Description
A delicious and moist vanilla cake layered with a rich and fudgy frosting. Free of dairy and eggs, with a gluten free alternative.
Ingredients
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Vanilla Cake: (gluten-free version below)
- 2 cups almond milk or other non-dairy milk (can also use regular milk if not vegan)
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cup natural sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup avocado oil
, melted refined coconut oil
, or other neutral tasting cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- sustainable palm shortening
or coconut oil, for greasing pans
- parchment paper
- Two-Ingredient Chocolate Frosting
- naturally dyed sprinkles
Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake:
- 2 cups almond milk (or other milk of choice)
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 1/3 cups gf all-purpose flour (I used Bobs Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
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- 1/2 cup coconut flour
(This helps the texture significantly so I don’t recommend subbing for more gf all-purpose flour)
- 1 1/2 cup natural sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup avocado oil
, melted refined coconut oil
, or other neutral tasting cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- seeds from 1 vanilla bean, optional
- sustainable palm shortening
or coconut oil, for pans
- parchment paper
- Two-Ingredient Chocolate Frosting
- naturally dyed sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Combine 2 cups milk with vinegar and set aside to sour.
- Grease three 8-inch pans or four 6-inch pans and line the bottom with a parchment paper circle, cut to fit the pan, and then grease the parchment paper circle. I don’t recommend skipping this step or your cakes could stick to the bottom of the pan. Set pans aside. Alternatively, you can line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients—flour(s), sugar, baking soda, baking powder, & salt until well combined.
- Mix in oil, vanilla, and sour milk with a whisk or mixer and beat just until blended and smooth. Don’t over-beat.
- Evenly distribute the cake batter into the three pans and place onto the middle rack in the preheated oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until center is set and a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cake/cupcakes will be pretty light in color. More or less time may be needed depending on your oven.
- Let cakes cool for several minutes in the pan before inverting onto a cooling rack to cool thoroughly. Cakes are the easiest to frost when they are wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen overnight.
- To decorate, place on cake layer upside down on a decorative stand or plate. To keep the plate clean, you can tuck strips of parchment paper under the cake to catch the frosting. Place a dollop of chocolate frosting on the first layer and spread across evenly using an offset spatula
. Repeat with remaining layers and frost the top and sides of the cake
- I piped a reverse shell border with the remaining frosting using a piping bag and a Wilton 1M tip, but a border isn’t necessary if you don’t have the materials.
- Sprinkle the top of the cake with colorful sprinkles
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- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dessert, Vegan