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Can I just say, Happy Chocolate CAKE Friday!
Seriously, does this not look like the most luscious, moist and perfect chocolate cake ever??? I swear, you’d never even begin to guess it was vegan if I didn’t tell you.
A sneaky, delish, Friday worthy cake. <–FACT.
We have not talked cake in a while. Like way tooooo loooonnggggg. So today it’s CAKE DAY! YESSS – cake, cake, cake, cake, cake day! Today is also my Dad’s birthday, so this one’s for you Dad! Since they are all still in South Korea (where my little brother Red is competing) I’ll have to see how this cake freezes. Actually, my dad’s birthday is already where they are (they are almost a day ahead). My dad will be bummed he missed out on this cake, but my mom… she will be SO jealous! Cake, specifically chocolate cake is her favorite. She is probably sitting somewhere in South Korea eating bowl after bowl of white rice, because my guess is that there is nothing else that she will eat there. She’s a little bit of a bland eater and I can guarantee you, she is not eating the smoked salmon my dad has been getting daily. And as far as desserts go? While, I know they already finished off my chocolate dunked honey nut bars, so my guess… she’s moved on to her hot cocoa (yep, she took her cocoa and cacao powders with her)? Anyway, she’s most definitely not eating chocolate cake.
I can see her now, scrolling through these photos, mouth-watering and thinking, “nooooo, I missed that. I cannot believe I missed that cake”. Sounds so dramatic, but it’s actually true. She text me those exact words when I sent her photos the other day…
SIDE NOTE: if I was in Korea, I would be eating ALL the Korean fried chicken, plus bowl after bowl of bibimbap. And sure, Korean doughnuts would be part of my daily regimen. It would be so good. 🙂
Clearly, I am a little excited about this here vegan chocolate cake. The recipe is adapted from the incredible Gena and her cookbook Food52 Vegan: 60 Vegetable-Driven Recipes for Any Kitchen. If you don’t already own this cookbook, you should probably just go buy it right now. Well, maybe print or save this recipe first… and then go buy it. Even if you’re not vegan, I promise, all the recipes are so good. And us cheese lovers, well we can always just add a little (ok a lot) when needed. Hehe, I love my cheese!
SO. When I got my hands on this cookbook, I was immediately focused on one recipe.
THE CHOCOLATE CAKE. duh.
You guys, words cannot describe how yummy this cake is. It’s layered with a creamy buttercream made up of magical ingredients. Magical I tell you. I adapted the buttercream only slightly to be a bit more almondy because I love that flavor. I also added vanilla because really, when can you ever have too much vanilla, you know?? And if you’re looking for a butter-less, buttercream, this is your recipe… and it’s healthy enough to eat with a spoon…like for breakfast?? With granola?? That would be amazing! I mean, hey, you can have your veggies (pumpkin) and your protein (almond butter). Just add some fruit (bananas??) and breakfast is complete. I’d highly recommend doubling the buttercream just so you can eat half for breakfast.
NO JOKE.
Okay and then the finishing touch is a layer of silky, smooth ganache. Oh my gosh. YESS. Are you guys looking at those swirls??? That is ganache in it’s most perfect looking form.
TO DIE FOR.
Another huge plus to this recipe is that it is SIMPLE! No fancy equipment or ingredients. It’s as easy as any other chocolate cake. You can have it made in under and hour and ready to eat in under two (you have to let the cake chill for a little to let everything stiffen up a bit). Can you say perfection or what?!?
SOOOO. Here’s the plan. Come home from work. Find the bottle of wine, cocktail or maybe even a mocktail, turn on the oven and start baking. Maybe eat some tacos or some pasta while the cake bakes and then….ditch the the booze, pour a giant glass of cold milk and eat all the cake. And I do mean ALL the cake with all the ganache 🙂
Shhhh, I won’t tell if you can’t fully wait for the cake to chill and you end up eating a warm and messy, DELICIOUS chocolate cake. Even better if you ask me.
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Chocolate Cake for the win!! Oh, and don’t forget that flaky sea salt on top! Happy weekend! 🙂
P.S. Happy Birthday Dad! Hope you had a great day!
I’ve been searching for vegan cake recipes for a friend’s birthday and this one looks like a winner! Does the chocolate filling have a strong pumpkin flavor? Thanks for this awesome-looking recipe! I can’t wait to try it.
HI! You do not taste the pumpkin in this cake. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
I love this recipe! Third time doing it and it’s always a huge success in my home. You should create another vegan cake.
Big fan of your blog.
I am so glad you like this Laura! I would be so open to creating another vegan cake, just takes time! Thank you!!
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Thankyou! This cake was absolutely delicious, i loved it everyone loved it, some said it was the best chocolate cake they had!
I am so happy you liked this! Thank you so much Layla!
can i use soy milk instead of coconut milk?
for the ganache i mean
I don’t think soy milk has enough fat content, so I do recommend using the coconut milk. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
great recipe!!
i would like to try it at home!!
Thanks hope you love it!
I made this cake yesterday for a birthday party and it was a huge hit!! Thank you for the recipe, everyone thinks I’m a professional baker now =)
YAY!! This is so amazing to hear!! Thanks so much Toni, I am so happy you loved it!
Thanks for this recipe! I was looking for something on the healthy side for my twins’ first birthday cake! I’ll give this cake a try!
Awesome! I hope your twins love it! ?
Hi! I have just discovered this cake on your Instagram page, wowsaa its is going to be made tomorow! May I just say your page, recipes, vibe and look is just beautiful! Very inspiring and interesting?? I look forward to tasting my attempt at your cake!
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Hi!! Hope you have fun making it and love it!!
Thank you so much Victoria!! Let me know how it goes (:
Your recipe has been featured here > https://sweetmeetsbakeshop.com/2016/07/13/vegan-pumpkin-spice-salted-caramel-swirl-ice-cream-history-of-veganism/
Happy Wednesday and keep on desserting!
Awesome, thank you!! Happy Thursday to you!!
Been eyeballing this recipe since you posted it. Tomorrow, after a couple very long weeks of hard work, I’ve got an afternoon off. I think I’m going to spend it baking. And then later, I will have a big slice of cake as a chocolatey pat on the back from myself to myself. Thanks as always for your gorgeous work 🙂
Sounds AMAZING! I hope you love the cake!! ?
Yummy recipes.. thnks a lot..
Thank you!
OMG! I wish there was a birthday coming up to give me an excuse to make this cake. . .it is leap day thought so maybe that’s as good of an excuse as any 😉 Looks amazing!
I just recently (3 weeks ago) decided to peruse a vegan lifestyle change. Lots of reasons, but holy wow! This cake alone should be enough to convince someone to take the vegan plunge ?. Looks amaze-balls, and I will definitely be trying it! Thanks!
Wow! I’m totally intrigued by that chocolate filling, sounds divine. I can’t wait to make this for my dairy-free family. Thanks!!
Thank you!