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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
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.
- 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.
Some No Bake Chocolate Pies here.
These sharp and beautiful slices are by my new Kramer knife that hubbs got for me. He knows what will be appreciated!
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Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache
Ingredients
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)
Instructions
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.
- 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.
Hi Richa!
1) Will I be able to bake this in a bundt cake pan and just pour the ganache over the top? I like baking in bundt pans because of the nice shape the pan has and it makes cutting equal slices so easy!
2) For the powdered sugar, can I replace it with RedPath Light Brown Sugar or RedPath Dark Brown Sugar?
Thanks for making vegan cooking & baking possible and so accessible!
Yes, you should be able to bake this in a bundt. the baking time will depend on your pan size. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and remove. Be sure to grease and dust the bundt pan really well. Use lighter sugar as the dark brown might add too much molasses flavor.
Hi Richa,
Thanks for the clarification.
1) I was thinking of using dark brown sugar and omitting the maple syrup. Will this work?
2) Will I still have to powder the light brown or dark brown sugars?
3) Do you think I can double this recipe and bake it in the bundt cake pan for a bigger size cake?
Thanks.
1. no, that would change the liquid in the recipe. you can use a different sweetener like agave or a jaggery syrup
2. yes powder the light brown sugar if it is not fine.
3. yes you can double the recipe. the baking time will increase by 15 to 25 mins.
Omg! This looks amazing!!!
If I halved the recipe and baked them in 4″ pans, what time and temperature would you suggest baking them for?
Check at 22 mins and cook until the toothpick comes out clean.
nice recipe…Do you think I an add a grated zucchini to it? Also…are there cake recipes in your book as well? thanks
Yes, you can add some grated zucchini in it. the baking time might increase by a few mins. Check with a toothpick before taking out of the oven.
No the first book is all Indian and Indian fusion recipes.
Hi Richa, the cake looks super tempting to make! On my to do list this weekend. Do you know the baking time & temperature if I want to bake the cake mix as cup cakes instead of one cake (is this possible)?…& roughly how many cupcakes I could get from 1 recipe?
at 350 deg F , for 18 to 20 mins. It should make 14 to 16 regular muffin size cupcakes.
How can I find out the calorie /carb/ fat intake for this recipe?
copy the recipe into calorie count or other online counters.
Amazing!
Can I replace maple syrup? It’s not a common thing here in Chile, I mean, you can buy corn syrup (Great Value) but it’s not something that we use to buy to have in our houses.
Yes, you can omit it. Use agave if you have some, or use more non dairy milk.
And what about liquid glucose? Do you think it will work? We use it in the “torta de panqueque” recipe, because it makes cakes fluffy and soft.
i havent tried liquid glucose before. Maybe make a half or quarter recipe to see how the cake turns out.
Okay, I tried with liquid glucose and it worked, but I used a bigger cake pan because I didn’t read that you used 8 inch pans and I used two 26 centimeters pan, so obviously it changed everything hahah, but it tastes amazing, I used orange extract instead of vanilla and used vanilla whipped soy cream instead of ganache. Gonna try it again, but changing the proportions, thanks 🙂 and sorry for my poor english hahah.
This cake looks amazing!
I’m thinking about making this for my mom’s birthday that is coming up.
However, I don’t have wheat flour on hand right now.
Would it be ok to sub all purpose flour in instead?
Yes, all all purpose flour will work fine.