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Classic Vegan Vanilla Cake


  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 1 8 Inch Cake 1x

Ingredients

Scale

BEAT

  • 240 g vegan butter at room temp
  • 240 g powdered sugar / icing sugar

SIEVE

  • 360 g plain all purpose flour
  • 50 g corn flour (or corn starch if you’re in the US)
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt

MIX

  • 600 ml soy milk at room temp
  • 4 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste (double it if you’re using extract or essence)
  • ½ tsp lemon essence

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 165C/329F and grease and line an 8 Inch cake tin with baking paper
  2. Using an electric hand mixer, on a low speed beat butter and sieved sugar until light and fluffy for about 1 min. Don’t over beat.
  3. In a large bowl sieve remaining dry ingredients together, mix well and set aside.
  4. In another bowl mix milk and vinegar together until milk thickens slightly, then add vanilla and lemon essence.
  5. Dividing flour and milk into thirds, slowly add flour then milk to butter in thirds, beat on low speed until just combined, don’t over mix.
  6. Pour mixture into your tin and spread evenly.
  7. Bake into oven for 55 – 65 mins or until skewer comes out clean.
  8. Leave in tin for 15 mins to cool, then removed and place on a wire rack.
  9. Top with your favourite jam and buttercream. See link below for my favourite buttercream recipe.

Notes

Find my buttercream recipe HERE

This cake will also make 2 smaller 6 Inch cakes.

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Birthday, Cake

Keywords: dairy free, egg free, vegan, vegan baking, vegan cake, video

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