Oooh yum, this vegan German chocolate cake is two layers of delicious vegan chocolate cake with a coconut pecan filling and a rich chocolate buttercream frosting on top.The cake recipe is super simple and straightforward, no fancy ingredients, but it results in pure chocolate cake perfection, moist and spongey and a total delight in taste and texture.
INGREDIENTS
For the Vegan Chocolate Cake:
- 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) All Purpose Flour*
- 3/4 cup (63g) Cocoa Powder (Unsweetened)
- 1 and 1/2 cups (300g) White Sugar
- 1 and 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1 and 1/2 cups (360ml) Soy Milk*
- 3 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup (120ml) Olive Oil*
- 1 and 1/2 Tbsp White Vinegar*
- 1 and 1/2 Flax Eggs
For the Coconut Pecan Filling:
- 1/4 cup (56g) Vegan Butter
- 1/2 cup (100g) Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup (120ml) Coconut Milk
- 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup (50g) Coconut Flakes*
- 1/2 cup (60g) Pecans (Chopped)*
For the Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
- 2 cups (240g) Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 cup (42g) Cocoa Powder (Unsweetened)
- 1/3 cup (75g) Vegan Butter
- 3 Tbsp + 1/2 tsp Coconut Milk*
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For Decoration (Optional):
- Coconut Flakes
- Chopped Pecans
- Vegan Chocolate Chips
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray two 8 inch cake pans with non-stick spray and line the bottoms with circles of parchment paper. Set aside.
- Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl and then add the sugar, baking soda and salt and mix together.
- Prepare your flax egg by adding 1 and 1/2 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal to a bowl and then adding in 4 and 1/2 Tbsp hot water (this equals 1 and 1/2 flax eggs). Leave it to sit for a minute and become gloopy.
- Add in the soy milk, vanilla extract, oil, vinegar and flax eggs to your dry ingredients and mix in. Use a hand whisk to briefly mix it all together removing any lumps (tiny lumps are fine) but being careful not to overmix.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two cake pans and then place into the oven to bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the cakes comes out clean. Transfer the cakes to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before adding filling or frosting.
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