Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Cake (Dairy Free

• Refrigerated

  • 2/3 cup Non-dairy milk

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Maple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 6 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup Dutch cocoa
  • 1 cup Enjoy life all purpose mix, Gluten Free
  • 1/2 tsp Flax seed or ground psyllium husks, ground
  • 2 Of frosting base above, half
  • 2 1/4 cups Palm shortening
  • 1 5/8 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt optional
  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 batch Vanilla frosting, dairy free
  • 1/4 cup White sugar

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 3/4 tsp Apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tbsp Vegetable oil

• Other

  • White

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup Gluten Free Enjoy Life All Purpose Mix
• ½ cup dutch cocoa
• 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
• ½ cup maple syrup
• ½ cup +1 Tbsp dairy free milk of choice
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¾ tsp apple cider vinegar
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp ground flax seed or ground psyllium husks
• White
• 1 batch of dairy free vanilla frosting
• 1½ cups palm shortening
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• pinch of salt optional
• DIVIDE in half for light and dark frosting.
• half of frosting base above
• ¼ cup additional palm shortening
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
• ½-1 tsp dairy free milk of choice
• half of frosting base above
• ½ cup additional palm shortening
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp dairy free milk of choice

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 F for 20 minutes.
• Combine all dry ingredients and mix well.
• Using a mixer, add all remaining liquid except apple cider vinegar and mix until smooth. Batter will appear thin and thicken up after a few minutes.
• Add apple cider vinegar and mix well and immediately pour batter into 2 greased 4inch pans. Place pans on a baking sheet and bake for 30-33 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in the center. Allow to cool completely in the pans before removing.
• Remove cakes and trim tops with a serrated knife to level. Cut each cake in half by gently tracing the cut first and gradually slice through the cake while rotating. (Patience with cutting will yield less crumbs and less chance of breaking)
• Frosting: Apply a small dollop of frosting to the plate where the cake stay and be decorated. (No moving the cake after this point). Stack the first layer on top and apply approximately ¼ inch of icing to be evenly spread. Start with all the frosting in the center and gently push down only moving the frosting in the center out to the edges in a gentle circular motion. (See Notes*) Repeat steps with 2 more layers.
• The top layer of the cake will be a thin crumb coat of frosting. Thinly (and gently) apply frosting to the top and outsides of the cake. Start at the top center in a circular motion to gradually create an even thin layer and allow icing to waterfall over the sides of the cake. Fill in any gaps within the layers with icing.
• Half way down the cake switch frosting colors to light chocolate then dark chocolate for the base.
• Place cake in refrigerator or freezer for 15 minutes to firm up.
• Roses- Fill 3 bags of colored frosting. Use an additional empty bag which will contain the decorating tip, cut the bottom of the bag to fit tip. Each frosting color bag will be used to lined the empty bag with the tip, making it easy to access and wash the tip between color changes.
• Begin with the darkest chocolate frosting at the bottom of the cake. Apply even pressure when creating the roses. Firmly first squeeze frosting on the cake towards you and then pull up slightly and begin the rotation of the rose ending approximately where you began. See video here for help.
• Repeat steps until roses fill the entire row.
• Remove dark chocolate frosting bag from Tip bag. Thoroughly wash tip. Repeat steps above with lighter chocolate and white frosting rows.
• For the top white rose layer, work from the outside in to cover the entire cake with roses.
• Make the first batch of white dairy free frosting. Place in a clean bowl and set aside.
• Use the mixer (not need to clean) to start the light and dark frosting base.
• Cream shortening until light and fluffy (10 minutes). Add Gradually add sifted powdered sugar ¼ cup at a time, scraping down the edges in-between.
• Divide frosting in half, leaving half of the frosting in the bowl.
• LIGHT CHOCOLATE FROSTING- Cream extra shortening until well incorporated. Add cocoa powder mixing well. Scrap down sides and add powdered sugar and dairy free milk, mix well until light and fluffy. Remove frosting to a separate bowl and set aside.
• DARK CHOCOLATE FROSTING- Add the reserved white frosting base, cream extra shortening until well incorporated. Add cocoa powder mixing well. Scrap down sides and add powdered sugar, dairy free milk and mix well until light and fluffy. Remove frosting to a separate bowl and set aside.