Vegan Chocolate Pear Cake
This vegan chocolate pear cake is a beautiful loaf-style bake with sliced pears nestled into a rich, cocoa-forward batter. The pears add natural sweetness and keep the crumb incredibly moist throughout, while the chocolate gives it a deep, satisfying flavor in every slice. No eggs, no dairy, and simply dusted with powdered sugar to finish. A wonderful autumn bake that is genuinely easy to make. Also try my Chocolate Pear Cake (No Oven), Vegan Peach Cake, or Vegan Apple Cake.
Egg Free Dairy Free Chocolate Pear Cake
VEGAN CHOCOLATE PEAR CAKE, moist and easy to make.This Egg Free Dairy Free Chocolate Pear Cake make a great dessert for the holiday season.
Ingredients
- 3 Pears, peeled
- 3/4 cup (150 g) Superfine Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ cup (360 ml) Warm Water (90-100oF ; 32-38oC)
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) Vegetable Oil
- 2 cups (280 g) All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup (30 g) Cocoa Powder
- 2 tsp (8 g) Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 g) Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) Salt
- Icing/Powdered Sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350oF (180oC).Line a 20×10.5×6 cm (8x4x2.5 inch) loaf pan with parchment paper.
- To a bowl, add sugar and water. Whisk until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Then add oil and mix well.
- Sift in flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Mix until dry flour is no longer visible. DO NOT OVER MIX (mix until dry and wet ingredients are just combined).
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Set aside.
- Peel pear and dust with flour.
- Place pears in batter.
- Bake in preheated oven to 350oF (180oC), rack middle position, 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes out clean.
- Let cake cool down in pan for 10 minutes. Then transfer cake to wire rack to cool down completely.
