Using the basic Vegan Cake recipe above, you can change it up and create a traditional Devils Food Cake and frosting. And what frosting goes best with chocolate cake? Why, it's Vegan Chocolate Frosting, of course!
Baking vegan desserts means that all animal products are off-limits, and while sugar is derived from a plant, some varieties come in contact with animal products during processing. When using white sugar, check to see whether the sugar has been bleached by bone char. Bone char, a part of the bones of cattle, is often used to decolor sugar to achieve its white coloring. This process means that white sugar is usually an animal-derived product and not safe for use in your vegan chocolate cake recipe.
So, is brown sugar vegan? You may think that brown sugar undergoes less processing because of its brown color. Unfortunately, that isnt the case. Even Turbinado Sugar can sometimes be processed with bone char. Most brown sugar starts as regular refined white cane sugar and is then partially caramelized, and the molasses added back to give it its color and taste. A better alternative is maple syrup. In fact, all 4 grades of maple syrup are vegan as well as sugar made with sugar beets.
