Best 2 Vegan Devils Food Cake Recipes

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VEGAN DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE



Vegan Devil's Food Cake image

Deep, dark, rich, moist, and luxuriously everything Devil's Food cake should be - but vegan!

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups flour
3/4 cup dutch process cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
2 cups plain unsweetened soy milk
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup 2 sticks vegan butter at room temperature (I highly recommend Melt brand; Earth Balance will also work but in my opinion doesn't taste as good)
3-4 tablespoons unsweetened soy milk
2/3 cup dutch process cocoa powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease two 8-inch round cake pans with oil or non-stick spray. Set aside.
  • Make the cake. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Into the bowl of a stand mixer or in another large bowl (to mix with a hand mixer), add the soy milk, oil, sugar, maple syrup, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for two minutes.
  • Add half the dry ingredients and mix to blend. Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix at medium speed for 1 minute. The batter will be quite runny. Divide the batter between the two cake pans.
  • Bake until the top springs back when you poke it and a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean, 25 - 30 minutes. Remove the cake pans from the oven and place on wire racks to start cooling. After 10 minutes, run a butter knife around the edges of the cakes to loosen them from the side, then invert onto a wire rack, removing the cake pan. Let cake rounds cool completely, 30-45 minutes. To expedite the cooling process, you can place the cakes in the freezer for about 10 minutes for the fridge for 20.
  • Meanwhile, make the frosting. In the clean stand mixer bowl affixed with a beater blade (or in a medium mixing bowl if you are using a hand mixer), add the vegan butter. If you're using the recommended brand (Melt) and it's room temperature, it should be very very soft. Add 3 tablespoons of the soy milk and beat until as incorporated as possible. Add the cocoa powder and mix until well combined and glossy. Mix in the vanilla extract. Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until incorporated after each addition. Once all the powdered sugar has been added, beat frosting at medium speed for about 1 minute until it has lightened up a bit and is a bit fluffier. If the frosting seems too soft to spread on the cake, add more powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. If it's too stiff, add more soy milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the frosting is perfectly spreadable.
  • Once the layers are cool, place the first layer on your cake plate. Add about 1/3 of the frosting to the top of the first layer and with a butter knife or offset spatula, smooth to the edges. Top with the second layer. Smooth a thin layer of frosting around the sides of the cake, then add another, thicker layer (the thinner layer first will help hold the crumbs in). Add the remaining frosting to the top of the cake and smooth with the knife or spatula, adding swoops and swirls how you see fit (or smoothing it all out - however you want, it's your cake!)
  • Cut into slices, serve, and enjoy!

VEGAN DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE



Vegan Devil's Food Cake image

Everyone in my family, vegan and non-vegan, loves this cake! Frost with vegan buttercream or icing if desired.

Provided by knittens

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Chocolate Cake Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups white sugar
1 ¾ cups water
⅔ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Steps:

  • Melt unsweetened chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Set aside to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 9-inch cake pans with waxed paper.
  • Sift cake flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
  • Whisk sugar, water, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and balsamic vinegar in a large bowl until well-combined. Stir in half of the sifted flour mixture. Fold in melted chocolate. Stir in remaining sifted flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Divide batter between cake pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until toothpicks inserted in the centers come out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pans, 5 minutes. Invert cakes onto wire rack and let cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.6 g, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 311.9 mg, Sugar 33.7 g

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