Vegan Peanut Butter Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Glaze

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 3/4 cup Non-dairy milk

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Maple syrup
  • 1/2 heaping cup Nut butter, smooth
  • 2 tbsp Peanut or almond butter, smooth

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 3/4 heaping cup Bittersweet chocolate
  • 3/4 cup Coconut sugar or other vegan sugar
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp Oil

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Description

Ingredients

• 1½ cup non dairy milk
• ¾ cup coconut sugar or other vegan sugar , 2 tbsp more for sweeter
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ heaping cup smooth nut butter (peanut, almond or cashew butter)
• 1 tbsp oil (optional)
• 2 cups flour (1 cup whole wheat or spelt + 1 cup unbleached all purpose)
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ½ heaping cup semi sweet chocolate
• ¼ cup dark chocolate
• 2 tsp coconut oil , preferably refined (optional)
• ¼ cup non dairy milk
• 2 tbsp smooth peanut or almond butter
• 1 tbsp sugar (optional - for sweeter glaze)

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line or grease a brownie pan.
• In a blender, add non dairy milk, sugar, maple, vanilla, nut butter and oil and blend until the sugar and nut butter are mixed in.
• Add the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pulse for 2 to 3 seconds, Pulse twice to combine well into a smooth batter. Alternatively, combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and pour the blended nut butter milk mixture into the bowl. Mix to make a smooth batter.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan. Tap to even it out.
• Bake for 21 to 24 minutes or until a toothpick from the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool on the wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Make the glaze: Combine the chocolate non dairy milk, coconut oil in a saucepan over medium low heat. Stir frequently until most of the chocolate starts melting. Take off heat and stir until smooth.
• Add the nut butter to the warm hot mixture and mix to combine until smooth. It will take a minute to mix in, depends on the nut butter.
• Pour over the cake and spread using a spatula. Garnish with shaved chocolate or cocoa powder or coconut. Cool for 10 minutes. Then slice and serve with a cup of hot chocolate.