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vegan classic white cake
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Classic Vegan Birthday Cake

This is a classic vegan white cake recipe. It's easy to make and full of flavor.
Prep Time12 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 cake or 10 slices
Calories: 661kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup vegan butter soft
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 4 TB vinegar white
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ TB vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups vegan milk
  • 2.5 cups all purpose flour

Frosting

  • ¾ cup vegan butter soft
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 TB vegan milk or more if needed
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Take two 9-inch cake pans, coat with oil and flour to prevent sticking, and set aside.
  • Take your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix the sugar, vegan butter, and oil for about 5 minutes. Add your vinegar, salt, baking powder/soda, and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Now add the flour and vegan milk and mix until incorporated.
  • Pour evenly into the two prepared cake pans. Cook for 35- 40 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick. Do not overbake. Let sit in the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. This is a really moist cake; I like to take my cooling cakes and place them in the freezer for about 20 minutes so that when I spread the frosting, the cake doesn't break off into it.
  • Make frosting by taking the whisk attachment with the stand-up mixer and combining all frosting ingredients. Mix for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
  • To ensemble cake, place a layer on the desired serving dish, then place a layer of frosting on one cake, then place the other cake on top of that layer and frost the sides and top as desired.

Notes

See blog post for recipe Q&A

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 661kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 626mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 68g