Here are 16 of my favourite Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipes, including everything from simple chocolate sponge cakes to fruity chocolate cakes like orange and cherry, to nutty chocolate cakes like hazelnut and peanut butter and a seriously decadent chocolate mousse cake. There’s also a white chocolate cake as well as recipes for a quick and easy chocolate mug cake, a chocolate cheesecake and chocolate cupcakes!
So, whether you’re looking for a chocolate cake recipe for a special occasion like a birthday, Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day or just everyday, you’re bound to find something you like!
All of these vegan chocolate cake recipes are also refined sugar free and gluten-free (though you can still make them with normal flour if you want).
1. Chocolate Cake
A simple chocolate sponge enveloped in a velvety chocolate buttercream – it’s made with sweet potatoes but you won’t be able to notice!
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
2. Chocolate Truffle Cake
This Chocolate Truffle Cake is a dense, fudgy chocolate sponge covered in a luxuriously creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. It’s also grain-free, paleo, date-sweetened and oil-free optional.
How long does it keep for?
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days – taste and texture are largely unaffected.
3. Chocolate Orange Cake
This Chocolate Orange Cake is rich and decadent and filled with a touch of tangy, citrusy orange marmalade.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
4. German Chocolate Cake
A rich chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with a creamy, nutty, fragrant frosting packed with desiccated coconut and pecan nuts.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
5. Black Forest Cake
This Black Forest Cake is super chocolatey, seriously rich, and filled with sweet, juicy cherries.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
6. Chocolate Mousse Cake
This Chocolate Mousse Cake is the best secretly healthy yet seriously indulgent dessert: think moist chocolate sponge, topped with rich chocolate mousse and silky chocolate ganache.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
7. Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake is filled with the most indulgent salty-sweet peanut buttercream, and drenched in a silky chocolate sauce.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
8. Tahini Frosted Chocolate Cake
If you’ve never tried the combination of chocolate and tahini, you must! The nutty, silky tahini frosting pairs beautifully with the rich, moist chocolate cake.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
9. Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Cake
This Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Cake is made with a super fudgy hazelnut sponge and is frosted with luxuriously smooth chocolate buttercream frosting. It’s also grain-free, paleo, date-sweetened and oil-free optional.
How long does it keep for?
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days – taste and texture are largely unaffected.
10. Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cake
This Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cake is truly a chocolate lover’s dream: a chocolate sponge cake frosted with chocolate pudding covered in dark chocolate shavings.
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
11. Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
This Chocolate Hazelnut Cake tastes like Nutella and is perfectly soft and fudgy. It’s also grain-free, paleo, date-sweetened and oil-free optional.
How long does it keep for?
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days – taste and texture are largely unaffected.
12. Chocolate Cheesecake
This Chocolate Cheesecake is seriously indulgent yet secretly healthy. It’s rich and creamy, tangy and perfectly sweet. It’s also grain-free and paleo.
How long does it keep for?
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days – taste and texture are largely unaffected.
13. Chocolate Cupcakes
These Chocolate Cupcakes are seriously indulgent, super moist and slathered in a velvety-rich buttercream frosting!
How long do they keep for?
Best when fresh, but they keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
14. White Chocolate Lemon Cake
This White Chocolate Lemon Cake is delightfully citrusy and filled with an elegantly chocolatey buttercream frosting!
How long does it keep for?
Best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
15. Chocolate Mug Cake
This Chocolate Mug Cake requires just 5 ingredients and takes only 5 minutes to make – it can be made either in the oven or in the microwave.
How long does it keep for?
Enjoy immediately!
16. Chocolate Torte
A seriously rich, fudgy and decadent chocolate torte that’s easy to make and even easier to eat! It’s also grain-free, paleo, date-sweetened and oil-free optional.
How long does it keep for?
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days – taste and texture are largely unaffected.
If you try out any of these vegan chocolate cake recipes, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.
Fayza Bazzi
I really like ur recipes they r delicious
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much!