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Vegan Dark Chocolate Cake by Siya Talreja, Founder of Zinque India

Ingredients

For the vegan chocolate sponge

  • 120 gm all-purpose flour
  • 15 gm cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp instant coffee powder
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 100 gm sugar
  • 30 gm oil
  • 60 gm hot water
  • ½ tbsp vinegar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 60 gm soy/almond milk

For the vegan dark chocolate ganache

  • 200 gm vegan dark chocolate (above 55%)
  • 150 gm coconut cream

Method

If things go well in your kitchen, you'll have the most gorgeous looking slice of heavenly chocolate cake.
If things go well in your kitchen, you’ll have the most gorgeous-looking slice of heavenly chocolate cake.

For the vegan chocolate sponge

  • Pre-heat the oven to 160-180℃.
  • Grease and line 3 baking pans (6-inch round) with baking paper.
  • Mix the vinegar with the soy/almond milk and leave aside for the mixture to curdle.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add oil, sugar, vanilla, hot water, and curdled milk to the mixture.
  • Whisk to combine all the ingredients together. Distribute the batter evenly in the 3 tins
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake, comes out clean.

For the vegan dark chocolate ganache

  • Cut the chocolate into small pallet-sized pieces (if not using pallets).
  • In a pot, heat the cream until it comes to a boil.
  • Pour the hot cream over the melted chocolate, cover and leave aside for 5-10 minutes till the chocolate melts.
  • Once melted, give it a mix till it comes together as a silky-smooth ganache. Refrigerate to cool.

For the assembly

  • Assemble the cake once the sponges have cooled and the ganache has a spreadable consistency
  • Take a layer of the sponge and lather it generously with ganache, use a palate knife or the back of a spoon to spread it evenly.
  • Stack with another layer of sponge and ganache.
  • Add the last layer of the sponge
  • Dress up the cake with even more ganache (as you like it!).

 

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