Are you looking for something really easy and fast yet delicious and vegan? Then you should definitely try my Basic Vegan Chocolate cake!
This chocolate cake does not contain any butter, cow milk or eggs. It has its whole chocolate flavor from cacao powder and with the addition of peanut butter, the cake turns out really moist and delicious!
Basic Vegan Chocolate cake - everyone can make
Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
55 mins
Ingredients
2½ cup spelt flour
1 cup cacao powder
1½ cup coconut sugar (or cane sugar)
1½ cup almond milk (or any other non-dairy milk)
⅓ cup warm water
¼ cup peanut butter
3 oz dark chocolate chunks
1½ Tsp baking powder
⅓ cup coconut oil
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
a pinch of fine sea salt
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2 oz. dark chocolate chunks
2 Tbsp almond milk, room temperature
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 355F and oil brush your cake pan.
Carefully melt your dark chocolate and let it cool down for several minutes
I a bowl, combine the sugar with the coconut oil and the peanut butter
Add the melted chocolate.
I another bowl combine the flour with the chocolate powder, the baking powder and salt
One after another add the flour mixture and the milk and water to the sugar-oil mixture until everything is well combined
Last, add the apple cider and then pour into your cake pan
Bake the cake at 355F for about 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
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For the coating, carefully melt the chocolate and let cool down.
Add the almond milk and immediately distribute on the cake
(You can add more milk if you are aiming for a thinner coating)