The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake

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.

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.

These sharp and beautiful slices are by my new Kramer knife that hubbs got for me. He knows what will be appreciated! 

Ingredients

Cake : makes two 8 inch pans

Dry:

• 1 cup (125 g) wheat flour
• 1 cup (125 g) unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (43 g) cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp (1.5 tsp) baking soda
• 1 1/4 cup (150 g) 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 (0.5 ) scant tsp salt

Wet:

• 1 1/2 cups (366 ml) non dairy milk divided
• 1/3 cup (60 g) non dairy chocolate chips or bar semi sweet chips, or dark chocolate for dark/bittersweet cake
• 1/4 cup (1.98 oz) oil
• 1 tsp vinegar apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp (1.5 tsp) vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp maple syrup

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup (122 ml) non dairy milk
• 1/3-1/2 cup (40 g) powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup (116.67 ml) or more non dairy semi sweet chocolate like Enjoy Life
• 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup (62.5 g) smooth peanut butter or almond butter or other seed or nut butter
• Fruit preserves like raspberry apricot, cherry (optional)

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