CAKE ANIMALS

(Cooperation with Vantastic Foods)

I’ve had my lamb mold and my bunny mold for years now and bringing cute cake animals to the easter table has always been a huge hit.

This is how to make vegan cake animals based on my chocolate bomb recipe. I made a dark brown chocolate lamb and a light brown bunny. For the bunny I replaced the cocoa powder with almond extract and used white chocolate to make the ganache.

For the eyes I used Monsters by Vantastic Foods*, which were provided to me by the company. 

The vegan chocolate lambs also looked cute on our Easter brunch table: 

CAKE ANIMALS

Nina

I've had my lamb and bunny molds for years now and bringing cake animals to the easter table has always been a huge hit.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Brunch, Desserts

Cuisine German

Equipment

bunny mold*

lamb mold*

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/4 cups flour 160 g
• 3/4 cup sugar 100 g
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (30 g) for a dark animal
• pinch of almond extract for a light animal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup plant milk 240 ml
• 1/4 cup canola oil 60 ml
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Ganache

• Monsters by Vantastic Foods* or skittles for the eyes
• 2/3 bar of brown vegan chocolate* (60 g) for a dark animal
• 2/3 bar of white vegan chocolate* (60 g) for a light animal
• 1 teaspoon cocoa butter*

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 180°C or 350°F.
• Combine dry ingredients well, combine liquid ingredients in a different bowl and then mix together until just combined.
• Lightly grease mold and sprinkle with cocoa powder or flour, especially the nose. Then pour the dough into the mold and bake for 40 minutes.
• Open the oven door and poke a wooden stick into the dough. If it comes out with dough sticking to it, the cake still needs a few minutes. Otherwise take it out and let it cool off, the longer, the more stable the lamb.
• Carefully remove the cooled off cake animal from the mold.
• Melt the chopped chocolate and the cocoa butter into a ganache in a bain marie. That means heating water in a pot (don't boil) and put the ingredients into a smaller pot in the water. Melt while stirring. When the first pieces start to melt, you can switch the heat off. The chocolate shouldn't get warmer then necessary for melting.
  
• Apply the ganache with a knife to the animal and place the eyes. Put in the fridge to firm up.

Keyword easter

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