Gooey chocolate cake with Biscoff frosting
Serves: 6
Ready in: 30 to 60 mins
Know your nutrients
Calories
514 -Fat
35.9g -Saturates
9.2g -Sugars
15.9g -Salt
0.54g -Protein
7.3g -Carbs
40.3g -Fibre
5.4g -Powered by Nutracheck
Whether you're celebrating a birthday or just want to indulge in a weekend treat, this vegan chocolate cake is wonderfully soft and gooey, and will go down a treat with the whole family. Recipe extracted from Be More Vegan by Niki Webster (£14.99, Welbeck)
Ingredients:
For the cake:
150g plain flour25g ground almonds
75g brown sugar
50g cacao powder
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
375ml almond milk (or plant-based milk of choice)
125ml light vegetable oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla syrup or essence
For the topping:
75g vegan butter/spread2 tbsp Biscoff spread or peanut butter
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 tsp vanilla syrup or essence
method:
- Preheat your oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a high-sided, medium baking tray or dish with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients well. Now add the wet ingredients and mix well to combine to a thick batter.
- Spoon into the tray and smooth out to the sides.
- Pop in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or just until the centre is set and a toothpick inserted comes out with only a few moist crumbs.
- To make the topping, mix all of the ingredients in a bowl to combine well.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool before turning out and spreading the topping.
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