Enchanting Chocolate Forest Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened oat milk
- 1 cup coffee, warm
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Buttercream
- Two cans of coconut cream
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F and prepare your pans.
Prepare your buttermilk by combining the vinegar with the milk.
Sift all your dry ingredients in one bowl.
Add your wet ingredients in a separate bowl, including the buttermilk.
Pour your wet ingredients into the dry.
Stir until combined and mixed well.
Pour into your prepared pans.
Bake for 45 minutes or until firm.
Buttercream
Chill two cans of coconut cream, then remove the cream and save the water for a smoothie.
Mix the coconut cream with 1/2 cup of cacao powder and 1 1/2 cups of icing sugar.
Adjust the icing sugar if it is too watery or add another 1/4 cup of cacao powder until it firms up.
Assembly
Frost the cake with the chocolate coconut buttercream and decorate as desired.
Notes
This recipe makes two 6-inch cakes and three cupcakes.
