Monday, May 1, 2017

Vegan Chocolate Cake

My cousin was over for dinner the other night, and I had made this for desert (after an amazing vegan lasagna with cashew ricotta). I had to laugh when she said it was just like her favorite deep n delicious cakes. That's a good sign, right?

Anyway, you are absolutely going to LOVE, love, love this fast and easy recipe. You mix it right in the pan, you don't even have to grease it before hand, it'll pop right out on its own. I usually just ice it and serve from the glass baking dish.

It's gluten-free and totally organic too.

I use Cuisine -Soleil GF all-purpose flour mix, it's a blend of chickpea, rice, and tapioca flour. I also weigh my flour, so if you are NOT using a GF blend, or have a 'cup-for-cup' blend, 120g  of flour is a cup. If you are not weighing, but are using a GF blend, you should fluff it up with a fork before measuring. Never pack the flour down either, unless you want a hockey puck instead of a cake.


INGREDIENTS:


180g GF flour (1 1/2 C)
2/3 C cane sugar
4 Tbsp cacao powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C chocolate chips
(we use dairy-free, soy-free, allergen-free)

Mix all the above right into your baking dish. I have never greased my glass dish, and the cake has always easily come free.

1 C water
6Tbsp oil (avocado or grapeseed is fine)
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (I'm pretty sure white vinegar would work too)

You can either mix them all together before adding to the dry ingredients, or pour them as they appear on top of the dry ingredients. Mix well with a spoon.

Bake in the oven at 350 F for about 18 min....my best advice is to check it with a toothpick. GF flour is not like regular flour and cooking times vary.

If you want to ice the cake:
1 C icing sugar (I put organic cane sugar into the blender and grind it myself)
1-2 Tbsp cacao
1 Tbsp vegan butter or coconut oil
1-3 Tbsp cashew milk
1/2 tsp vanilla



If it is too thick, add more milk, if it is too thin, add more icing sugar. I like to ice the cake while it is still warm....but not hot.
Let me know what you think!

Enjoy :)

3 comments:

  1. Awesome dessert. I definitely want to try. Thanks for posting this.

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  2. Blake brought this recipe home with him. We make it often and especially enjoy it with the frosting. Thank you for sharing all of your recipes! We are trying the cauliflower salad today. God bless you and yours.

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