Vegan Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Everyone needs a vegan cake recipe under their belt, and this easy recipe could be your go-to. Finish the cake with a glorious, cocoa icing and enjoy!

Remember to add enough milk to your chocolate frosting to have that *shine*

This is my go to vegan cake for my vegan friends. This moist vanilla cake has a tender crumb and pairs handsomely with the chocolate frosting.

It’s so easy and quick, you don’t even need a mixer to make the cake. Cutting the cake into layers is effortless as the cake holds together well.

Anatomy of a vegan cake and frosting

Vegan desserts can be dry. But it doesn’t have to. This vanilla cake is tender, moist and most of all, holds well when layering.

  • Flavorless vegan oil. Oil cakes has a more even crumb. It also stays tender far longer than cake made with butter. In fact, some cakes are better tasting when made with oil.
  • Vegan buttermilk. Acidic ingredients like yogurt or sour cream helps to tenderize gluten. Buttermilk produces not only softer cakes, but also holds the cake well.
  • Vegan butter frosting. Make a silky frosting by mixing vegan butter, vegan milk, cocoa powder and icing sugar. Add extra milk for that extra shine or add less sugar if you feel like it, your choice.

Can I turn this into a chocolate vegan cake?

Absolutely, and really easy too. Swap out half a cup (or 60 grams) of all purpose flour with cocoa powder. The oil in the recipe keeps the cake moist in addition to the vegan milk.

A final thought: Whisk the cake batter, don’t use a mixer

To maintain a tender crumb, simply use a whisk to mix everything together. They mix together really easily. Using a hand mixer will whip too much air into the cake batter, resulting in cakes with huge air pockets once baked!

Have you made this cake? Let me know in the comments!

Vegan Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting
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5 from 5 votes

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!
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Cooling time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: vegan cake
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)
  • 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)
  • 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.

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