Recipe(tried): Easy Excellent Cake (Dairy Free, Egg Free)

CHOCOLATE CAKE WACKY - Dairy Free, Egg Free

3 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Soda
2 tbsp Vinegar
1/2 cup Cocoa
1 cup oil
2 tsp Vanilla
2 cups Water

Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Pour into greased jelly roll pan and bake at 350 for 30 min Handle carefully when hot - slightly fragile.

PASTRY CREAM - Dairy Free, Egg Free
1/2 cup unbleached flour
2 cups rice milk, or other non-dairy milk of choice, divided
1/3 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla

In a small bowl, place the flour and whisk in 1/2 cups rice milk, and set aside. In a small saucepan, place the remaining milk, sugar, and salt, and whisk to combine. Add the flour mixture to the liquid ingredients and whisk well to combine. Cook the mixture over medium heat, while whisking constantly, for 5-6 minutes or until thickened. Add the remaining ingredients, whisk well to combine, and cook the mixture an additional 1 minute. Remove the saucepan from the heat and transfer the mixture to a glass bowl. Place a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap directly on top of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming on the top. Place the pastry cream in the refrigerator for several hours to cool completely. Use as a filling for pies, tarts, pastries, or phyllo dough, or as a topping for desserts.

Upgrade cake to Mocha or Jaffa flavour by using coffee or orange juice instead of water - try coffee or orange liqueurs.....experiment!