Veganize this: chocolate mud cake

A while back, before I became vegan, I found the most amazing chocolate mud cake recipe. I realized later how easy it was to veganize almost any baked good and the most amazing chocolate mud cake became vegan. This recipe given to a friend of mine who has a blog so I will link you to it. However, I will also give you the three tools to make your own vegan cakes.

You wouldn't even notice that it's vegan

1. Replace butter with oil. Yes, butter is more delicious, but it isn't so much so that it 'makes' the cake. You can also use vegan margarine or coconut oil, if you want something more solid. Add some extra salt if needed.

2. Replace milk with milk substitute, such as soy, oat, almond, or rice. That's an obvious one. Any milk you like should work, they have their own subtle flavors but depending on what you're making it should change the taste too much. Cream can be replaced with coconut or soy cream.

3. Replace eggs with chia seeds. There are many different things you can use to replace eggs, but it depends on the recipe on hand. Pureed fruit (apples, banana), flax seed, even carbonated water works.

 There have been reports that some companies who claim to have 'free range' eggs are actually not really giving their hens a good life, as reported by the RSPCA and even when they adhere to the legal standards, male chicks are still killed at birth and hens killed after only 18 months. Think about that next time you buy a carton.