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Vegan chocolate cake recipe

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Following a special diet needn't mean missing out on scrumptious food. This rich vegan chocolate cake recipe is made with almond milk and coconut oil and topped with a decadent dairy-free buttercream, giving it a luxuriously creamy finish. See method

Serves 8
10 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
746 calories / serving
Vegan
Vegetarian

Ingredients

240ml almond milk
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
125g melted coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
1 tsp instant coffee
2 tsp vanilla paste
1 x 410g tin quartered pears, drained and puréed
240g gluten-free flour
240g light brown sugar
240g cocoa powder
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp gluten-free baking powder

For the frosting

280g almond butter
50g cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla paste
100g light brown sugar
150ml almond milk
150g fresh raspberries

If you don't have any pears, try using apples

Each serving contains

Energy
3120kj
746kcal 37%
Fat
44g 62%
Saturates
19g 97%
Sugars
49g 54%
Salt
1.6g 26%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 77.8g Protein 16g Fibre 13.1g

Method

Preheat oven to gas 3, 170°C, fan 150°C. Lightly grease an 18cm round cake tin with coconut oil.

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Mix the almond milk and cider vinegar in a large mixing bowl, and allow to set for a few mins to activate. Add the coconut oil, coffee, vanilla extract, and pear purée and beat until foamy.
Add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder to the wet ingredients and mix well. Taste, and adjust sweetness by adding more sugar, if desired.
Pour mixture into the prepared tin. Bake for 25-30 mins, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool completely before frosting.

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Meanwhile, prepare the buttercream frosting by beating together all the ingredients until light and fluffy. If the consistency is too thick, add more almond milk. If it's too thin, add more cocoa powder or light brown sugar.
Once the chocolate cake is cooled, spread the frosting generously over the top and decorate with the raspberries, if using. Alternatively, omit the frosting and dust with cocoa powder.