This egg free and dairy free chocolate cake made from scratch is simply the best! This is my favorite recipe for homemade Vegan chocolate cake. It's so easy to make, super moist and packed with delicious strawberries . This cake is deeply moist, sweetened with coconut sugar and filled with sliced strawberries #chocolatecake
INGREDIENTS
3 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of coconut sugar
1/2 cup of organic Vegan cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups of unsweetened applesauce
1 cup of lukewarm water
3 teaspoons of vanilla paste
3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar
Homemade Chocolate Glaze Ingredients
150g of chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
70g of Plant-based butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
TOPPING & FILLING
Fresh strawberries
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a mixing bowl combine together all-purpose flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, coconut sugar and salt, you can add 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg or ground cinnamon.
Add applesauce, apple cider vinegar, vanilla paste and lukewarm water to the dry ingredients and mix at a medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
Grease 2 medium cake baking pans with butter and line them with parchment papers.
Pour batter into pans and bake them side by side or separately in a preheated oven for 35 - 40 minutes depending on the oven. Insert a toothpick to confirm if cake is ready.
Let chocolate cake cool completely at room temperature.
Pour a store bought or homemade Vegan chocolate glaze on top of one of the cakes and fill it with thinly sliced strawberries.
Place the remaining cake on top of the strawberry filling and sprinkle generous amount of chocolate glaze on the top.
Add strawberries as topping and keep in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
Enjoy fresh within 24 hours! #veganchocolatecake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
How to Make Easy Chocolate Glaze
Melt the chocolate in a microwave for 2 -3 minutes accordingly and stir in butter. Mix the glaze until smooth and use for your cake.
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