Ultimate Vegan Chocolate Cake with Creamy Frosting

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese and Chocolate Frosting is a delightful dessert featuring layers of soft and fluffy chocolate sponge cake, with a luscious layer of cream cheese frosting in the middle, all covered in a rich chocolate buttercream frosting. This recipe is egg-free and dairy-free, making it suitable for various dietary preferences.

Chocolate Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

• 300ml (1 cup + 1/4 cup) Milk (almond milk or any milk of your choice)
• 1 tablespoon White Vinegar
• 90g (1/3 cup) Plain Unsweetened Yogurt (almond milk yogurt or any yogurt of your choice)
• 150g (3/4 cup) Granulated Sugar / castor sugar / cane sugar
• 60g (1/4 cup) Light Brown Sugar
• 85ml (1/3 cup) Oil (vegetable / sunflower / grapeseed)
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 33g (1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon) Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 + 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 210g (1 cup + 3/4 cup) All-Purpose Flour
• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 2 teaspoons Instant Coffee Granules (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease two 8-inch round cake tins with oil and line them with baking paper.
2. In a bowl, combine room temperature milk, vinegar, and yogurt. Let it sit for 5 minutes, then add both sugars, oil, and vanilla extract. Mix until the sugar is almost dissolved.
3. Add all the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture and mix gently until a smooth cake batter forms.
4. Divide and pour the cake batter equally into the prepared cake tins and bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until firm to the touch.
5. Let the cakes cool completely on a wire rack before assembling.

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

• 110g (1/2 cup) Butter (vegan butter sticks or any butter of your choice)
• 90g (1/3 cup) Cream Cheese, room temperature (vegan cream cheese or any plain cream cheese of your choice)
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 150g (1 cup + 1/4 cup) Powdered Sugar

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

• 300g (1 cup + 1/3 cup) Butter (I used vegan butter sticks)
• 240g (2 cups) Powdered Sugar
• 120ml (1/2 cup) Whipping Cream (I used room temperature non-dairy unsweetened cream)
• 4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder (mixed with whipping cream)
• Pinch of Salt

By following these steps, you can create a delicious chocolate cake with a creamy vanilla center, all topped off with a rich chocolate buttercream frosting, perfect for any occasion!