Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

a deliciously decadent vegan cake

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 5m
Cook Time: 30m
Total Time: 35m
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (23 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

269
calories
11g
fat
42g
carbohydrates
2g
protein
0mg
cholesterol
370mg
sodium
Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

Recipe Description

I love to make this Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake for special occasions like birthdays or anniversary dinners. It is moist and fudgy with a hint of spicy cinnamon and a little kick of heat from cayenne pepper – just like Mexican hot chocolate!

As well as tasting absolutely delicious, this cake is super simple to make too. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Bake in a preheated oven until a skewer comes out clean. Cool slightly before sprinkling with powdered sugar. Enjoy! 

To make Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat the oven and prepare a pan

    5 min
    Step 1 - Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

    Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan.

  2. 2

    Mix all dry ingredients

    2 min
    Step 2 - Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

    Mix 1½ cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, ¼ cup of cocoa, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1½ teaspoons of cinnamon and ¾ teaspoon of cayenne pepper together in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Stir in the wet ingredients

    2 min
    Step 3 - Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

    Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil and 1 cup of cold water. Stir until the wet and dry ingredients are just combined.

  4. 4

    Transfer cake batter to cake pan

    1 min
    Step 4 - Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

    Pour the mixture into the cake pan.

  5. 5

    Bake

    30 min
    Step 5 - Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

    Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

  6. 6

    Serve

    Step 6 - Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

    Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

This Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake recipe is a spicy chocolate cake with a little kick! Try making this decadent chocolate cake soon and make sure you tag #cookmerecipes in any of your baking posts!

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (23 reviews)
Annie
April 26, 2025
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Man, this cake is a total game changer! Made it for my bestie’s bday, and it was a hit. So moist and tasty!

Katy
February 7, 2025
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Simply the best

Chris
January 20, 2025
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Delicious cake recipe!

Xena
February 24, 2024
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I made this Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake for my husband's birthday. It was moist and just spicy enough to be a hit with everyone. Will definitely bake again.

Zoe Marsh
October 1, 2023
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Delicious!

Ryan Anderson
November 14, 2022
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Dude, this Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake is off the charts! Made it for my wife's bday and everyone was raving about it. It's super moist with a lil kick from that cayenne pepper. So easy to whip up too. Seriously, don't sleep on this recipe.

Maya
March 23, 2022
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Amazing

Robert
August 8, 2021
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I made this cake for my son's birthday. Everyone loved it! It was super easy and tasted amazing, like a party in my mouth.

Natalie
February 22, 2021
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This cake is bomb! Made it for my friends, they loved it!

Eisley Bismark
July 1, 2020
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Staying healthy has never been easier with cookme because of the bomb ass recipes that literally do their best to keep you in check haha.

Royal Lendo
June 24, 2020
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I used brown sugar and even added some almond nuts to mine :)

Ivanna Liesman
June 21, 2020
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Long time to make this and kinda expensive but worth it If you have the patiences cause it was not 35 minutes for me.

Maryam Tennesen
June 15, 2020
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When I first saw this I didn't think it would taste like anything but it actually has a strong chocolate flavor which makes me super happy.

Jaelyn Mastalir
June 5, 2020
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I don't know how to show my appreciation for all the vegan meals so just leaving a 5 star here..thank you guys for making my life easier theres so much food and things to choose from that I never have any trouble finding breakfast lunch or dinner.

Giselle Ramirez
May 24, 2020
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¡Increíble y delicioso!

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