Death by Vegan Monster Chocolate Cakes

Boo! These vegan monster chocolate cakes are such a delicious and fun treat for Halloween! And even if we can't go trick-or-treating this year, we will have lots of fun walking by all the scary and funny decorated houses in our neighborhood and enjoying some special treats at home!

The Recipe

Death by vegan monster chocolate cakes

Ingredients

For the cakes:

1 cup / 150 g all-purpose flour

2/3 cup / 75 g sugar

3/8 cups / 30 g dark baking cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon / 90 ml vegetable oil, such as sunflower oil

1 cup +1 tablespoon / 265 ml plant-based milk, such as oat, almond or soy milk

1/2 cup + 1 teaspoon / 55 g almond flour

1/2 cup / 75 g vegan chocolate chips

For the frosting:

100 g / 3.5 ounces vegan dark chocolate

150 g / 5.3 ounces vegan butter for baking (sticks), softened a little

100 g / 7/8 cups powdered sugar

30 g / 1 oz dark cocoa baking powder

1 tablespoon vegan cream (I used soy cream)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F / 180 °C.

2. In a bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and almond meal. Add vegetable oil, plant-based milk and chocolate chips and mix with a high-speed mixer until smooth. 

3. Pour cake batter into the molds of mini cake pans with high edges (I used 5 inch cake pans) and bake for about 25 minutes. Allow to cool before removing from the pan. 

4. For the frosting mix all ingredients with a high-speed mixer until smooth. Spread frosting over the cakes. Put into fridge for at least 2 hours. Decorate with fondant to give them a scary monster look. Enjoy!