Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake
This Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake is the perfect vegan cake recipe.
Ingredients
Wet
- 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.
Notes
This cake makes 9 slices of cake, nutrition is for 1 slice.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 12gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 158mgPotassium: 287mgFiber: 5gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 14IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 3mg
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