VEGAN GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

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!

Traditionally a German chocolate cake uses sweet German chocolate in the cake itself, and then the filling is made with egg yolks, so of course we are straying from the traditional here with our vegan adaptation but the result is so good I don’t think anyone would complain!

The 2-layer vegan chocolate cake is adapted from our vegan chocolate cake recipe, our original recipe is made in 7 inch cake pans whereas this cake is made in 8 inch cake pans.

In fact as you can see the cake layers are so nice and fat I actually ‘think’ it would be totally fine in 9 inch cake pans too (I have not tested this though I must admit!).

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

1. 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.
2. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl and then add the sugar, baking soda and salt and mix together.
3. .........................

for full recipes please see : lovingitvegan.com

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