I am not a huge baker but once in awhile I love to make cake. I have a good base down that is both gluten free and vegan while using healthier flours like oat and almond. This vegan chocolate strawberry cake is a healthier and delicious cake.
This cake has a vegan strawberry cream cheese frosting, so good. Just don't do what I did and frost the cake while it is still warm. My frosting came out a little melty but still so good.
Let's get into the recipe.
This vegan chocolate cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting is
- easy to make
- made with healthier ingredients
- plant based, gluten free and dairy free
Instructions to make vegan chocolate cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting
- Make your flax eggs by mixing flax and water. Set aside refrigerated for 10-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together your wet ingredients until smooth. Pour in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into a lined 8x8 baking dish.
- Bake cake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely, for about 30 minutes.
- Add all frosting ingredients to a blender and blender until smooth.
- Top cooled cake with frosting. Refrigerate again for about 15-20 minutes so the frosting sets.
Ingredients for gluten free chocolate cake with strawberry frosting
- oat flour
- cacao powder
- almond flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- arrowroot starch or corn starch
- coconut oil
- vegan yogurt
- vanilla extract
- strawberries
- cashews
- maple syrup
Storage instructions
The extra cake can be stored in a sealed container in your fridge for up to 5 days.
Substitutions
- coconut sugar - can be subbed with brown sugar
- maple syrup - can be subbed with honey
Other vegan cakes to try
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PrintVegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake
This Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake is the perfect vegan cake recipe.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: american
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Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flax seeds + 5 tablespoons water)
- ½ cup apple sauce
- ½ cup milk (i used almond milk)
- 2 tablespoons oil of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Dry
- 1 ½ cups oat flour
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch or corn starch
Frosting
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil (do not sub)
- ⅔ cup thick vegan yogurt (coconut is best)
- 6 strawberries (tops cut off)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups raw cashews (soaked for at least 2 hours)
Instructions
- Make your flax eggs by mixing flax and water. Set aside refrigerated for 10-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together your wet ingredients until smooth. Pour in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into a lined 8x8 baking dish.
- Bake cake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely, for about 30 minutes.
- Add all frosting ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Top cooled cake with frosting. Refrigerate again for about 15-20 minutes so the frosting sets. Top with fresh chopped strawberries if desired.
Keywords: Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake
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