Dessert for 12

Boston Cream Pie Cake

Name: Boston Cream Pie Cake
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk; 2 tbsp applesauce; 1 tsp white or apple cider vinegar; 1/3 cup sugar; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 drops of almond extract; 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour; 2 tsp flaxseed meal; 1 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup raw cashews; 2 cups water; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or powder; 1/4 tsp almond extract; 1/8 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch or arrowroot starch; 1 tsp flour or omit to make it gluten free; 3 tbsp sugar; 1 cup vegan semi sweet chocolate chips; 1/3 cup coconut cream; 2 tbsp maple syrup

$2.88for 480 minServes 12

A tender vanilla cake holds cashew cream and receives a chocolate topping made with coconut cream and maple syrup.

Photo: veganricha.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Almond, 8.5 oz$0.05/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.43Typical price
	Canned fruit, 1 oz$0.12/oz typical	1 oz	$0.10Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 2.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	2.5 oz	$1.71Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 6 oz$0.45/oz typical	6 oz	$2.70Typical price
	Coconut milk, 2.75 oz$0.14/oz typical	2.75 oz	$0.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.64

Pantry staples you likely have

VinegarSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHoney or maple syrup

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80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Dairy-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.72 per serving$2.88 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk
2 tbsp applesauce
1 tsp white or apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 drops of almond extract
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp flaxseed meal
1 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup raw cashews
2 cups water
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or powder
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/8 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch or arrowroot starch
1 tsp flour or omit to make it gluten free
3 tbsp sugar
1 cup vegan semi sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup coconut cream
2 tbsp maple syrup

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F, grease a 9-inch round cake pan, and stir 1 cup milk with vinegar, applesauce, sugar, oil, vanilla, and almond extract.
Whisk in the flour, flaxseed meal, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt, pour the batter into the pan, and bake for 25 minutes.
Blend the cashews with 2 cups water, vanilla, almond extract, turmeric, cornstarch, flour, and sugar, then cook the mixture in a saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes until thick.
Cool the cake and cashew filling for 20 minutes, slice the cake in half, and spread the filling between the layers.
Melt the chocolate chips with the coconut cream and maple syrup over low heat, spread the topping over the cake, and chill for 20 minutes.