptious chocolate cake! Grab the buns and some other ingredients and get ready to get bakin’.

Prep Time: 15min 

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 3 stale buns, made into fine breadcrumbs (approx. 125g or 3 ½ cups stale bread)
• 25 grams cocoa powder
• 80 grams brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 35 millimetres non-dairy milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 175˚C bake or 155˚C fan bake and prepare an 8” cake tin by greasing it.
2. Mix dry ingredients (first five ingredients) together in a large bowl.
3. Add remaining ingredients and mix to combine using a spoon or a hand mixer.
4. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for around 45 minutes or until set and a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre.
5. Cool in the tin for about 5 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack.
6. Serve as it is or ice with your favourite icing if desired.

Tips:

1. If you have a large enough blender, place all the ingredients into the blender and blitz until combined.
2. This recipe can also be made with dairy milk if preferred.
3. For a sweeter cake add more sugar, chopped chocolates, or chocolate chips into the mixture.

References:

“Stale Bun Chocolate Cake - Love Food Hate Waste Canada.” Love Food Hate Waste, lovefoodhatewaste.ca/uncategorized/stale-bun-chocolate-cake/.