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Vegan Red Velvet Cake

This vegan red velvet cake recipe is rich, moist, chocolatey, and topped with vegan cream cheese frosting!

Recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie (chocolatecoveredkatie.com)

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Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Yield 2 cakes, or 1 double-layer cake

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour (for low carb, try this Keto Cake Recipe)
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar or xylitol for sugar free
  • 1/2 cup applesauce or banana or vegan yogurt
  • 1/2 cup oil or almond butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tbsp vegan red food coloring
  • 1 tsp white vinegar (omit if using yogurt)

Instructions

  • *Frosting ideas, including a recipe for the one I used, are included above. Or feel free to use your favorite frosting. The recipe works with spelt, white, or some brands of all purpose gluten free flour.
    To make vegan red velvet cake, preheat your oven to 350 F. Grease two 8-inch pans or one 9x13 inch pan. Set aside. Stir dry ingredients in a bowl. If using almond butter, gently warm until soft and easy to stir. Whisk in wet ingredients until just evenly mixed. Pour the batter into the pans. Bake 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out mostly clean. Let cool, then refrigerate if time permits, so the cake is cooled and firm before frosting. Go around the sides with a knife, then invert each cake onto a large plate. Frost separately before placing one cake on top of the other if you'd like a double layer cake.
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Notes

Still craving cake? Try this recipe for Vegan Carrot Cake.