Vegan Cookie Butter Cake with Cookie Butter Frosting and Chocolate Ganache for Two!
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Serves: 2
 
A moist cake packed with cookie butter and speculoos cookies, this double decker mini-dessert is perfect for two! Frosted in thick and rich chocolate ganache, this is a decadent vegan treat!
Ingredients
Cookie Butter Cake
  • 2 cups almond milk, room temp and divided
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1¼ cups applesauce
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1⅓ cups brown sugar
  • ½ cup crushed speculoos cookies
  • 8 oz cookie butter, melted
  • ⅔ cup coconut oil, melted
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
Cookie Butter Frosting
  • ¼ cup cookie butter
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter or coconut oil
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate Ganache
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1-2 tsp coconut oil
  • ⅔ cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease two 4-inch cake pans with coconut oil and dust with flour.
  2. Combine 1½ cups almond milk and the vinegar and let sit for a few minutes.
  3. Add in applesauce, vanilla, and remaining almond milk. Stir until well combined.
  4. Add flour, brown sugar, crushed cookies, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and melted cookie butter. Mix well until no lumps remain.
  5. Lastly, add coconut oil and stir until completely combined.
  6. Divide batter evenly between two prepared pans and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until center is set and a toothpick can be cleanly removed. Cool on a wire rack.
  7. For frosting, cream together all ingredients until smooth.
  8. For ganache, combine almond milk and cornstarch in a saucepan over high heat until just boiling, stirring constantly.
  9. Remove from heat and stir in coconut oil.
  10. Place chocolate chips in a bowl and pour almond milk mixture over top.
  11. Let sit for 2 minutes or until chocolate is melty, and whisk thoroughly.
  12. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, to thicken.
  13. To assemble, place on cake round on your surface. Spread cookie butter frosting evenly and then top with second cake round. Cover cake in chocolate ganache and top with additional cookies, if desired.
Recipe by Whisk & Shout at https://whiskandshout.com/life-updates-and-cake-for-two/