Chocolate, Walnut and Pear Bundt Cake {VEGAN}

This is the perfect cake for autumn and winter days. A hint of cinnamon, in the combination with chocolate and pear will just make cold and windy days so much cozier.

This is a vegan recipe, however the cake is light and fluffy and you will be able to fool just about everybody: Nobody who tried this cake was able to believe me that it did not include any eggs! Thanks to the added chunks of pears it is also really moist. Before I made this cake, I didn’t know how much I loved the combination of chocolate and pears. The chopped walnuts add an extra little bit of crunch to the cake. What more do you want?

Equipment

Bundt tin (greased)

Ingredients

250 g     pears, chopped into 5mm cubes

2 tbsp   lemon juice

300 g     flour

1 tbsp   corn starch

1             sachet of baking powder

180 g     sugar

2 tbsp   cocoa powder

1 tsp      bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp      cinnamon

115 ml   sunflower oil

270 ml   almond milk (or any other (plant) milk of your choice)

1 tbsp   apple vinegar

30 g        walnuts, chopped roughly

Decoration

100 g     dark (vegan) chocolate

20 g        walnuts, chopped finely

Instructions

1. First of all chop the pear(s) – I only needed one large one – into 5mm cubes. Place them in a bowl and drizzle the lemon juice on top. Set the bowl aside, until the pears are needed.
2. Now you want to add the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients gently, until they are combined well.
3. Add your chosen (plant) milk and the oil to the dry ingredients. After having combined everything well, add the pear chunks and the roughly chopped walnuts to the dough.
4. Last but not least, add the apple vinegar. Give the dough another thorough stir.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

5. Fill the mixture in to you greased Bundt tin. Bake the cake until a toothpick comes out clean. This will take between 50 and 60 minutes.
6. Once the cake is removed from the oven, it is very important to let it cool completely before removing it from the tin.
7. As soon as the cake has cooled, you can start melting the chocolate in the microwave or in a bowl placed into hot water. Make sure the chocolate doesn’t come in touch with the water.
8. Drizzle the chocolate on top of the cake and finish it with the finely chopped walnuts.

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Chocolate, Walnut and Pear Bundt Cake {VEGAN}

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Servings

slices

Ingredients

Chocolate, Walnut and Pear Bundt Cake

• 250 g pears (chopped)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 300 g flour
• 1 tbsp corn starch
• 1 sachet baking powder
• 180 g sugar
• 2 tbsp cocao powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 115 ml sunflower oil
• 270 ml almond milk
• 1 tbsp apple vinegar
• 30 g walnuts (roughly chopped)

Decoration

• 100 g dark chocolate (vegan)
• 20 g walnuts (finely chopped)

Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 60 minutes Servings slices Ingredients Chocolate, Walnut and Pear Bundt Cake 250 g pears (chopped) 2 tbsp lemon juice 300 g flour 1 tbsp corn starch 1 sachet baking powder 180 g sugar 2 tbsp cocao powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp cinnamon 115 ml sunflower oil 270 ml almond milk 1 tbsp apple vinegar 30 g walnuts (roughly chopped) Decoration 100 g dark chocolate (vegan) 20 g walnuts (finely chopped)

Instructions

1. First of all chop the pear(s) – I only needed one large one – into 5mm cubes. Place them in a bowl and drizzle the lemon juice on top. Set the bowl aside, until the pears are needed.
2. Now you want to add the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients gently, until they are combined well.
3. Add your chosen (plant) milk and the oil to the dry ingredients. After having combined everything well, add the pear chunks and the roughly chopped walnuts to the dough.
4. Last but not least, add the apple vinegar. Give the dough another thorough stir.
5. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
6. Fill the mixture in to you greased Bundt tin. Bake the cake until a toothpick comes out clean. This will take between 50 and 60 minutes.
7. Once the cake is removed from the oven, it is very important to let it cool completely before removing it from the tin.
8. As soon as the cake has cooled, you can start melting the chocolate in the microwave or in a bowl placed into hot water. Make sure the chocolate doesn’t come in touch with the water.
9. Drizzle the chocolate on top of the cake and finish it with the finely chopped walnuts.