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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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Spray a 9-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
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Place the sugar, nondairy milk, canola oil, coffee, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar in a large mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth and combined.
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Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl. Whisk until ingredients come together in a smooth batter.
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Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
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Bake the cake on middle rack of oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.
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Check to see that cake is done. Remove from oven or add time as needed. Allow the cake to cool until it reaches room temperature, at least 2 hours.
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Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Once the cake is completely cool, use clean hands to crumble it into a large mixing bowl, leaving no large pieces. Add the frosting and mix with a rubber spatula until frosting is thoroughly incorporated into the crumbs.
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Roll the cake mixture into ping pong-sized balls (about 24 per batch), using a generous tablespoon for each, and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
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Microwave the bittersweet chocolate in a small bowl until melted and smooth.
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Dip one end of a cake pop stick into the melted chocolate and insert it into a cake pop ball. Repeat with remaining cake balls.
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Transfer the baking sheet to the freezer and freeze cake balls until very firm, about 1 hour.
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Use a double-boiler or microwave to melt the chopped bittersweet chocolate.
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Remove 3-4 cake balls from the freezer, leaving the rest inside so they stay as cold as possible. Dip a cake ball in melted chocolate, tapping the stick gently against side of the bowl to encourage excess to drip off. Place the cake pop right side-up in a cake pop stand. Repeat, continuing to work in batches of 3-4 at a time, until all cake pops are coated.
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Transfer the cake pop stand to the refrigerator to chill until chocolate is set, at least 30 minutes. Serve.