VEGAN CHOCOLATE RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Grease the base and sides of 2 x 20cm sandwich tins with dairy-free spread, then line the bases with baking parchment.
• Put the dairy-free milk in a jug and add the vinegar – it will split but don’t worry. Put all of the other cake ingredients into a large bowl, pour over the milk mixture and beat well until smooth. Divide the mixture between the prepared tins and bake for 25-30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cakes comes out cleanly. Leave to cool in the tins for 10mins then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
• To make the buttercream, put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Leave the melted chocolate to cool for 5 minutes. Beat the dairy-free spread and icing sugar together with a wooden spoon then sift in the cocoa powder with a pinch of salt. Pour in the melted chocolate and dairy-free milk and keep mixing until smooth.
• Sandwich the two cooled sponges together with half of the buttercream then pile the rest on top and down the sides. Decorate with the fresh fruit.

Steps:

• To make the pastry, whizz the flour, cocoa and icing sugar in a food processor with a pinch of salt until uniform in colour. Pour in the melted coconut oil and pulse until the mixture looks like rubble. Add 2-3 tbsp ice-cold water and pulse again until the pastry just comes together. Knead briefly on a work surface, then wrap and chill for 30 mins.
• Roll out the pastry in between two sheets of baking parchment and use to line an 18-20cm tart tin. Chill for 10 mins in the tin while you heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Put a scrunched-up sheet of parchment over the pastry and fill with baking beans. Bake for 15 mins, remove the parchment and beans, and bake for another 10 mins until crisp and cooked through. Leave to cool in the tin, then trim the edges with a serrated knife.
• Measure out 100ml vegan cream alternative and chill for later. Heat the remainder in a saucepan over a low heat until just steaming. Put the finely chopped chocolate into a bowl and pour over the hot liquid. Leave for 2 mins, then stir well to melt all the chocolate and make a smooth, shiny ganache. Add a pinch of salt.
• Pour the ganache evenly into the tart tin, then chill for 2 hrs until set. Whisk the reserved vegan cream until thickened and softly whipped. Serve the tart in slices topped with the raspberries, a dusting of icing sugar and a dollop of whipped plant cream to serve.