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Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache. Sogt, Moist Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake! Use sunbutter or coconut cream to make nut-free. Vegan Soy-free Palmoil-free Recipe.  Jump to Recipe Â
Lets get on with some chocolate goodies for Valentine’s day, shall we. And Make this gorgeous vegan chocolate layer cake! I made this for our anniversary weekend and it worked like a charm to bring a huge smile on hubbs face with each bite. The cake is Moist, not too sweet and just the right amount of decadent for us.
This easy Vegan Chocolate Cake is layered with a smooth chocolate nut butter ganache glaze. I use smooth almond butter. Any smooth nut or seed butter should work. The cake ages really well and tastes best the next day as the ganache adds more moisture to it. Add fruit preserves like raspberry, apricot, blackberries between the layers. I use raw unrefined sugar in this cake, that I blend to powder in my blender before use. Use any fine or powdered sugar of choice.
This makes a big 8 inch layer cake. Don’t want the huge cake? make this individual Chocolate Layer Cake for One. No Bake.
What are your plans for the weekend?
More chocolate goodness from the blog
- Peanut or almond Butter, Chocolate Marble Cake.Â
- Brownies, loads of Brownies
- Vegan Almond Butter Blondies with Chocolate Chips
- Vegan Chocolate Pumpkin Cake and Cake Mix In a Jar
- Vegan Chocolate Layer Cake for One. No Bake. Made on stove top.Â
Some No Bake Chocolate Pies here.Â
These sharp and beautiful slices are by my new Kramer knife that hubbs got for me. He knows what will be appreciated!Â
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Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache
Ingredients Â
Cake : makes two 8 inch pans
Dry:
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 cup powdered vegan sugar, , 2 Tbsp more for sweeter - blend raw sugar to fine powder to use or use wholesome sweeeteners vegan powdered sugar
- 1/2 scant tsp salt
Wet:
- 1 1/2 cups non dairy milk, divided
- 1/3 cup non dairy chocolate chips or bar, semi sweet chips, or dark chocolate for dark/bittersweet cake
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 tsp vinegar, apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup non dairy milk
- 1/3-1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup or more non dairy semi sweet chocolate like Enjoy Life
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter or almond butter or other seed or nut butter
- Fruit preserves like raspberry, apricot, cherry (optional)
InstructionsÂ
Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 170ºc. In a bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients for the cake really well.
- In another bowl, heat 1 cup of non dairy milk and chocolate until just about hot (heat in the microwave or stove top). Whisk until chocolate is melted. Add in the rest of the wet ingredients and 1/2 cup non dairy milk and mix in until smooth..
- Add the dry to the wet and mix to make a smooth batter.
- Transfer batter to two greased or parchment lined 8 inch cake pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F / 170ºc for 30 to 34 minutes. or until toothpick from the center comes out clean. Do not overbake as the cakes can get crusty or dry.
- Let the cakes cool for 10 minutes then remove from the pan and cool on the rack completely before adding a glaze or ganache. Cover the cakes with a towel while it is cooling to prevent drying out. To shorten the cooling time, cover the cakes with a towel or parchment or a lid and place in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
Ganache:
- Heat the non dairy milk + sugar in a pan over medium heat, until just about hot. Mix well. Add in the chocolate, mix once and take the pan off heat. Keep mixing until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Add in the vanilla and peanut butter or other nut butter. Mix until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes to thicken to desired consistency.
- Pour some of the ganache on one cake. Spread using a spatula to even out if needed. Let the ganache set in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes or freezer for 10.
- Add a thin even layer of fruit preserves on the other cake (optional) (warm the preserves to make them easier to spread if needed). Place this cake on top of the cake with the ganache glaze. Pour the rest of the glaze over the top cake. Spread using a spatula if needed. Let the ganache set in the refrigerator for half an hour. If you have more ganache left, pour over the set glaze for another layer. Cover the cake and let it chill for a few hours before serving.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tips to make a great vegan chocolate cake
- Chocolate cakes can tend to dry out or get hard edges if baked too long. If your cake tends to do that, reduce the baking time by 5 mins. Ovens heat differently, the pans, cocoa/chocolate brand etc add to the iffy behavior.
- A ganache or glaze will help add moisture to the cake. Let the cake chill with the ganache for a few hours for best results of overall moisture.Â
- If the cake is overbaked (too dry). crumble it up, add some ganache and make into cake snack balls
- Use good quality chocolate. It adds amazing flavor and texture.
Thank you Richa! amazingly tasty and simple recipe. Magnificent result!
(I’d love your book was an ebook!)
Thank you. So glad you loved it.
My book is available in kindle (amazon), nook(barnes and nnobles) and other online ebook formats (on itunes, google play etc). 🙂 do get a copy!
: D Yeyyy! I certainly will! Thank you
Hi! For the powdered sugar, can I just use icing sugar?
yes
Is it a bad thing that my family of three ate this entire cake in a weekend? This was awesome!
I would say that was a productive weekend 🙂
I made this today for my 97-year old mother in law (who is not a vegan), and she LOVED it.
Being a vegan myself, I appreciate recipes like this that I can make for others without having to use animal products that I don’t buy for my own cooking.
Thanks for the great recipe!
Thats amazing. So glad she loved it!
Hi! Can I substitute the wheat flour wit oat flower, rise or almond? Thank you!
A direct substitution with a gluten-free flour will not work. You can use a gluten-free flour baking blend that has a mix of flours, starch and xanthan gum. You can also use the blend from my gf muffins here which use oat and almond flours. https://fettabbau-trim.today/2016/02/vegan-gluten-free-banana-muffins.html%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I made this cake 2 nights ago, and followed it to the tee. Used organic wheat flour, almond butter with soy milk. Rest as per the recipe.
The cake did not come out fluffy. And the ganache was way too think and made a real mess.
The taste though was good.
What did I do wrong?
Hi Roda, The cake should be soft and moist. If you used wheat flour for the white flour, then it will be slightly denser. Since it is a Chocolate cake, it will also be slightly fudgy and not as airy or fluffy as a plain cake.
What was the texture of your cake? Did you make any other changes to the recipe?
As for the ganache, you can put it in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes to thicken more, as the chocolate and nut butter might need more cooling time. Depend son the chocolate and pan you are storing in. Let it chill in the freezer until thick enough to preference.
I tried to make this cake and really amazed by the end result. This cake is really very delicious and is good in looking also.
I made this yesterday for Valentine’s Day and it turned out great! And so easy to make. Mine was done baking in 30 minutes.
I decreased the sugar a little ( personal preference) and had only whole wheat and regular bread flour, but it was great regardless. Next time I will dress it up w big crunchy coconut flakes 🙂 Thank you for the recipe!
Awesome!! Yes dress up as you like!