Vegan Basic Vanilla Cake

Spongy vanilla cake is made vegan with soy milk and canola oil in the batter. Top with your favorite vegan frosting for this vegan basic vanilla cake.

Vegan Basic Vanilla Cake

Course: DesertsCuisine: European
Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

35

minutes
Total Time

50

minutes
Servings

8

Yield

1 (8×8-inch) cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup — plain soy milk

  • 1 tablespoon — apple cider vinegar

  • 1 ½ cups — unbleached all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup — white sugar

  • 1 teaspoon — baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon — baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon — salt

  • ⅓ cup — canola oil

  • ¼ cup — water

  • 1 tablespoon — lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon — vanilla extract

  • ¼ teaspoon — almond extract

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8×8-inch baking dish.
  • Stir soy milk and vinegar together in a large glass measuring cup.
  • Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
  • Briskly stir 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.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

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