• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Gretchen's Vegan Bakery
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Cake Recipes
    • Cupcakes
    • Icings and Fillings
    • Cookies
    • Cheesecake
    • Layer Cakes
    • Brownies and Bars
    • Pies and Tarts
    • No Bake Desserts
    • Holiday Baking
  • Cheesecake
  • Layer Cakes
  • Privacy Policy
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube

Double Chocolate Holiday Cake

October 19, 2022 By Gretchen 3 Comments

Don’t overthink it!

 

It’s easy to get overwhelmed as we get closer to the holiday cake crunch time

Keep it simple and stick to the tried and true basics!

Double Chocolate Holiday Cake

Although no one will ever think this double chocolate holiday cake is basic!

You can make beautiful, stunning holiday cakes with no stress by baking the recipes you already know and love

Super moist chocolate cake that is an easy one bowl mix

Double Chocolate Holiday Cake

While it’s baking you can whip up a two ingredient ganache for the icing and filling

Grab a bag of sliced almonds and you are almost done!

Quite honestly the hardest part of this entire cake was separating the almonds for the pine cone decor!

Double Chocolate Holiday Cake

Throw on some Christmas music and relax!

Have fun with it!

Your holiday baking just got easier with this simple cake!

Double Chocolate Holiday Cake

For more easy cakes like this one, click the links below!

Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cake
Raspberry Truffle Cake
Mint Chocolate Chip Cake
Mint Chocolate Chip Cake
Red Velvet Twinkie Cake
Red Velvet Twinkie Cake

Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cake

Chocolate Mint Cake

Red Velvet Twinkie Cake

Double Chocolate Holiday Cake
 
Print
Prep time
2 hours
Bake time
30 mins
Total time
2 hours 30 mins
 
Serves: serves 16ppl
Ingredients
  • 1 Recipe One Bowl One Hour Chocolate Cake
  • 2x RecipeChocolate Ganache
  • 8oz Sliced Almonds
  • Rosemary for decor *optional
Instructions
  1. Prepare the chocolate cake recipe as per the instructions on that post and bake the batter into 2-8" pans
  2. While the cake is baking, prepare the ganache recipe
  3. Pour about ¾ cup of the ganache into a small bowl and refrigerate to set ~ this will be to pipe into the pine cone shapes
  4. Allow the other ganache portion to set at room temperature, some for the filling and the rest to pour over the cake later.
  5. Once the cakes are completely cooled, spread about ½ cup of the room temperature ganache in between the layers as the filling, then pour the remaining ganache over the cake for the icing, refrigerate to set
  6. Place the cold ganache into a pastry bag and pipe small logs onto the top of your cake then arrange the sliced almonds over each log to make a pine cone decoration
  7. Decorate with rosemary sprigs if desired
Notes
Double chocolate holiday cake can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 days in a cool spot covered loosely

Refrigerate for longer storage up to 1 week wrapped to prevent drying

Can can be frozen for up to 2 months wrapped well to prevent freezer dry8ing, but beware, as the cake will sweat upon thawing
3.5.3251

Filed Under: All Recipes, Cake Decorating, Cake Recipes, Holiday Baking

Previous Post: « Vegan Caramel Apple Cake
Next Post: Vegan Eclairs ~ Pâte à Choux Recipe »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Teresa

    October 20, 2022 at 2:01 pm

    I would like to see a video of lesson on making the pine cones.

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      October 20, 2022 at 5:16 pm

      Hi Teresa, Unfortunately I don’t have a video of the making of this cake, sorry

      Reply
  2. Shannon

    October 21, 2022 at 2:05 pm

    This is Genius!!! I’m am making this and including sugared cranberries on top as decor. Thank You for sharing your experience and recipes!!!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe:  

Primary Sidebar

My Cookbook is available!

See What's New! Subscribe to my email list!

loader

Email Address*

Name

Yep, it's me Gretchen~ Owner of Gretchen's Bakery. Well, I no longer own a physical bakery since I sold mine in late 2014 & since 2016 I make nothing but the best vegan recipes! Read More…

Recipe Categories

Copyright © 2023 Gretchen's Vegan Bakery on the Foodie Pro Theme