Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake

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Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake: rich dark chocolate cake made with Guinness and topped with a fluffy vanilla frosting.

 

I don’t think anyone needs an excuse to eat chocolate cake…

…But I guess January is a decent and miserable enough excuse for those who do. Especially appropriate when the chocolate cake in question is a rich chocolate cake made with Irish stout. Oh, and by the way, it’s vegan.

Google is full of results for chocolate Guinness cakes, whether in the form of cupcakes, loaf cakes, layer cakes, you name it. Something that isn’t so common is the occurrence of vegan-friendly versions, thus I felt I should come up with one to add to the small number the world has already presented. I’ve successfully cut out a lot of animal products from my life in the past few months, and I’m currently powering through Veganuary. While I’m not sure I can go completely plant-based just yet, this Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake is my nod to those strong souls who are!

vegan chocolate stout cake

This Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake is surprising in more ways than one. It is deeply chocolatey, with added richness from the Guinness. However, it is also incredibly light and fluffy, with no stodginess remaining from the liquid-heavy cake recipe.

I imagine a rich chocolate ganache or whipped cream would suit this cake, but the vanilla frosting on this Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake is equally delicious. It adds a light sweetness to the rich cake below while taking away none of that bold chocolate hit.

I realise many people are skeptical of vegan baking. Tasting some nasty, dry, chalky, or downright disgusting creations from a local coffee shop can definitely put you off. Don’t even get me started on “health food” baking. I can assure you this cake is none of those things. I’ve grown up eating delicious butter, cream, milk and egg filled baked goods, and can honestly say that this cake does not require the addition of any of them. It has a taste and texture like any good chocolate cake, and will not make your friends’ and family’s faces screw up in disgust like some vegan bakes can.

vegan chocolate stout cake

I’ll also add that you shouldn’t be skeptical if you’re not a beer drinker, or you’re not fond of dark beers. While I am a lover of stout, it is not the reigning flavour in this cake. Also, I’ve already had a few concerns expressed to me about whether or not Guinness is actually suitable for vegans. I assure you, as of fairly recently, it is!

I promise vegans and non-vegans alike will enjoy this chocolatey delight.

Scroll down for the full recipe for this Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake!

 

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8 Replies to “Vegan Chocolate Stout Cake”

  1. I was looking for an egg free chocolate stout cake recipe and saw yours. I’ve just made it this evening and it was lovely and moist, and quick to do too.
    I was a bit of a maverick as I made it in 3 7″ sandwich tins and made a caramel icing as I’ve run out of icing sugar for a butter icing.

    1. Hey Liz – glad you enjoyed and were able to be a maverick in the process haha!

  2. Can you make this with gluten free flour?

    1. Hi Sophie! I’ve personally never tried the recipe using gluten free flour, but I imagine if you used a decent self-raising kind and added an extra few tablespoons of milk it may work!

  3. All Guinness is now vegan friendly! They confirmed isinglass was removed from all their products!

    1. Yay, this is great news!

  4. You mentioned white sugar in the illustrated portions and even said “sugars” in the recipe steps but didn’t it in the ingredients or give any quantities.

    1. Oops! I think this was something I’d forgot to change when I edited the recipe. Thanks for pointing it out. 200g of sugar is the ideal amount if using either (or both) brown or white sugar, but using all brown makes the moistest cake!

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