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
Recipe
Vegam White Cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cake Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Egg Replacer Powder (EnerG)
- ¼ cup Lukewarm Water
- 1 and ½ cups Unsweetened Soy Milk
- ½ cup Margarine
- 1 and ⅓ cups Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- 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 ½ of the soy milk mixture to the margarine/sugar mixture and beat for a minute.
- Add ½ 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.
My Notes
- 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.
Taste & Texture
Nutrition
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Linda says
I tried this cake the other day--it's very good. My question is, can it be frozen? And if so, how well does it hold up?
Madhuram says
Thanks Linda. I guess so. I haven't tried it.
Jag says
Hi Madhuram, I have been looking for a good eggless cake recipe, but yet to find one!!! I thought I would try using egg replacer with your recipe. You have used soy milk, can we use normal milk?
Madhuram says
Yes you can Jag.
anupama says
hi,
i have gel egg replacer which i have got from bakery product wholesaler my question is how to use it suppose i have cake recipe in which there is egg how to replace it. how much quantity should i use, should i use baking soda or not with it.
Madhuram says
Use 2 teaspoons of egg replacer whisked with 3 tablespoons of water for each egg to be replaced. Don't need to change the baking soda measurements.
Vicki says
I just tried this last night. I am so happy with this. I have tried other recipes that taste ok, but were impossible to work with if you want to actually decorate a cake. This one didn't stick to the pan or fall apart like the others. I used almond milk in ours and it was good. Since this is NOT a regular cake, I am not expecting it to taste exactly like a regular cake with eggs. It is really good for an egg free cake. I was able to make a two layered cake with ease. Something I couldn't do before this recipe.
Madhuram says
Thanks for your detailed feedback, Vicki.
Nipa hemal says
Hi Madhuram, please tell me from where is egg replacer available from were should I buy as I am from sharjah.
Madhuram says
Try to find it in any big supermarkets Nipa.