Loveletter Cakeshop's Vegan Double Chocolate Cake
 
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Brandon's recipe makes more of a thin ganache. For a thicker, fluffier ganache, see the option at the bottom of this recipe.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2-layer, 6-inch cake
Ingredients
Vegan Chocolate Cake
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cups cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1¼ cups sugar
  • 1⅛ cups warm water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil (can sub another oil)
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dairy-Free Chocolate Ganache
  • 7 ounces dairy-free dark chocolate chips
  • ½ cup plain dairy-free milk beverage
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Vegan Chocolate Cake
  1. Preheat your oven at 350ºF. Grease and flour two 6-inch round cake pans.
  2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a medium bowl.
  3. Place the sugar in a separate bowl.
  4. Add the water, oil, and vanilla in a mixing bowl, and set the mixer on low speed. Slowly add the dry ingredients (except the sugar), and mix until fully incorporated. Add the sugar slowly and mix just until batter is smooth (do not over-mix).
  5. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Dairy-Free Chocolate Ganache
  1. Place the chocolate chips in a bowl, and set the bowl over hot water. Melt the chocolate completely.
  2. Combine the milk beverage and vanilla in a pan over medium-low heat, and cook until simmering. Remove from the stove.
  3. Pour the melted chocolate into the milk beverage mixture and stir until just combined (over-stirring may cause your ganache to separate).
  4. Let sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or the until ganache is at your desired consistency for spreading on the cake.
Notes
Chef's Note: You'll notice that sugar is added last in this recipe. Since the above recipe has no eggs, it will be structurally weaker than a conventional chocolate cake, and all the sugar will weigh the cake down significantly. When the sugar is added last, it goes into the oven while still grainy (not melted), and this helps the cake's structural integrity. I know it sounds strange, but we've tried making this cake both ways and this trick works every time!

Thicker Ganache: Increase the chocolate to 8 ounces and use 1 cup coconut cream instead of the milk beverage. If you need coconut-free, simply increase the chocolate to 8 ounces and use less milk beverage.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1/10 cake (1 slice) Calories: 394 Fat: 17.9g Saturated fat: 6.2g Carbohydrates: 58.8g Sugar: 35.3g Sodium: 321mg Fiber: 3.7g Protein: 3.5g
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/loveletter-vegan-double-chocolate-cake