Vegan Coca Cola Cake with Fudgy Frosting

Name: Vegan Coca Cola Cake with Fudgy Frosting
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 59 milliliters cocoa powder; 6 Tbsps Coca-Cola (not diet) or a natural cola brand; 118 milliliters dairy-free margarine; 177 milliliters dairy-free buttermilk (11 tablespoons So Delicious Dairy Free Original Coconut Milk Beverage + 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar whisked together to curdle); 118 milliliters vegetable oil or grapeseed oil; 473 milliliters natural sugar; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped toasted pecans, optional (omit for nut-free); 454 grams powdered confectioners sugar (plus extra, if needed, to yield the consistency you desire); 473 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour (I like white whole wheat); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Watching your figure? This vegan recipe has 445 calories, 3g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 15. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, dairy-free margarine, cocoa powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350ºF and grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.In a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.In a 1-quart saucepan, combine the margarine and oil. Bring just to a boil and pour over dry ingredients.

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Baking Powder

Cocoa Powder

Margarine

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Add the cola to the batter, and whisk well to combine.Dissolve the baking soda in the vegan buttermil and add it to the batter along with the vanilla extract.

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Vanilla Extract

Baking Soda

Cola

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Whisk

Whisk just until combined. The batter will seem a bit thin.

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Whisk

Pour the batter into your prepared ban and bake 35-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

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Oven

Remove from the oven to a wire rack and frost immediately.While the cake bakes, place the confectioner’s sugar in a medium bowl.In a 2-quart saucepan, combine the dairy-free margarine, cocoa powder and Coca-Cola; bring just to a boil.

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Cocoa Powder

Margarine

Sugar

Cola

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Wire Rack

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Oven

Pour the liquid over the sugar, and whisk to combine until smooth.

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Sugar

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Whisk

Add the vanilla extract and pecans (if using), and stir to distribute (or reserve pecan pieces or halves and sprinkle/arrange over the top of the frosted cake).

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Vanilla Extract

Pecans