Vegan Blood Orange Chocolate Cake

 The frosting ingredients alone make my mouth water.


Ingredients:

1/2 cup oil

3/4 cup creo brew

juice of 4 blood oranges

1/4 cup plant milk

1 cup coconut sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp orange zest

1 tsp vanilla


Method: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Line the bottom of the cake pans with parchment.

Combine oil, brew, orange juice, and milk.

In a separate bowl combine sugars, flour, soda, powders, salt, zest and vanilla.  

Pour milk bowl into the flour bowl and only mix until combined.  Then pour into 9-inch round cake pans and bake for 45 minutes.

Cool cakes. 

Prepare frosting when the cakes are cool.

FROSTING

1 can coconut cream

1 ripe avocado

1 cup powdered sugar

3 oz dark chocolate, melted

1 tsp vanilla

1/3 cup cocoa powder


Frost one cake with a thin layer, place the second on top and frost with a thin layer, refrigerate to harden the frosting.  Then frost again with the remaining frosting. Serve and enjoy!



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