"This cake will change your life and no, I’m not exaggerating. It’s entirely vegan, extremely fluffy, and perfectly moist. My dad has compared it to a pancake drenched in maple syrup. There is no higher honor. I have no other words to describe it other than you HAVE to make it to see for yourself!!"
Vegan Vanilla Maple Cake
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Prep time 30mins
Cook time 25mins
Serves or Makes: 10
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Cake Ingredients
ingredients
- 1 cup softened dairy-free butter
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened plain dairy-free yogurt
- 3/4 cup unsweetened dairy-free milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cake Instructions
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Step 2
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Step 3
Add in the yogurt, milk, applesauce, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar. Use an electric mixer to combine.
Step 4
Add in the pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix with the electric mixer.
Step 5
Grease three round 6×6″ cake pans. Divide batter evenly into each of them. Bake for 36-39 minutes. If using two 8x8" pans instead, grease, divide batter in half and bake for 23-26 minutes instead.
Step 6
After removing the cakes from the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes. Then, remove them from the pans. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Maple Buttercream Ingredients
ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups softened dairy-free butter
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons room temperature unsweetened dairy-free milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
Maple Buttercream Instructions
Step 1
Prepare your buttercream by using an electric mixer to combine the butter, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, and salt.
Step 2
Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar one cup at a time. Be careful with the speed of the electric mixer, because if it’s too fast while you’re adding the sugar, it will fly out of the bowl.
Step 3
Make sure the cake is cool by touching it with your hand. If you can feel any warmth emanating from it, it needs to cool more. You need it to be completely cool before you ice it otherwise the buttercream will melt.
Step 4
Once the cake is completely cooled, start assembling it. Spread a layer of buttercream in between each cake layer. Ice as desired. You will have leftover icing. Make some extra cupcakes, serve extra on the side, or store in the fridge in an airtight container and make the cake again!
Toppings
ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Toppings Instructions
Step 1
Sprinkle the top of the cake with chopped pecans and maple drizzle. Enjoy!