Panda Oreo Cake

Plant-based desserts are very fun to make and can be even more delicious than ones made with butter – but no judgment at all if you’re a dairy fan. This panda oreo cake was a kid-crafted creation at our house, including homemade chocolate sandwich cookies and marshmallowy frosting. We also had to play the song “Panda” from the movie Secret Life of Pets 2 while decorating it. 🙂


Ingredients

Oreos:
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup coconut oil
3 tbsp soy milk
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup margarine

Cake:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
6 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup soy milk
1/4 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup boiling water

Frosting:
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 egg whites
6 tbsp water
Dash salt
2 tsp vanilla

Directions for Panda Oreo Cake

Make the oreos: we followed this excellent recipe for healthy vegan oreos from Chocolate Covered Katie.

Make the cake: in a medium bowl, stir the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Mix well. Add the soy milk, canola oil, egg, and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Turn the speed down and carefully add in the boiling water, then mix for 1 minute.

Pour the cake batter into two parchment-lined 9″ cake pans (the batter will be very thin but don’t worry). Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Best chocolate cake ever!

Make the frosting and decorate: we followed this yummy fluffy marshmallowy frosting recipe from The Spruce Eats.

Remove the cooled cakes from the pans and slice any bumpy tops off to make flat surfaces. Put some frosting on one cake, then some optional walnuts, then lay the other cake on top. Cover the whole thing with frosting, in any pattern you like, then make a panda face out of the oreos and add any sprinkles or marshmallows or other bits you might have in your kitchen.

Kids or adults can get creative and have fun here, there’s no wrong way to decorate it. 🙂

Chef Maitri Carmichael brings a creative and peaceful energy to every plate. She grew up in Toronto with a British Grandma and an Italian Nonna who showed their love through food, then she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years, spending her free time at community farms and zen kitchens. Originally a scientist and biotech entrepreneur, she graduated from the Vegan Chef School in London (2021) and the Raw Food Culinary Academy in Vancouver (2023), and is now settled in Hawaii.

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