What Can I Use Instead Of Coconut Butter For The Dark And Sumptuous Chocolate Cake?

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Nigella's Dark And Sumptuous Chocolate Cake (from SIMPLY NIGELLA) is a moist and rich chocolate cake that is also vegan. The fudgy frosting is made with coconut butter. Coconut butter is made from the flesh of coconuts that has been finely ground and tends to be less sensitive to changes in temperature than coconut oil, making it more suitable for using in the frosting. You can find coconut butter in some health food stores and also on line.

If you can't find coconut butter and don't need to make the cake vegan then you can use normal unsalted butter as an alternative. To keep the cake vegan you can also use a plant-based margarine as an alternative. For both of these alternatives use the same quantity as for the coconut butter.