Vegan Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Food

VEGAN CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
• Cream together margarine and cream cheese.
• Mix melted chocolate into margarine, cream cheese mixture.
• Continue mixing while slowly adding powdered sugar in 1/2 cup batches.
• Mix until smooth and creamy.
• Add vanilla.

VEGAN CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, and sugar. In another bowl, mix 1/2 cup water, original soymilk, maple syrup, vinegar, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Pour wet ingredients slowly into dry, combining as you pour. Mix well to combine.
• Line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper, or waxed paper. Divide batter evenly into both cake pans. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on wire racks about 30 minutes.
• To prepare frosting, put chocolate chips, vanilla soymilk, coffee, and syrup into a double boiler. Heat until chocolate chips melt, blend all ingredients. Set aside to cool, immersion blend about 1 minute. Cool in refrigerator about 1 hour. Warm slightly before frosting cake.
• (Also, the frosting recipe yields enough to frost 2 layer cakes. So, you'll definitely have more than enough. It's also really good melted as a topping on soy ice cream).

VEGAN 'CREAM CHEESE' FROSTING

Steps:

• Soak cashews overnight.
• The next day, drain the nuts and add to a high-power blender with the remaining ingredients.
• Blend all ingredients together until creamy, then chill for 2 hours before using.

JOEY'S VEGAN CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Put the vegan cream cheese into a bowl and whip it until its easy to work with.
• Add the margarine, sugar and milk.
• If you want a stiffer icing add more sugar.
• When you like the consistancy, add a few drops of lemon (or other flavor) extract.
• Let sit in the fridge to firm up and ice your cooled cake.
• Enjoy.