Vegan Caprese Cake

35 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Melt the dark chocolate in a bowl.
  2. 2Add the plant-based milk and vegetable oil to the melted chocolate.
  3. 3Mix well until you get a smooth, shiny mixture.
  4. 4Add the sugar and salt to the mixture.
  5. 5Followed by potato starch, cornstarch, almond flour, and baking soda.
  6. 6Pour the mixture into the pan.
  7. 7Bake at 170°C for about 35 minutes.
  8. 8Once cooled, remove it from the pan.
  9. 9Decorate the cake with icing sugar.

Ingredients

  • 260 g plant-based milk
  • 120 g vegetable oil
  • 90 g cane sugar
  • 2 g salt
  • 160 g dark chocolate
  • 75 g potato starch
  • 30 g cornstarch
  • 150 g almond flour
  • 7 g baking soda

Equipment

bowlwhiskpan

Tips

  • Use dark chocolate with 50–55% cocoa. A higher percentage will dry out the cake and make it crumble.
  • For best results, use store-bought almond flour, blended almonds won’t give the same texture.