Vegan Black Forest Chocolate Pudding Cake
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Vegan Black Forest Chocolate Pudding Cake
Description
This recipe begins with a chocolate cake batter made from flour, cocoa powder, baking agents, sugar, dairy-free milk, oil, and vanilla. The batter is spread in a greased pan, topped with a mixture of cocoa powder, sugar, and cherry preserves, then covered with boiling water mixed with maple syrup before baking.
During baking, the hot water and syrup create a sauce beneath the cake, producing a self-saucing effect reminiscent of pudding. The cherry preserves add fruitiness and balance the chocolate's richness. The cake is warm and moist with a layer of thickened sauce beneath the crumb.
This cake is suitable for those following a vegan diet and offers options to make cherry compote from fresh cherries or substitute other berries. It is best served warm, with leftovers storing refrigerated up to five days and reheated to revive the syrupy sauce.
The recipe includes tips for variations, gluten-free adaptations, and making the cherry compote used in the topping.
Ingredients
Self-saucing Chocolate Cake
- 1 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup cane sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder preferably Dutch processed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean powder
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk such almond, oat or soy
- 1/4 cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
For topping the batter:
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons cane sugar
For the hot watered topping:
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon boiling water
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
Cherry Preserve
- 3 tablespoons cherry preserves see notes for cherry compote recipe, or cherry compote for swirling in
Instructions
- Make the batter : Add the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, sugar, cocoa powder to a bowl and mix well. Add in the wet ingredients - non-dairy milk, oil, vanilla extract and mix well.
- If the batter is too thick, add in milk 1-2 teaspoons at a time to make it somewhat thick muffin like but not too stiff batter.
- Grease an 8x8 inch brownie pan or 8-inch round cake pan or a similar-sized pan. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180c).Add the batter to the pan and even it out with a spatula.
- Topping: In a bowl, mix the cocoa powder and sugar and distribute it all over this batter. Drizzle cherry preserves or compote.
- In another bowl, add the water and the maple syrup and heat it until it's boiling either in the microwave or you can heat it in the saucepan.
- Then pour the boiling water and maple mixture in the pan over the batter.
- Bake: Immediately Put pan in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 c ) and bake it for 24-30 minutes.
- The bake time depends on the pan you are using. For the regular metal pans, check at about 24 minutes whether the cake is done. The top should be set and not liquid in the middle. It will be soft and Fudgy pudding at the bottom but the top should be kind of set.
- If you are using a thicker pan like a ceramic dish or glass pan then check at 28-30 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Let it sit for 4-5 minutes. Top it with ice cream of choice and serve
Notes
- Cherry compote is made by cooking cherries with lime juice, maple syrup, and cinnamon until thickened, and can be served on the side.
- Substitute raspberries or other berries for cherries to vary the flavor, or omit for plain chocolate pudding cake.
- Gluten-free option: use a mix of oat flour, almond flour, and potato starch, though untested.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to five days; reheat to restore the sauce consistency before serving.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 9Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 118mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 176mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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