Vegan chocolate cake

vegan chocolate and sour cherry cake recipe

5 from 11 votes

This vegan chocolate cake is a quick and easy recipe that melts in your mouth. It's not your traditional layered cake, but a shorter and easier-to-make version.

Its flavor is rich, chocolatey, and indulgent. Eat it as is, or fill it with sour-cherry jam for that extra sweet and tart flavor that no one can resist.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Plant-Based, Vegan

Servings: slices

Calories: 290kcal

Author: Nico

Equipment

Bowl
Hand mixer or whisk
Silicon spatula or wooden spoon
Springform pan 9 inch (23cm) in diameter - see conversion table above if you have different size.

Ingredients

2 cups flour all-purpose or whole wheat flour
½ cups cacao powder
¾ cups water
¾ cups soy milk or other plant milk
¾ cups sugar
¼ cups vegetable oil sunflower, canola, etc
⅓ cups dark chocolate chips
⅓ cups walnuts
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
9 ounces sour-cherry jam or cherry, apricot, orange jam

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 340F or 170C. Lightly grease your springform pan with oil, then dust it with flour. Set aside.
In a small pot bring the water to a boil. Turn the heat off, then add the cacao powder. Stir with a spoon till the cacao melts. Set aside.
In a bowl, add soy milk, sugar, oil, melted cacao powder in water, and mix with a spatula or a spoon.
Note: if you decide to add the grated zest of one orange and the vanilla extract, this is the right time to add them.
Sift in the flour and the baking powder and whisk with a hand mixer for just a few seconds until all the ingredients are combined. You can whisk manually if you prefer.
Note: do not over-mix. Over-mixing will develop the gluten in the flour, which will make the cake heavy and less soft.
Finally, add dark chocolate chips, crushed walnuts, and give it a stir.
Transfer the cake batter to the springform pan and bake at 340F or 170C for about 30 minutes.
TIP: Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out dry, the cake is cooked. If it comes out wet, cook a few more minutes.
To fill the cake: First, let the cake cool down completely, then with a serrated knife cut it open in half, fill with jam, close, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy!

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