Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce.

This chocolate cake is so good…you would never know it’s vegan!  Non-vegans, don’t be afraid, try this recipe!  It’s a good recipe to have around when you don’t have eggs on hand.  And who knows…if you have a friend who is vegan, or has an egg allergy, it’s always nice to know you can make something that everyone can eat. Until I cut out eggs, I really had no idea that you could bake delicious cakes and cookies without eggs. But you can, and it’s really easy to do.

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Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce.

Easy chocolate cake with chocolate peanut butter sauce!

Course Dessert

Cuisine vegan.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 440 kcal

Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups flour gluten free works well, so does oat flour, so does spelt flour
• 1 cup turbinado sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup organic canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup dairy free chocolate chips

For the chocolate peanut butter sauce:

• 1 cup dairy free chocolate chips
• 3 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
3. Add the oil, vanilla, vinegar, and water, and beat on medium speed. Add the chocolate chips, stir.
4. Pour batter into a square cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. (Gluten free flour may take closer to 45 minutes, regular flour will take less time). Let cool fully before cutting into squares.
5. Microwave the chocolate chips for 45 seconds and stir. Then microwave for 15 second intervals, stirring in between until smooth. Add the peanut butter and stir.
6. Drizzle sauce over individual cake pieces prior to serving.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 440 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Fat 21g32%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 5mg2%

Sodium 426mg19%

Potassium 148mg4%

Carbohydrates 59g20%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 47g52%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 75IU2%

Vitamin C 0.2mg0%

Calcium 66mg7%

Iron 1.8mg10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

cake recipe adapted from here.

Enjoy! This chocolate cake with chocolate peanut butter sauce is also very good with vanilla ice cream (obviously!). You can add more chocolate chips to the batter if desired, and if you want more peanut butter flavor, you can add more peanut butter, too. If you don’t want to do peanuts, you can do almond butter, I think that would also be delicious!