Vegan Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting
The easiest vanilla cake recipe you need under your vegan belt, even if you're not a vegan. Finish the cake with a glorious, cocoa icing and enjoy!
Servings: 14
Calories: 422kcal
Equipment
- 2 7-inch round cake pans
Ingredients
Vegan vanilla cake
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour (220 g)
- 1 cup white granulated sugar (200 g)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup non-dairy milk eg. soy milk, almond milk, etc (240 ml)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup Vegetable oil or any other flavorless oil eg. canola, sunflower, soybean etc (80 ml)
- 1 tbsp distilled white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Vegan chocolate frosting
- 1 cup cup unsalted vegan butter or margerine, room temperature (if you're using salted, skip adding the salt)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 4 cups icing sugar (additional ½ cup to adjust to your desired sweetness and consistency)
- ⅔ cup vegan milk plus 2-3 tablespoon extra to reach desired consistency
Instructions
Make your vanilla cake
- Line your 7 inch baking pans with baking sheets.
- In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the sugar mix together.
- In a measuring cup, mix vegan milk, vinegar, vanilla, and oil. Pour it into the flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between your two lined cake pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- Cool cake in the pans for a couple minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Make your chocolate frosting
- Add the vegan butter into a large mixing bowl. Sift the cocoa powder and icing sugar. Add the vanilla extract, salt and half the vegan milk to the bowl.
- Start mixing it together at slow speed, gradually increasing speed until it’s smooth.
- Add the rest of your vegan milk and mix until smooth. Taste and add icing sugar and/or milk until desired consistency is desired.
Notes
Make a smaller 6 inch cake by halving the cake and frosting recipe.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 14 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 422 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 18.7g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat 2.7g | 14% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 300mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrate 62.4g | 23% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 49.2g | |
| Protein 2.6g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 10mg | 1% |
| Iron 1mg | 5% |
| Potassium 54mg | 1% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |