Description
This Vegan Chocolate Orange Cake is the perfect treat! With layers of moist chocolate cake and a luscious chocolate-orange mousse, it’s hard to believe this dessert is oil-free and sweetened with date sugar.
Ingredients
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Chocolate Cake
- 1 cup (120 g) white whole wheat flour or all-purpose
- 1/4 cup (25 g) cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup (100 g) date sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder (5 g)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) plant milk
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) orange juice
- 1/3 cup (85 g) nut butter
Chocolate-Orange Mousse
- 7 oz. (200 g, about 3/4 cup) silken tofu
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) orange juice
- 1-2 tsp orange zest
- 6 oz. (170 g) dark chocolate (min. 60% cocoa)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 Medjool date (alternatively: 2 tbsp maple syrup)
Ganache
- 2 oz. (60 g) dark chocolate (min. 60% cocoa)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) plant milk
Instructions
Prepare the Cake Batter:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 7-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, sieve and whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, date sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients: plant-based milk, orange juice, nut butter, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually combine the wet and dry ingredients, mixing until smooth and lump-free. Avoid overmixing.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the Chocolate-Orange Mousse:
- Blend the silken tofu, orange juice and zest in a food processor until smooth.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or the microwave.
- Add the melted chocolate to the silken tofdu mixture and quickly bend until creamy and well combined.
Assemble the Cake:
- Cut the cooled sponge cake in half horizontally. Place the bottom half back in the tin and pour the chocolate-orange mousse over it.
- Smooth out and place in the fridge for 1.5 to 2 hours.
- Then place the top half on top.
Prepare the Ganache:
- Heat the plant milk in a saucepan over a low heat. When it starts to simmer, add the coarsely chopped chocolate,
- Remove the pan from the heat and allow the chocolate to melt for 2-5 minutes. Then stir until smooth.
- Carefully remove the cake from the tin and pour the ganache layer over the cake.