Vegan Basic Vanilla Cake

This is a dense, yet somewhat spongy basic vegan cake. It can be topped with a basic vegan chocolate or vegan vanilla buttercream frosting. A nice, easy, basic, homemade favorite that doesn't taste like a box mix AND can be used as a tasty vegan birthday cake! Cool completely before topping with your favorite vegan buttercream frosting.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 287 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup plain soy milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x8-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Stir soy milk and vinegar together in a large glass measuring cup.

Step 4

Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 5

Briskly mix canola oil, water, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and almond extract into soy milk mixture using a fork. Stir soy milk mixture into flour mixture until batter is lump-free. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.