Vegan Chocolate Ganache Pumpkin Spice Cake

Name: Vegan Chocolate Ganache Pumpkin Spice Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 9x9 cake, 12-16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup chocolate chips; 2/3 cup pumpkin; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds or 2 tablespoons Ener-G Egg Substitute; 1 1/4 cups flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon clove; 3/4 cup chocolate chips; 3 tablespoons margarine; 1/4 cup soymilk

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Recipe by The Easy Vegan

A rich and wonderfully moist cake, and yet delightfully healthy (minus the ganache :) ). The best part? It's so easy!!, yet looks so professional.The pumpkin doesn't factor in much flavor but gives richness and makes the cake soft and oh so melt-in-your-mouth. Feel free to adjust spices as needed, I'm a cinnamon fiend, or top with your favorite frosting (or even omit it for a breakfast cake).

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READY IN: 45mins

SERVES: 12-16

YIELD: 1 9x9 cake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Wet Ingredients
¹⁄₄

cup chocolate chips
²⁄₃

cup pumpkin
1

teaspoon vanilla
2

tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2

tablespoons ground flax seeds or 2 tablespoons Ener-G Egg Substitute
Dry Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₄

cups flour
¹⁄₄

cup cocoa powder
1 ¹⁄₂

teaspoons baking soda
¹⁄₂

teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂

teaspoons cinnamon
¹⁄₄

teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₈

teaspoon clove
Chocolate Ganache
³⁄₄

cup chocolate chips
3

tablespoons margarine
¹⁄₄

cup soymilk

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350, grease or spray a 9x9 pan.
Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler (or in the microwave for 30 sec. intervals, stirring after each 30 seconds until melted) in a medium bowl.
Stir in pumpkin, vanilla, oil and flaxseed to the melted chocolate.
Mix all dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves) until well combined, and stir in wet ingredients.
Spread evenly into the pan (batter will be thick) and bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool.
Ganache: melt margarine and soymilk in a small bowl (either in the microwave or on a double boiler). Stir in chocolate chips and continue heating until melted and smooth.
Spread over cake when cake is cooled, refrigerate cake if you want ganache to set (or dig in for melty chocolate-y heaven :D).

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