Decadent Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Cake

Name: Decadent Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 1-1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk; 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar; 2/3 cups Melted Coconut Oil (or Sub Canola Oil); 1/2 cups Strong Brewed Coffee; 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract; 3/4 cups Mashed Raspberries; 1/2 cups Unsweetened Applesauce; 2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour Or All-Purpose Flour; 1-1/3 cup Cane Sugar (or Granulated Sugar); 1 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/4 teaspoons Pink Himalayan Salt Or Sea Salt; FOR THE FROSTING:; 1 cup Softened Coconut Oil; 2/3 cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 1/4 cups Dairy Free 100% Bakers Chocolate; 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract; 1/4 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk; 2-1/2 cups Powdered Sugar

21 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
1-1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
2 Tablespoons White Vinegar
2/3 cups Melted Coconut Oil (or Sub Canola Oil)
1/2 cups Strong Brewed Coffee
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
3/4 cups Mashed Raspberries
1/2 cups Unsweetened Applesauce
2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour Or All-Purpose Flour
1-1/3 cup Cane Sugar (or Granulated Sugar)
1 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoons Pink Himalayan Salt Or Sea Salt
FOR THE FROSTING:
1 cup Softened Coconut Oil
2/3 cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cups Dairy Free 100% Bakers Chocolate
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
2-1/2 cups Powdered Sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two 8 or 9-inch round cake pans and dust with cocoa powder.
2

Mix almond milk and vinegar in a large mixing bowl. Let sit for a few minutes to activate.
3

Add oil, coffee, vanilla, raspberries, and applesauce. Beat until foamy. Gradually add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat until there are no lumps.
4

Divide batter between cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool before frosting or you will have warm, sliding, melting frosting.
5

While cake is baking, prepare frosting in the same batter bowl by beating together all ingredients until light and fluffy, adding powdered sugar in gradually.
6

Once cake has cooled, frost! This goes great with a glass of almond milk.