Vegan Chocolate Cake w/ Peanut Butter Frosting by Elizabeth Grimshaw
Category: Desserts - Cakes

This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian/vegan diet.


Ingredients:
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Cake:

1½ cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup cold water/coffee
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbs vinegar

Frosting:

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
¼ cup smooth peanut butter
3 tbs water
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup confectioners sugar


Instructions:
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For Cake:

Heat oven to 350. Mix together all ingredients but vinegar. Mix in vinegar, immediatly put into oven. Cook ~35 minutes.

For Frosting:

Melt chocolate, either in double broiler/heavy saucepan or microwave. Stir. Mix together remaining ingredients.


Additional comments:
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Smooth peanut butter looks better. I used a round cake pan, and waited until the cake and frosting were both cool to frost.



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I posted this origionaly... It looks weird cause half the ingredients are for the cake, half for the frosting...

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
¼ cup smooth peanut butter
3 tbs water
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup confectioners sugar

Those are the frosting ingredients. :)

Fixed. :)

I love this cake, I make mine with 1/4 cup applesauce and 1/4 cup oil instead of all oil.
You can also make it with Splenda and sugar (1/2 cup each).

Thanks for this recipe! I made this on the weekend for my friend's party where we all had to bring something vegan. It was so easy to make! I made them into cupcakes instead of a full cake - I also sprinkled dessicated coconut and little chocolate sprinkles on top of the icing.
They were sooooo nice! Such a good recipe - thanks again :)

Quick question water/coffee thats either or correct?
Also quick note I heated up the PB and drizzled it across cake pretty easy to do and add some flare.

I made this cake today, very yummy and gooey. I didn't have unsweetened chocolate, but the frosting is still very good. Also I only had red wine vinegar, and that worked just as fine (and took the suggestion of using substituting applesauce). Thanks!

(here are some pics)