A Gluten Free & Dairy Free Chocolate Cake Of Dreams
This quick and easy vegan chocolate mud cake recipe is perfect for those of you who are looking for a vegan and gluten free cake that has a good texture. I decided to use buckwheat flour for this recipe which makes a good all-purpose flour alternative and it didn't disappoint!
I also think you'd love my eggless fudgy brownies which are also 100% gluten free and delicious.
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Ingredients & Notes
- Buckwheat flour - a fantastic gluten free flour which makes great alternative.
- Cocoa powder - use high quality cocoa powder.
- Granulated sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Dark baking chocolate - to be combined with the melted vegan butter, then folded into the cake batter.
- Vegan block butter
- Dairy free yogurt - makes an excellent egg replacer and gives the cake a yummy texture.
- Vanilla extract
- Soy milk
How To Make A Vegan Chocolate Mud Cake
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
1: Grease a springform cake tin with vegan butter and set aside.
2: Combine the dry chocolate cake ingredients inside a bowl.
3: Melt the vegan butter with the chocolate.
4: Add the wet ingredients and the melted chocolate to the dry. Fold to form a batter.
5: Spoon the cake batter into the greased tin. Bake.
6: Let the cake cool, then serve.
Expert Tips
Don't Over-Bake The Cake
Once this mud cake goes over the recommended amount of time in the oven, it begins to dry out quite quickly. Make sure that you set and alarm so you don't over-bake.
Make sure that the cake also isn't too high up in the oven. The centre rack is the way to go.
What Is A Mud Cake?
Mud cakes are dense, super chocolatey and fudgy cakes that originate in the U.S.A. My recipe has many similarities to my vegan flourless chocolate cake but this one uses a different type of flour and gives off slight brownie vibes.
What Type Of Flour Is Best For This Cake?
I used a gluten free buckwheat flour for this recipe. It turned out very well. I haven't tested any other gluten free flours or blends but I imagine some will work. Maybe have a little experiment and see what works.
Storage Tips
Store this cake at room temperature for up to 2-3 days inside an airtight container. This cake doesn't stay as moist for as long as some of my other cakes due to the ingredient ratios that are used in the recipe.
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Vegan Chocolate Mud Cake (Gluten Free)
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 Slices 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
If you're looking for the perfect gluten free chocolate cake, you need to try my vegan chocolate mud cake, made with buckwheat flour.
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake batter:
- 150g buckwheat flour (sifted)
- 50g cocoa powder
- 180g granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 45g vegan dark baking chocolate (chopped finely)
- 85g vegan block butter (melted)
- 50ml plain dairy free yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120ml soy milk
Instructions
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 177 Celsius (350F).
- Grease an 8-inch, round springform cake tin with vegan butter around the sides. Set aside.
Make the chocolate batter:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the buckwheat flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Using the double-boiling (bain-marie) method, melt the vegan butter over a medium heat. Add the chocolate and stir continuously until smooth and runny.
- Remove from the heat, then fold in the dairy free yogurt, vanilla extract and soy milk.
Bake the mud cake:
- Bake inside the preheated oven for 20 minutes. A wooden skewer will come out clean when it’s done. Let your mud cake cool fully then slice and serve.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Bakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Chocolate Mud Cake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 176
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 1545.4 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.4 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
Keywords: vegan gluten free, vegan chocolate cake, vegan cakes, vegan baking, gluten free cake, gluten free vegan
Si says
This cake is really good and gluten free too!
★★★★★