have cake, will travel!

I’m finally posting BUT correcting this recipe because I ran into several little issues while making it, including the fact that the dough was too wet and the chocolate decided to run for its life, thus making these rolls the messiest to eat, while still delicious and all.

you can choose to not throw the chips as add-ins, but to add a piece of chocolate in the center of your roll right before shaping it instead.

remember to keep all ingredients at room temperature to get the best results.
I made these using my bread machine [actually, my parents'!] but as usual: it works well without one too.

for the dough (which is adapted from the “Coffee Amaretto Bread” from Betty Crocker’s Bread Machine Cookbook)

1/4 cup Kahlua liqueur
3/4 cup + 2 T pure water
2 T vegan margarine
3 cups flour [I used "farine mi-blanche" while visiting my parents, which is basically an equal mix of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour]
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 T dry soy milk powder [optional]
1 1/4 t sea salt
2 1/2 t bread machine yeast
1/2 cup semi sweet vegan chocolate chips [or several chocolate pieces to add when dough has risen, has been separated, and needs to be shaped into rolls]

place all ingredients in your bread machine, following manufacturer’s instructions. set machine on “DOUGH”. throw add-ins when your machine yells at you to do so.

prepare a baking sheet with Silpat or parchment paper.

once the dough is done rising, separate and shape it into 8 rolls, place on prepared baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. let rise again in a warm place until doubled in size, for about 50 minutes.

preheat oven to 375F. remove plastic wrap and let your rolls bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden on top and sounding hollow when tapped.
place the baking pan on a cooling rack and let cool a bit before applying coconut icing on top.

for the icing:

1 cup icing sugar [sifted is best]
coconut milk, 1-2 T [enough to have the icing be thick enough to "just" stick to the back of your spoon] also: [feel free to use any other kind of milk alternative if you're not a fan of coconut]
1/2 t pure vanilla extract

place all ingredients in a medium bowl, stir vigorously with a spoon until no lumps are left and everything is well combined. prepare at the last minute for the icing not to go hard on you. boy, does it sound a little wrong or is it just me? anyway…