Have Your Cake and Vegan Too (10 page)

 

INGREDIENTS

CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE TOPPING

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons
all-purpose flour
2/3
cup
organic granulated sugar
1/4
cup
baking cocoa, sifted
a pinch
salt
1/2
cup
margarine, melted
1/3
cup
chocolate chips

 

CAKE

1
1/4
cups
all-purpose flour
1/3
cup
baking cocoa, sifted
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
1/4
teaspoon
salt
1/3
cup
canola or other mild vegetable oil
1/2
cup
organic granulated sugar
^¾
cup
nondairy milk
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan and dust with cocoa.

 

To make the topping, in a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt. Drizzle the margarine over the top and mix with a fork until the mixture is lumpy and the margarine is well incorporated. You may need to use your hands. Add the chocolate chips and mix, then set aside.

 

To make the cake, in a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, preferably with an electric mixer, cream together the oil and sugar until well combined. Add the milk and vanilla and mix well. Incorporate half the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until the batter just comes together, then repeat with the other half. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Crumble the topping over the batter.

 

Bake for 32 to 36 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack. Run a butter knife around the edge of the pan and release the sides of the springform pan. Store leftover cake loosely covered at room temperature.

 

SERVINGS:
12

 

INGREDIENTS

CAKE

2 medium
apples
2 cups
all-purpose flour
^¾
cup
quick-cooking or old-fashioned
oats, coarsely ground
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
1/4
teaspoon
salt
1/2
cup
margarine, at room temperature
1 cup
organic granulated sugar
1/2
cup
unsweetened applesauce
1 cup
nondairy milk
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract

 

CINNAMON TOPPING

^¾
cup
organic granulated sugar
1/3
cup
all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon
ground cinnamon
1/4
cup
cold margarine

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan.

 

To make the cake, peel and thinly slice the apples into strips; this is most easily done by cutting the apples into sections with an apple cutter and then thinly slicing the sections. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, preferably with an electric mixer, cream together the margarine and sugar until combined. Add the applesauce, milk, and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Incorporate half the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, blending until just mixed, then repeat with the other half. Carefully fold in the apple slices and spread the batter evenly in the pan.

 

To make the topping, in a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour, and cinnamon. With the back of a fork, mix in the margarine until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle the topping over the cake.