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dairy free cake with chocolate frosting
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Dairy-Free Cake

Whether you have a food allergy or are just trying to limit dairy in your diet, this delicious dairy-free cake is easy to make and it tastes so good!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked goods, chocolate, party
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 364kcal

Ingredients

for the cake:

for the frosting:

  • 1 can of full-fat coconut milk chilled overnight in the fridge
  • 2-3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 4 Tablespoons raw honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • Dairy-free chocolate chips optional

Instructions

for the cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and spray an 8 inch cake pan with non-stick spray.
  • Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt, and set aside in a bowl.
    whisking the dry ingredients in a glass bowl
  • In a mixer, whip together the honey, maple syrup, eggs, Almondmilk, and vanilla with the paddle attachment.
    adding wet ingredients to a Kitchenaide
  • Slowly add the sifted dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix until combined.
    adding dry ingredients to wet ingredients in a Kitchenaid
  • Slowly pour in the melted coconut oil and continue to mix until totally combined, being sure to scrap the sides. (The batter will be pretty thin.)
    adding coconut milk to a mixing bowl
  • Place the batter in the prepared pan and bake in the oven for 22-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out free of batter. (Sometimes this cake can cook a lot faster or slower than others, so start watching it closely.)
    adding the batter to a prepared cake pan
  • Allow the cake to cool completely.

for the frosting:

  • Open the can of chilled coconut milk. Discard the thin liquid and scoop the hardened cream into a mixing bowl.
    mixing coconut cream in a glass bowl
  • Whip in 3 tablespoons of honey and continue to whip until combined and the mixture resembles whipped cream.
    mixing chocolate frosting ingredients
  • Whip in the vanilla, the last tablespoon of honey, and 2-3 tablespoons of cocoa powder (to taste.)
    whipped chocolate frosting in a mixing bowl
  • Coat your cake in chocolate coconut cream frosting, and sprinkle with chocolate chips, if desired.
    frosted chocolate cake with chocolate chips sprinkled around it
  • Keep the frosted cake in the fridge until ready to serve.
    dairy free cake with chocolate frosting

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 53IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg