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Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting

August 17, 2016 by Lisa Le 3 Comments

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Vegan chocolate ganache is creamy, chocolatey, but not too sweet.
Plus it’s super easy to make.

Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting | The Viet Vegan

Yesterday was my birthday, but my birthdays almost never have the same sort of pizazz as many people tend to associate with their birthdays. With most of my friends out of town, out of country, or simply just too busy, my birthday felt a little lacklustre. Maybe it was my own fault because I didn’t plan anything, but from my experience, this time of year tends to be when everyone takes off for the cottage, a road trip or what have you.

My friends are starting to spread out; no longer a quick drive away to hang out whenever the feeling strikes. With partners, family, conflicting work schedules, intramural leagues or other random events, everyone (including myself) seems too busy to just hang out. Is this what growing up feels like? Seeing friends once a month or so if the schedules align? Eddie and I are wiped after a day and going to bed before midnight seems like a luxury. I wonder if I’m becoming a statistic, a cookie cutter human living in my little box within a bigger box, along a street of hundreds of other boxes.
Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting | The Viet Vegan

I made myself a birthday cake because I thought I should make sometime to mark the beginning of another year of my life. I didn’t have time to test a full recipe for the blog and I couldn’t find cake flour at the store by my apartment—so I opted for a simple cake mix (in the video below). Adding sprinkles seems to make me feel a little special, so pipe some rosettes and sprinkle some colour to celebrate a year of surviving in this bizarre world we live in.

To see how I made my cake and frosted it, check out the video I posted today:

Here’s to another year :)

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Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting

This ganache is my favourite icing for cake and it is incredibly simple!
Prep Time3 hours hrs
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time3 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course: Baking
Cuisine: Vegan
Servings: 3 cups of ganache (enough to frost one cake
Author: Lisa Le

Ingredients

  • 1 lb 454 g semi-sweet chocolate chips (President's Choice, Enjoy Life, and Kirkland brand ones are dairy-free)
  • 1 can 400 mL/13.5 fl oz full fat coconut milk
  • Optional: 2-3 tablespoons vegan butter

Instructions

  • Place chocolate chips in a large bowl.
  • In a small saucepan, heat coconut milk over medium heat until steaming and bubbles have formed around the edges. Do not heat it hot enough to boil (you'll ruin your chocolate). Once hot and steamy, pour over chocolate chips and let stand for 5 minutes (to melt the chocolate).
  • Stir until no streaks of coconut milk remain and ganache is glossy. Stir in 2 tbsp vegan butter here to help it stand up. I have forgotten to do that before and just whipped it in later and it turned out fine, either one works.
  • Let chill for 3-4 hours in the fridge or overnight before whipping. If you're strapped for time, you can stick it in the freezer until it's chilled (I estimate about 45 minutes).
  • Using a hand mixer (or transfer to bowl of a stand mixer), beat ganache until it lightens in colour and is light and fluffy. Use immediately, and chill the cake for about 30 minutes to set the frosting on your cake.
  • Enjoy!

Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting | The Viet Vegan

Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting | The Viet Vegan

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Filed Under: Baking, Candy & Confection, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Vegan recipes Tagged With: birthday, chocolate, frosting, ganache, vegan

About Lisa Le

Lisa is the thirty-something, nerdy, procrastinating, feminist blogger and photographer behind The Viet Vegan. She loves spicy foods, noodles, and food in bowls.

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  1. Casey says

    August 17, 2016 at 5:43 PM

    I want to eat this out of the bowl. Or put them on cookies. Or eat them on cake. I just want it now. Might use this recipe on an upcoming cake recipe with your permission and credit of course! <3

    Reply
  2. ely pugh says

    August 17, 2016 at 6:12 PM

    i’m vegan n i’m viet also, but much older than you are!!!!
    my husband n i , we have a small vegan carry-out in Ohio (elystogo.com), got lots of inspirations from u, thank you

    Reply
  3. Brenda says

    August 20, 2016 at 7:41 PM

    Have I told you about Mimosa Day? It’s what I celebrate instead of my birthday. My birthday falls around Thanksgiving, so my friends have often been away or otherwise occupied. Around 20, I think, I decided to stop relying on other people to make my birthday good, and did what made me happy. So now I pretty much spend my whole day drinking mimosas and eating leftover Chinese takeout. I haven’t had a bad birthday since I instituted Mimosa Day, and I recommend it to everyone — with whatever variations make them happy, obviously.

    Oh, and happy birthday! (Belated, by now, I know, but still.)

    Reply

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