A rich and moist vegan chocolate cake recipe layered with an avocado frosting. Add more or less maple syrup depending on the ripeness of the avocados and bananas.
Author: Delish/Photo credits to delish.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
150 ml (5 fl oz (¼ pint)) vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing the tins
450 ml (15 fl oz (¾ pint)) Alpro fresh coconut milk alternative
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
250 g (9oz) golden caster sugar
250 g (9oz) plain flour
75 g (3oz) cocoa powder
1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
FOR THE MOUSSE FILLING
3 medium, ripe avocados, peeled and de-stoned
2 small ripe bananas
100 g (3 ½oz) cocoa powder
7 tbsp. maple syrup
2 tbsp. vanilla bean paste
75 ml (3 fl oz) Alpro fresh coconut milk alternative
TO DECORATE
Handful pistachios, chopped
Zest 1-2 limes
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan) mark 4. Grease 2 x 20cm.5 (8in) loose-bottomed cake tins with oil and line the bases with baking parchment. Mix the coconut milk and vinegar in jug, leave to stand for 10min and to allow it to slightly curdle.
Meanwhile, mix the sugar, flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
Add the oil and vanilla to the jug with the milk mixture. Then pour into the bowl with the dry ingredients, whisking with a balloon whisk until combined and smooth. Divide the batter between the tins and bake for 30-35min, until risen and springy to the touch. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 15min, before transferring them on their baking parchment to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
When ready to assemble, whizz together the mousse ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Using a large, sharp serrated knife carefully cut each cake into two layers by slicing them through the middle. Place the bottom layer onto a cake stand and spread over ¼ of the chocolate mousse using a palette knife. Top with the second layer and repeat until you’ve layered all four with all the mousse.
Top the cake with pistachios and lime zest.
Recipe by 5* trending recipes with videos at https://food.theffeed.com/2021/01/19/vegan-chocolate-cake/