Vegan Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Ganache Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, and sugar. In another bowl, mix 1/2 cup water, original soymilk, maple syrup, vinegar, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Pour wet ingredients slowly into dry, combining as you pour. Mix well to combine.
• Line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper, or waxed paper. Divide batter evenly into both cake pans. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on wire racks about 30 minutes.
• To prepare frosting, put chocolate chips, vanilla soymilk, coffee, and syrup into a double boiler. Heat until chocolate chips melt, blend all ingredients. Set aside to cool, immersion blend about 1 minute. Cool in refrigerator about 1 hour. Warm slightly before frosting cake.
• (Also, the frosting recipe yields enough to frost 2 layer cakes. So, you'll definitely have more than enough. It's also really good melted as a topping on soy ice cream).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the oil, vanilla, vinegar and water. Mix together until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Steps:

• Place semisweet chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
• Bring coconut milk just to a boil; pour over chocolate.
• Let stand 2 minutes, then stir until smooth and glossy. Let cool, stirring occasionally,until thick, about 2 hours. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

Steps:

• Combine the chocolate, agave nectar, and creamer in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter substitute and vanilla extract. To spread easily, the ganache should be slightly warm, and the consistency of hot fudge.

Steps:

• Place the coconut milk can in the fridge overnight so the cream separates out and hardens. Remove from the fridge the next day, flip the can over and open from the bottom of the can. Pour out the liquid leaving the hardened coconut cream behind. Scoop the cream into a bowl and stir in the melted chocolate, powdered sugar and vanilla extract with a whisk until smooth. Set in the fridge until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease and line two 6-inch cake tins.
• In a large bowl, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, flour, salt and baking soda. Pour in the hot coffee and vegetable oil. Stir together until just combined - it's useful to use a whisk here to help remove lumps. Divide the batter between the two cake tins and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Let sit on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before turning out and letting cool completely.
• Once cool, use a serrated knife to level any domed tops on the cake layers. Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Whisk up the chilled frosting so it's light and spreadable and spread a few tablespoons over the cake layer. Top with the other cake layer and ½ cup more frosting, spreading it out over the cake layer.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or place liners in 2 muffin pans for 24 cupcakes. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix the vanilla extract, oil, vinegar, and cold water.
• Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, being careful not to overmix. The mixture will be quite wet, but this is okay.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. For cupcakes, the baking time is 24 to 26 minutes.
• Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool.