Name: Unbelievably Plant-Based Double Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Ingredients: 1 flax egg (1 ½ Tbsp flaxseed meal + 3 Tbsp water); 1 cup medjool dates, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes; 5 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ⅔ cup + 2 Tbsp almond milk; 1 ½ cups gluten-free flour; ⅓ cup cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; ½ cup peanut butter; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 1 Tbsp cocoa powder; 3 Tbsp almond milk; Chocolate chips, optional; Fresh raspberries, optional

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Recipes » Desserts » Unbelievably Plant-Based Double Chocolate Cake

By Taavi Moore

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This decadent double chocolate cake is moist, fluffy, and melts in your mouth. Pair with creamy chocolate peanut butter frosting and fresh raspberries for the ultimate sweet treat.

Prep: 15 mins Cook: 18 mins Yield: 2-8 round cakes

Gluten Free Soy Free

Ingredients

1 flax egg (1 ½ Tbsp flaxseed meal + 3 Tbsp water)
1 cup medjool dates, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes
5 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅔ cup + 2 Tbsp almond milk
1 ½ cups gluten-free flour
⅓ cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt

Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

½ cup peanut butter
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
3 Tbsp almond milk
Chocolate chips, optional
Fresh raspberries, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line two 8" round cake pans with parchment paper.
3. Prepare the flax egg by combining flaxseed meal and water. Set aside.
4. In a blender, combine soaked dates and 5 Tbsp water. Blend until a creamy paste forms.
5. Add date paste to a small mixing bowl and whisk in maple syrup, vanilla, almond milk, and flax egg.
6. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Use a spatula to combine. (The batter will be fairly thick.)
7. Evenly distribute the batter into the two cake pans.
8. Bake for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9. Cool for 10 minutes in the cake pans, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to completely cool.
10. To make the frosting, whisk together the first four frosting ingredients until creamy.
11. Spread 2 heaping tablespoons of frosting onto one cake layer.
12. Place second cake layer on the first, and spread the rest of the frosting on top.
13. Add fresh raspberries and chocolate chips if desired.