Vegan Chocolate Frosting
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Try my Vegan Chocolate Frosting for an amazing dairy free chocolate frosting that everyone will love! Use this on cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies or anything else you'd like!
If you are looking for more chocolate vegan recipes, check out my Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake, Sourdough Chocolate Chip Brownies, or my Vegan Toasted Coconut Brownies.
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I will start this post by saying this homemade frosting is so good, you cannot even tell it's vegan. I really love making vegan desserts, but they have to be good desserts and not taste “vegan” to me. Delaney is my absolute worst critic though, and he is obsessed with this Vegan Chocolate Frosting!
This vegan chocolate frosting only has a few simple ingredients, and best of all there's no vegan butter in it! This easy dairy free chocolate frosting is so creamy, chocolatey, and delicious!
I was never a frosting person growing up. When my mom baked our birthday cakes each year, I would always trade my brother his cake for my frosting. Until I opened the bakery, I couldn't could care less about frosting. I've always preferred a glaze to a frosting. But, homemade frosting has earned its place in my heart over the last ten years. And this smooth and creamy vegan chocolate frosting is one of my favorite recipes to date – seriously!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Dairy Free & Vegan: I love this frosting because it's dairy free and vegan. So, if you're baking for friends or family with allergies, this homemade frosting will please everyone.
Homemade Frosting: This dairy free chocolate frosting is made with just a few simple ingredients. Making your own homemade frosting is so much better than store bout tubs. You can enjoy better tasting frosting with better quality ingredients.
Use on Anything: You can use this Vegan Chocolate Frosting on cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies!
Ingredients
- Vegan Dark Chocolate Ganache Sauce: I use my Vegan Dark Chocolate Ganache Sauce in this homemade frosting. You'll want to make this ahead of time so it's cooled before beginning the frosting.
- Coconut Oil: I use organic coconut oil.
- Dutch Cocoa Powder: I use organic Dutch cocoa powder for a rich and decadent chocolate frosting.
- Powdered Sugar: I use organic powdered sugar, be sure it's sifted so you have a smooth and creamy texture.
- Coconut Milk: I use organic coconut milk, but oat or almond is also fine if you prefer.
Tools Needed
- Scale: You'll need a digital food scale for the best results.
- Stand Mixer: I use my stand mixer for ease, but if you prefer to use a hand mixer you can do that as well.
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the coconut oil, ganache, powdered sugar, cocoa, and coconut milk. Whisk on low, and then increase speed and whisk on high for 1 to 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
Step 2
Use frosting for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, or cookies!
FAQ's
Use this easy dairy free chocolate frosting for any cake or cupcake recipe that you'd like. You can also top cookies with this frosting, make sandwich cookies, or top brownies! This recipe will be enough frosting for the following items.
• 6-inch layer cake
• 9 x 13-inch sheet cake
• 9 x 9-inch sheet cake if you like extra thick frosting
• 9 x 9-inch brownies for a nice thick frosting
• 1 dozen cupcakes
• 1 ½ dozen sandwich cookies
You'll want to double the recipe if you're making an 8-inch or 9-inch layer cake, or more cupcakes or cookies.
Yes, if you don't want to use coconut milk, you can use almond milk or oat milk instead. You can even use dairy milk if you are not vegan and just want to make this amazing frosting!
No, you don't want to use any other kind of oil except coconut oil. The coconut oil is important here as coconut oil can solidify, where the other oils (such as canola or sunflower, cannot). And that makes a difference in this frosting so it can set up.
Yes, if you frost something with this, it should be stored in the fridge because it has milk in it.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 57 grams coconut oil (melted)
- 57 grams Vegan Dark Chocolate Ganache
- 354 grams powdered sugar (sifted)
- 28 grams Dutch cocoa powder (sifted)
- ¼ cup coconut milk
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the coconut oil, ganache, powdered sugar, cocoa, and coconut milk. Whisk on low, and then increase speed and whisk on high for 1 to 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Use frosting for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, or cookies!
- Store anything made with this frosting in the fridge, because it has milk in it.
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