Vegan Dessert with Coconut Filling

Whether you’re vegan, lactose intolerant or are simply craving something sweet, this easy dairy-free dessert recipe will please any of you.
If you’re not a professional cooker and you’re looking for something quick and simple, but still delicious, try this recipe. It’s easy to make, it’s really, really good and tastes like the real deal. Here’s the original recipe. I’ve adjusted it a little bit to my taste using coconut milk instead of soy milk. So I’ve got a gorgeous vegan dessert with coconut filling that is so easy to make.

INGREDIENTS

• 200g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 tbsp cacao powder
• 60ml vegetable oil
• 250ml coconut milk
• 200g sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling:

• 300ml coconut milk
• 2 tbsp flour
• 100g sugar
• 100g vegan butter or coconut oil
• vanilla extract

STEPS

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Meanwhile start with the coconut filling as it needs time to cool. Whisk milk, sugar and flour together in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. When thickened, remove from the heat and stir in vanilla extract. Cool and then store in the refrigerator. When completely cool and ready to use, use a hand electric mixer to beat the filling with vegan butter or coconut oil (I used vegan butter). Beat on a medium speed until very smooth and lump free, about 1-2 minutes. The filling is ready!

In a bowl whisk together the wet ingredients: cold coconut milk, oil, lemon juice and sugar.

In another bowl, sift all dry ingredients and whisk to combine.

Now, combine wet and dry mixtures and whisk until just combined.

Pour the batter into a square pan (35x38cm) and bake 12-15min until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. When the cake is cool, trim edges and cut it into 3 even parts. Then assemble using the coconut filling. You can top it using the same filling or with some icing sugar as in the original recipe. Refrigerate the cake before cutting and serving.

Note:

Well, it’s not actually a cake, it’s more like a coconut dessert, but I made it once as a cake as well and you can do it too. Jus divide the batter into 2 round pans and cook separately. And keep in mind you’ll need a little bit more filling to generously cover the entire cake, sides and top included. Next time I do it in the form of a cake, I’ll make sure to do some photos too.

No matter what form your dessert has, you’ll end up with a gorgeous and moist vegan dessert with coconut filling, what could be better?