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Mini Vegan Chocolate Cake

This is the best vegan chocolate cake! This mini cake serves only 4 people, and has a rich and deep chocolate flavour, held together with a fudge-like chocolate buttercream.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Australian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 4 serves
Calories 417kcal
Author Sally

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake:

  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup plain flour
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup coconut oil melted
  • ½ cup brewed coffee cooled

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:

  • 1 ½ tablespoons dairy-free butter
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup icing sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon brewed coffee cooled

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line 2 x 5 inch (12cm) round cake pans.
  • In a small bowl, sift the cocoa powder, plain flour, bicarbonate soda, baking powder and salt together, mixing to combine.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, vanilla, coconut oil. Add in the coffee and mix through. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and whisk until a batter forms. The batter will be quite thin.
  • Poor the batter evenly between both pans and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched.
  • Once the cake is cooked, let cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Make the frosting by placing all of the ingredients into a bowl and mixing with a hand held electric beater until smooth and creamy. If the frosting is too thin, add a little more icing sugar, and if it’s too stiff, add a little more coffee.
  • Assemble the cakes by placing half the frosting on one cake and then sandwiching the second cake on top and finishing with the rest of the frosting. Use a butter knife to smooth down the frosting and create some swirls to finish it off.

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 49g | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2mg