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Double-layer Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Liv's Double-layer Chocolate Cake: A slice of vegan chocolate cake with rich vegan icing sits on a white plate with a spoon; the rest is in the background.
Liv's Double-layer Chocolate Cake: A round vegan chocolate cake with a slice removed sits on a table, with two plates of slices and two forks beside them.

The only vegan chocolate cake recipe you’ll ever need: fluffy, moist, and decadently rich. Featuring pinches of cinnamon and ginger, this supporting cast of flavours really enhances the true star of the show — chocolate.

You will need

Serves 10-12

For the cakes:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups water

For the buttercream:

  • 2 1/2 cups (400g) icing sugar
  • 3/4 cup (200g) vegan butter
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted
  • Pinch fine sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions

15 mins to prep

30 mins to bake

  1. Step 1

    Preheat your oven to 180°C, then grease & line two 8-inch cake tins.

  2. Step 2

    Mix all the dry cake ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

  3. Step 3

    Add all the wet cake ingredients to the bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon or baking spatula until ingredients are roughly combined, then switch to a whisk. Whisk until the batter becomes smooth.

  4. Step 4

    Divide the batter evenly between your two cake tins, then bake for 30 minutes. Check each cake layer by gently shaking the tin. If it’s sturdy, it’s ready to come out! If it jiggles, leave it in the oven for another 5 mins and check again. (Cake layers may bake at different rates depending where they’re sitting in the oven, or how evenly your batter was divided.)

  5. Step 5

    While your cake layers are cooling, prepare the buttercream by beating together the icing sugar, vegan butter, cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl until fluffy.

  6. Step 6

    When the cake layers are completely cool, generously spread buttercream on top of the first layer. Carefully place the second layer of cake on top, then ice the whole cake evenly with the remaining buttercream, using a light circular motion with your spatula to create a swirled texture.

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