A gluten free and vegan “delectable” chocolate cola cake “guaranteed to rock your world.”
Prep time: 20 – 25 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 45 – 50 minutes
INGREDIENTS
Cola Cake
- 2 cups Metta flour
- 2 cups sugar (sub coconut sugar)
- ½ cup plant milk
- 1 cup vegan butter (sub coconut oil)
- 1 cup cola (sub any soda not diet)
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal
- 2 ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Pecans for garnish (optional)
Fudgy Cola Frosting
- ½ cup vegan butter
- ½ cup cola (sub any soda not diet)
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups small vegan marshmallows
- 32 oz or 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Cola Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease/flour 9×13-inch baking pan.
2. In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder & baking soda.
3. In small bowl, whisk milk, flaxseed meal, vinegar, & vanilla.
4. Add butter, cocoa & cola to small saucepan over medium-high. Cook just to boiling, reduce heat & stir occasionally until butter melted. Remove from heat.
5. Make well in center of flour & sugar mixture. Pour in milk mixture then buttery mixture. Whisk until smooth & well combined.
6. Pour batter into baking pan & smooth top. Bake 25 min, checking doneness w/ wooden pick inserted in center after 20 min.⠀
7. Place pan on wire rack. Make frosting, pour over cake, & smooth top. Garnish w/ pecans.
8. Let cool completely before serving. Store covered leftovers in fridge, but bring to room temperature before serving.
Cola Frosting
1. In large saucepan over medium-high, bring butter, cola, marshmallows & cocoa to boil. Reduce to simmer & stir occasionally till melted.
2. Remove from heat & whisk in confectioner’s sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth & completely incorporated (likely will not need to use all 32 oz). Stir in pecans & immediately frost cake.
Note: This recipe is Mike Smith’s family recipe of @openhealthopenmind, which he veganized and made it gluten free using Metta gluten free flour. As Mike said, “it is highly delectable…guaranteed to rock your world.” Here is the link to the original Instagram posting and his blog page.
I’m so grateful for his creativity and permission to share this amazing recipe here.
The photo is also courtesy of @openhealthopenmind
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