The Best Chocolate Cake From Matilda | Vegan
This Vegan Chocolate Cake from Matilda is dreamy as heaven and filthy as hell. It's perfectly sweet, unbelievably moist, packed with the deep decadence of chocolate, and wickedly indulgent. Even the vegan skeptics will be returning for seconds.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour* (188g)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (50g)
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/3 cups sugar (267g) | granulated or caster
- 1/4 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- 3/4 cup non-dairy milk (170g) | almond, soy, oat, cashew, etc., or water
- 2 tsp vinegar | apple cider or plain white
- 1/3 cup oil (72g) | sunflower, canola, refined coconut oil, etc.
- 1/2 cup applesauce** (120g)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup boiling coffee (170g) | or water
Instructions
- Mix all of the dry ingredients. In a bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Add the sugar and salt. Mix well to combine.
- Mix the wet ingredients except the boiling coffee. In a separate bowl, mix the non-dairy milk, vinegar, oil, applesauce, and vanilla extract.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Add the wet mixture to the dry and combine well with a whisk or fork. It will be a thick-ish mix.
- Add the boiling coffee. Mix in the boiling coffee. Stir well. The batter will seem abnormally thin but don’t be alarmed. That’s how it’s supposed to look :)
- Transfer and bake. Transfer the batter to a greased/ lined 9” round cake pan. In a oven pre-heated at 180 degrees Celsius (or 360 degrees Fahrenheit). Bake the cake for 55-60 minutes.
- Frost: Let the chocolate cake cool completely before topping with your favourite ganache/ icing/ frosting. Check the notes for the link to the ganache recipe I used.
- Storage: This cake can be covered and kept at room temperature for 3-4 days. or in the fridge for 7-8 days.
Notes
* If using cups to measure, don't scoop from the flour container with the cup. Instead, spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level it with a knife, or you'll end up with too much flour.
** If you don't have applesauce, you can make your own. Check the instructions in this post above to learn how.
This is the recipe I used to make my ganache. It’s a pretty delicious and simple one: 5 Minute Vegan Chocolate Ganache With Coconut Milk.