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Vegan White Cake
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I was looking for a good white cake recipe to bake for my husband’s birthday. I saw a recipe for vegan white cake in The Vegan Family Cookbook by Chef Brian P. McCarthy. Actually that book has a lot of interesting recipes, especially vegan baking recipes and I literally want to try each one of them. Wish I had the time for it. So do look for that book in your local library.
For that week’s class I had to take 8 cupcakes. So I used the recipe to bake one 8-inch cake for my husband’s birthday and the remaining batter was exactly enough for 8 cupcakes. We practiced with tips 3, 12, 21, 67 and 2D in the 3rd class. Check the following links to see what decorations are possible with these tips.
- Apple
- Figure Piped Baby Heads
- Grapes
- Leaves
- Shell
- Star Drop Flower
- Swirl Drop Flowers
- Clown
- Heart
- Rosette
| Vegam White Cake Recipe |
- 3 cups Cake Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Egg Replacer Powder (EnerG)
- 1/4 cup Lukewarm Water
- 1 and 1/2 cups Unsweetened Soy Milk
- 1/2 cup Margarine
- 1 and 1/3 cups Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- Preheat oven to 350F for 15 minutes. Oil and flour cake pans. I used one 8-inch round pan and baked the remaining batter in a muffin tin for cupcakes. Got 6 of them.
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a blender/food processor blend together the warm water and EnerG and blend it until it’s frothy. To this add the soy milk and blend it for another 30 seconds and set it aside.
- In another bowl beat the margarine with an electric mixer until softened. Add sugar and vanilla to the margarine and cream together thoroughly.
- Add 1/2 of the soy milk mixture to the margarine/sugar mixture and beat for a minute.
- Add 1/2 of the flour to the margarine and beat for a minute.
- Now add the remaining soy milk mixture and flour mixture alternately and beat together for a minute after each addition.
- Pour the cake batter into prepared pans.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire cooling rack.
- This cake was good, but I think I felt the presence of soy milk when I ate the cake without the icing. Luckily my husband and others didn’t feel it. So next time I’ll be trying some other non-dairy milk instead. It did have a nice texture, especially the cupcakes. Together with the frosting it tasted no different than any other cake.
- I used sweetened soy beverage so I reduced the quantity of sugar to 1 cup and it was perfect because it also got the sweetness from the frosting.
- For the margarine, I used Fleischman’s No Salt Added soft tub margarine.
- If you don’t have cake flour it’s ok. Instead use this substitute which is widely used. Place 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in a 1 cup measuring cup and then fill the rest (until the top of the cup) with all purpose flour and level it off.
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hi ,
i tried making this cake and it came out really good and i just added tutti fruti on the top of the cake….the cake came out really well and nice and spongy and everyone liked the cake in the family:)i am happy:)thanks to you and for recepies too……….
Madhu,
Just completed Wilton’s Course 1 after seeing it on your blog. I was wondering how made these rose flowers on the cake?
Thanks,
Sukhi
That’s great to know Sukhi. The roses are covered in the 2nd course. I just tried it with one of the tips already being used in the 1st course. These are rossettes and check the link I have provided in the post.
I have been searching for a good eggless white cake recipe for 4 years (kids have egg allergies). I made this according to the recipe except I used regular milk and butter. It turned out awesome. I made cupcakes. Finally, an eggless cake recipe that doesn’t taste like biting into an old, wet sponge.
Thanks for trying the recipe Kelly. I too am going to try it with butter and milk.
Does Cake Flour means Pastry Flour?
Yes Rupa.
Hi
All your cake decoration look very beautiful.
I am also starting to decorate my cakes but I have a issue with the frosting. I make the butter cream frosting using Dr.Oetker frosting mix. The problem is my frosting starts to melt once I put them on the cake and leave it out.
Let me know what the issue is as I want to decorate the cake for my daughters birthday.
Thanks
Thanks Kala. I have used Dr. Oetker’s frosting and it does melt quite quickly. So it is advisable to put the cake out just before serving it. Also that frosting will not be good for making flowers and other decorations. If you follow my cake decoration posts you will know that for each decoration a particular consistency of icing is required. So do prepare it right from scratch at home or use the Wilton’s ready made Buttercream Icing Mix. But be warned that the mix contains glycerides which is animal derived. The store bought frosting is only good enough to cover the cake and not for decorations.
awsome for people who don’t eat eggs which is one of me
Thank you so much for this recipe! My daughter is allergic to eggs so I’ve been searching for a cake recipe. I made it for her 3rd birthday and she loved it. Everyone else loved it too and they didn’t even know it was eggless until I told them. Awesome cake recipe!!
Oh! I’m so glad that your little one enjoyed the cake. Thanks for trying the recipe Wanda.
what is cake flour?is it home baking(maida)?
Divya, its a low protein content flour especially used while baking cakes, so that you get a light and fluffy texture. You can make it yourself. It’s just 3/4th cup of all purpose flour mixed with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
Can you clarify this for me please, to equal 1 cup of cake flour you use 3/4 cup and 2 tbsp cornstarch?? How does that work?
Thanks
You measure 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in a 1 cup measuring cup and fill the rest with all purpose flour (which will be about 3/4th cup plus 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour).
oh!thank u so much madhuji.can u please tel me how to make an icing using whipping cream or home made butter.i need it with measurement.please tel me in detail.next there is week my son’s birthday.reply me please.i want how u did cake decorate.thank u so much.
I’m sorry I couldn’t get back to you immediately. Check the following icing recipe and use butter instead of the vegetable shortening mentioned. Also you can use regular vanilla extract instead of the clear extract. http://www.egglesscooking.com/2009/11/04/vegan-buttercream-icing/
hi madhu,
i wanted to ask you one thing.. as u have mentioned in the recepi that we need 3 cups of cake flour… and in your notes it said for every 2 tblspn on cornstarch and rest the All purpose flour… so for 3 cups of all purpose flour do i need to repeat it 3 times? am i right? pls let me know.. as i got confused.. thanksin advance.
Yes Vani. It’s 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and balance APF for every cup to be substituted. So totally 6 tablespoons of cornstarch. This is the substitute given in many baking websites but I have to let you know that I haven’t tried it myself.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I have tried LOTS of vegan cakes out there and none of them turned out the way I wanted. This turned out perfectly. It domed beautifully. I think it was the baking powder and oil vs. milk ratio that made all the difference!
You’re welcome Miakaye.
Lovely cake! I am going to try this replacing the soy milk with coconut nut mmilk. I wonder if that works? The coconut milk is so nice and mild tasting, and bright white.
It should work andrea. Any non dairy milk should be fine.
hi, u mention cake flour, what are the measurements for using plain or self raising flour, how much baking powder etc do u use with either of the above.
Check this link for the substitution table: http://joyofbaking.com/IngredientSubstitution.html
Can I substitute margarine with butter ?
Never mind Madhuram, I found that margarine can be substituted
with butter from the above site
Hi Madhuram,
I recently bought wilton’s white frosting. As my daughter’s birthday is coming up, I wanted to bake a cake and decorate it myself. (Going to be my first time..!) I came across your reply to Kala while browsing your site.So I called up the wilton’s customer service and enquired whether their products contain any animal source as ingredients. They said that none of their products contain animal source or animal by-products as ingredients. I am hoping this will be helpful for ppl who want to buy readymade wilton products.
That’s great to know Meena. Thank you very much for sharing this info with all of us.
Dear Madhuram,
Can I use vinegar instead of Ener-G replacer? I wanted to bake vanilla cake for my daughter’s birthday but I am not sure about the measurement if i were to use vinegar as the egg replacer. Kindly, help me out with this…Thank you.
What a lovely cake!
Did not try the Ener-G, but here is some thought for the health conscious, restricted diet or concerned about what you are ingesting, be aware that egg replacer contains both corn-derived ingredients as well as Carboxymethylcellulose, a chemical thickener that is indigestible and can cause diarrhea, constipation and bloating. Those concerned about your intake of random chemical compounds should reconsider this particular thickener/rising agent in your baking and cooking.
Hi Madhuram,
I have a quick question regarding where can i see my previous comments? I actually read your reply to my querries in my email, cos somehow i am not able to find my comments so that i could thank you.
Anyways, I’ll thank you here for all your quick replies. THANK YOU.
Also I have a question with frosting, I want to frost a cake this time. I want to make simple flower/rosettes. I looked around for stiff frosting recipes. I found a couple of recipes but all of it calls for too much sugar powder(4cups) to 1 cup butter. So thought of checking with you if there is any alternative to reduce the amt of sugar and still have stiff frosting.
Actually I have quite a lot of milk powder on hand, so was wondering if i could substitute some of the sugar with milk powder.
Would love to hear suggestion from you regarding substitute for sugar and also some recipe where i use my milk powder
Thanks
puvi
You’re welcome Puvi. You should be able to view the comments in the appropriate post below your comment itself. Using milk powder for the frosting does sound very interesting. I cannot comment on it because I haven’t tried it myself. But I guess it should work. Try it for a small batch and see how it works. Regarding recipes for using milk powder, you can make khoya/khova using milk powder by mixing it with water and cooking it in the microwave oven. You should be able to find the recipe if you Google it. You could also prepare a homemade hot cocoa mix.
Hi Madhuram,
I actually tried to post this comment in Eggless vanilla cake and cake decorating tips (the rainbow decoration on blue frosting) page.
Somehow the site would not let me post my comment even though i entered the correct antispam comment math (5+8=13). I got error msg which said i have entered wrong sum.
I tried a couple of times then thought of posting it here. Just thought of bringing it to your notice.
Thanks
puvi
Try refreshing the page, so that you will get a new sum and you can answer that and the comment will be posted.
Hi, want to try out this cake but I have a question. Is corn flour and cornstarch the same thing? If I don’t want to use egg replacer as I dont know if we get it in Ahmedabad. Is there any other substitute I can use without compromising on the fluffiness of the cake. Thanks.
Cornflour and cornstarch is the same. Try using a teaspoon of baking powder instead of EnerG