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One-Bowl Vegan Chocolate Cake

A moist, tender, deeply chocolatey cake that needs no eggs or dairy, topped with a silky whipped chocolate ganache frosting.

15 minPrep
1 hr 30 minTotal time
1 (8-inch) two-layer cakeMakes

Instructions

  1. Preheat to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch round pans.
  2. Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
  3. Add the milk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla and whisk until smooth, then whisk in the hot coffee (the batter will be thin).
  4. Divide between the pans and bake 28–34 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
  5. Cool 15 minutes in the pans, then completely on a rack.
  6. Frosting: heat the coconut milk until steaming, pour over the chocolate, rest 3 minutes, and stir smooth. Add maple and salt, chill 45–60 minutes until thick, then whip 1–2 minutes and frost.

Baker's tip

Coffee doesn't make it taste like coffee; it makes the chocolate taste more like chocolate.

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