A Black Forest cake is a real treat for the palate, but what if you are on a vegan diet? Don't give up hope, because we have a great recipe for a vegan version of this classic German dessert for you! 🍰😋 One vegan black forest cake, which is not only incredibly delicious, but also free of any animal products.

Ingredient list for our vegan black forest cake

To make this moist and chocolaty cake, you will need the following ingredients:

• For the sponge cake base:
• 250g flour
• 200g sugar
• 50g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 400ml vegetable milk
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 100ml sunflower oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• For the filling:
• 400g sour cherries
• 1 sachet vanilla sugar
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 200ml kirsch
• For the cream:
• 400ml coconut milk (refrigerate the day before)
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons SanApart or other vegan gelling agent

Preparation of the sponge cake

We start the preparation of our vegan Black Forest cake with the sponge cake base. 🍫🥣

1. first preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 3.
In another bowl, whisk the vegetable milk with the apple cider vinegar. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes. Then add the sunflower oil and vanilla extract.
4. now mix the dry ingredients with the liquid ones and stir everything to a uniform dough.
Pour the batter into a greased and floured springform pan and bake for about 40-45 minutes. The batter is done when a toothpick inserted into it comes out clean.
Allow the sponge cake to cool completely.

Preparation of the filling

Continue with the delicious cherry filling. 🍒🍒

1. put the sour cherries with the vanilla sugar, the sugar and the cornstarch in a pot.
Bring everything to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. 3.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the cherry brandy.
4. let the cherry filling cool down.

Preparation of the cream

Last but not least, we prepare the creamy filling. 🥥🍚

1. open the refrigerated can of coconut milk and scrape out the solid coconut cream.
Beat the coconut cream with the powdered sugar and SanApart until stiff. 3.
Put the cream in the refrigerator until further use.

Construction and finishing of the vegan black forest cake

Now it's finally time to assemble our vegan Black Forest Cake. 🏰🌹

1. cut the cooled sponge cake base horizontally into two halves.
Spread half of the cherry filling and the cream on the bottom half of the sponge cake. 3.
Place the second half of the sponge cake on top and spread the rest of the cherry filling and cream on top. 4.
4. put the cake in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
5. voilà, your vegan Black Forest cake is ready! Bon appetit! 🍰🍴🎉

It's really amazing how good this vegan version of the classic Black Forest Cake tastes. Even non-vegans will be impressed with this recipe! Try it out and let yourself be inspired by this vegan pleasure enchant. 🎂💚

Julius Walter

I am Julius Walter, the founder of the blog "Veganhalunke", where I write about the vegan lifestyle. As a long-time vegan, I want to inspire others to also switch to a vegan diet and live an environmentally conscious lifestyle. I offer advice and tips for making the switch to a vegan diet and hope that my blog can help make a positive change for our world.