80th anniversary chocolate, orange and ginger cake | The Vegan Society

Ingredients

• 30 g cornflour
• 250 ml orange juice
• Juice of 1 large lemon
• 100 g caster sugar
• Finely grated zest of 2 oranges
• 70 g vegan butter (such as Flora Plant Butter)
• 60 ml soya milk
• 1 tsp orange extract
• 450 g plain flour
• 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 4 ½ tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 160 g light brown soft or caster sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 200 g golden syrup
• 200 g treacle
• 160 ml neutral oil
• 360 ml boiling water
• 250 g 70% dark chocolate (such as Divine or ASDA own brand), finely chopped
• 500 g vegan block butter (such as Flora Plant Butter), softened
• 90 g cocoa powder, sifted
• 500 g icing sugar, sifted
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 100 g 70% dark chocolate (such as Divine or ASDA own brand), finely chopped
• 10 g coconut oil