Grasshopper Layer Cake

Name: Grasshopper Layer Cake
Yield: Makes 12–16 servings
Ingredients: 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder; ⅔ Cup Canola Oil; 1 Cup Non-Dairy Margarine; 1 Teaspoon Salt; 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda; 1½ Teaspoons Instant Coffee Powder; 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 7–9 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar; 2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice; 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar; 2½ Cups Plain Non-Dairy Milk; 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour; 1¼ Cups Granulated Sugar; 1 Cup Natural Cocoa Powder; 2 Medium-Sized Ripe Avocados; ¼ Cup Plain Non-Dairy Milk; 5 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate, Finely Chopped; 2 Tablespoons Crème de Menthe; ½ Teaspoon Peppermint Extract

Preparation info

Makes
12–16
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegan Desserts

By Hannah Kaminsky

Published 2015

About

Green as a leafy salad, the frosting on this cake actually gets it color from an avocado (not grasshoppers)! This dessert’s peculiar name doesn’t have any clear origins, but it always means that mint and chocolate was involved, and that’s good enough for me.

Ingredients

Devil’s Food Chocolate Cake

2½ Cups Plain Non-Dairy Milk
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
⅔

Dessert
Cake
Spring
Vegan

Method

Preheat your oven to 350°F and lightly grease 3 8-inch round pans, or 2 9-inch round pans.