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Basic White Cake Vegan Recipe

Create a wonderfully moist and adaptable vegan white cake with this easy recipe! Free of dairy and eggs, and naturally lower in sugar, it's the perfect guilt-free base for countless delicious desserts. Transform it into a delightful apple cake (instructions included!), or unleash your creativity and invent your own unique variations. Adapted from "The Best of Silver Hills" cookbook. Get baking!

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 60 mins
Calories 184.6 kcal
Protein 6g
Rating 4.5 (2 Reviews)
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Recipe adapted from Food.com. Standardized by Forktionary.

Ingredients for Basic White Cake Vegan

  • Raw Cashews (quantity not specified for this recipe)
  • 3 tablespoons water (mixed with egg replacer)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon egg replacer
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (for apple compote)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 cups peeled, cored and diced apples (for compote)
  • Icing Sugar (quantity not specified for this recipe's frosting)
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup unsweetened plant-based milk
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar (for apple compote)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (for apple compote)
  • Your favorite vegan frosting (quantity not specified, used for assembly)

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How to Make Basic White Cake Vegan

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, cream together the vegan butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Beat in the vanilla extract and apple cider vinegar.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the plant-based milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  6. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
  7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. **For Apple Cake Variation:** Once the cake is cooled, slice into layers. Make an apple compote by sauteing 2 cups peeled, cored and diced apples with 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until softened. Spread apple compote between cake layers and frost with your favorite vegan frosting.
  10. Frost and decorate as desired.

Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)

Sodium

8 g

Sugar

63g

Fat

6g

Carbs

9g

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