Vegan Chocolate Cake

Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • 300 ml oat milk
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 150 g vegan margarine /butter
  • 3 tbsp golden/agave/maple syrup – use your favorite liquid sweetener maple will make a slightly less sweet cake
  • 1 tsp instant coffee granules / espresso powder OPTIONAL
  • 275 g plain flour
  • 175 g sugar
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

For the Vegan Chocolate Frosting

  • 75 g vegan margarine butter
  • 200 g powdered icing sugar
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp water

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180° C/160° C fan/Gas mark 4 (350F). Lightly grease an ANTA Baking Dish.
  • Stir the lemon juice into the milk and set aside to thicken and ‘curdle’ slightly into buttermilk. In a pan over a medium heat, melt the margarine, syrup and coffee granules together. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Sieve the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl and whisk together. Pour the milk and melted margarine mixture over the flour mixture and stir well until it becomes a smooth batter.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the dish for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, to make the icing beat together all ingredients until smooth. When the cake is completely cold, spread the icing over the top of the cake.
————————————————————————————————–
Course Cake / Chocolate
Diets Vegan