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Recipe:vegan chocolate cake with orange

Recipe:vegan chocolate cake with orange

Who doesn't love chocolate cake? Chocolate combined with orange is a delicious delicacy and this cake is proof of that.

The special thing about this chocolate cake is that it is completely plant-based! Perfect for celebrating World Vegan Month in November.

Read also: ‘Annemiek’s recipe:vegan tuna salad‘

Ingredients

For 10 people

  • egg substitute for 5 eggs
  • 250 g self-raising flour
  • 250 g brown sugar
  • 250 g Blue Band for cooking, baking and roasting
  • 125 g dark chocolate
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 100 g candied orange or chopped orange flakes

For the glaze

  • 150 g dark chocolate
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tbsp Blue Band Liquid Every Day

Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease a cake tin.
  • In a small bowl, mix the egg replacer with the water according to the package. Set aside.
  • Melt the dark chocolate au bain-marie.
  • Mix the margarine with the brown sugar with a stick blender for 3-5 minutes. Add the egg replacement mixture, the self-raising flour, baking soda, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, orange zest and salt. Do not stir too much, so that the cake remains airy.
  • Now fold the melted chocolate and candied orange into the batter.
  • Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake the cake for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Melt the chocolate for the glaze in a bain-marie as well. Add the other ingredients.
  • When the cake has cooled, you can spread the icing over the top. Decorate with some extra orange zest if desired.

And now enjoy this vegan chocolate cake with orange!