German Chocolate Cake
Source: Mindful Avocado
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Spray two 9-inch cake pans with nonstick spray
| 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk | Mix almond milk and vinegar; set aside | Combine wet ingredients | Pour wet into dry; whisk just combined | Add hot water; whisk | Fill cake pans about 3/4 full | Bake at 375°F for 25-35 min | Cool in pans for 5 min | Invert pans to release cakes | Cool completely on rack, about 20-30 min | Spread half coconut frosting on first round | Stack second round; frost entirely with chocolate | Top with remaining coconut frosting |
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| 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 cup applesauce | ||||||||||||
| 2 flax eggs 2 Tablespoons ground flax seed + 5 Tablespoons water) | Stir flax seeds and water; refrigerate | |||||||||||
| 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract | ||||||||||||
| 1+3/4 cups all-purpose flour | Whisk dry ingredients | |||||||||||
| 2 cups cane sugar | ||||||||||||
| 1+1/2 teaspoons baking powder | ||||||||||||
| 1+1/2 teaspoons baking soda | ||||||||||||
| 1 teaspoon salt | ||||||||||||
| 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder | ||||||||||||
| 1 cup hot water | ||||||||||||
| 1 cup brown sugar | Stir; bring to low boil over medium | Whisk constantly for 10 min until thickened | Remove from heat; stir in pecans, coconut | Cool coconut frosting completely | ||||||||
| 1/2 cup coconut oil | ||||||||||||
| 2 tbsp cornstarch | ||||||||||||
| 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 cup coconut milk canned | ||||||||||||
| 1+1/2 cup chopped pecans | ||||||||||||
| 1+1/2 cup shredded coconut unsweetened | ||||||||||||
| 1/2 cup vegan butter melted | Whisk melted butter and cocoa together | Add powdered sugar, milk; whisk until spreadable | ||||||||||
| 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder | ||||||||||||
| 3 cups powdered sugar | ||||||||||||
| 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk | ||||||||||||