Vegan Chai Coconut Cake Recipes

VEGAN CHAI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and line tin with cupcake liners. In a small saucepan heat soymilk till almost boiling, add tea bags, cover and remove from heat. Let sit for 10 minutes.When ready to use stir teabags and thoroughly squeeze to insure as much tea is dissolved in milk as possible.
• In a large bowl whisk together oil, yogurt, sugar, stevia, vanilla and tea mixture until all yogurt lumps disappear. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, and pepper into wet ingredients. Mix until large lumps disappear; some small lumps are okay. Fill tins full and bake about 20 to 22 minutes until a sharp knife inserted comes out clean.
• Make sure cupcakes are completely cooled before adding topping, or the sugar will melt and not look pretty or powdery.
• To assemble, sift confectioners sugar over cooled cupcakes first, then mix cocoa, cinnamon, and nutmeg together and sift onto each cupcake. Enjoy!

VEGAN CHAI COCONUT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the Chai ahead of time by steeping two teabags in one cup of boiling water until cool.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 8-inch square baking pan.
• 3. Combine the dry ingredients (oatmeal through sugar) in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• 4. Add the Chai, applesauce, vinegar, vanilla, syrup, pecans and all but the 2 tablespoons of coconut.
• 5. Mix well, and pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the reserved coconut and bake for about 25 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• 6. Serve warm or at room temperature.