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    Best Vegan Cake Recipes

    Published: May 11, 2022 · by Nico

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    In our home, cake time means celebration time - especially if the cake is light, moist, and fluffy. Discover the 30 best vegan cake recipes that will satisfy any sweet tooth, vegans and non-vegans alike. This list includes vegan sponge cake, pound cake, and cake fillings - everything you need to make the best fluffy vegan cake.

    This list is also a selection of cakes suitable for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and celebrations like New Year, Christmas, or Thanksgiving. If you have a sweet craving, these homemade vegan cake recipes will satisfy that sweet tooth.

    vegan cake recipes such as strawberry cake and coffee cake

    BEST VEGAN CAKE RECIPES

    1

    Lemon blueberry pound cake | With lemon icing

    We start this cake list with a refreshing vegan pound cake. This lemon blueberry pound cake is the perfect balance of moist and fluffy, and you won't be able to stop eating it. It's made with simple ingredients, and it can be whipped up in just 5 minutes.

    2

    No bake vegan cheesecake - no cashews

    This no-bake vegan cheesecake is the best! It's made with no nuts, no blending, no cooking, and goes straight into the refrigerator to set. It's easy to make, smooth, fluffy, rich, and creamy and it cuts perfectly.

    3

    Vegan Coffee Cake

    This vegan coffee cake is soft, spongy, moist, and packed with coffee flavor. And if you like, you can even fill it with a layer of coffee custard, vanilla custard, or with homemade hazelnut cream.

    4

    Vegan Lemon Cake

    This vegan lemon cake is soft, light, moist, and incredibly easy to make, with a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. Fill it with vegan lemon curd for an irresistible and indulgent treat.

    5

    Vegan Carrot Cake

    This carrot cake is packed with flavor, with just the right amount of moistness. Unlike most carrot cake recipes, ours does not contain a ton of sugar or oil. Try it, and you'll never bake any other carrot cake again!

    6

    Carrot and Orange Cake

    A variety of vegan carrot cake, and inspired by Italian cake traditions ("Torta Camila"). With refreshing orange and carrot aroma, this is probably one of the easiest cakes you’ll ever make. But its flavor is absolutely outstanding.

    7

    Vegan Tiramisù [No Nuts] + Vegan Ladyfingers

    Its distinct, strong, Italian coffee flavor, is wrapped in soft,  vegan biscuits (ladyfingers), and layered in a sweet, velvety vegan cream. This combination makes vegan tiramisù impossible to resist.

    8

    Vegan Orange Cake + Orange Curd Filling

    Another orange cake favorite, but with added orange curd in the middle. This vegan orange cake is light, soft, and very easy to make. You can eat it as is or you can fill it with our delicious orange curd filling.

    9

    Vegan Apple Cake

    As soon as the regional apples ripen in September, we're making this apple cake on repeat. It's soft, moist, and packed with apple pieces and an easy, 1-bowl recipe, only 7 simple ingredients.

    10

    Chocolate Brownie Cake

    This chocolate brownie cake is an easy recipe made with 5 simple ingredients. Packed with chocolate flavor, it can be served warm, with ice cream, or at room temperature.

    11

    Fruit tart

    This beautiful and delicious fruit tart is a classic Italian pastry recipe that everyone loves. We make a light, crunchy, and easy pie crust that we then fill with our dairy-free homemade custard.

    12

    Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Cake

    This vegan chocolate strawberry cake is soft, fluffy, moist, creamy, sweet, and packed with plenty of strawberry and chocolate flavor. This cake is also very easy to make, in a sheet pan, and with a few simple ingredients.

    13

    Vegan Chocolate Pound Cake

    The second vegan pound cake on this list. This vegan chocolate pound cake is moist, soft, and packed with chocolate flavor. It's an easy recipe, made with simple ingredients that you already have in your pantry. If you love chocolate, you are going to love this 100% plant-based chocolate pound cake.

    14

    Vegan Ciambellone - Italian Recipe

    Also called "donut cake", this vegan bundt cake is taken straight from the Italian breakfast tradition. It's a simple plant-based recipe that is quick to make, with a moderate amount of fat and sugar, and full of chocolate flavor and aroma.

    15

    Vegan Pound Cake with Lemon

    this vegan pound cake with lemon is easy to make, soft, moist, and the perfect snack for a quick treat. It cuts perfectly and it's delicious served with a thin layer of your favorite jam. As usual, there are no eggs, butter, or milk in this vegan variation of a lemon pound cake.

    16

    Vegan Vanilla Cake

    A perfect cake to impress a crowd - and our go-to birthday cake. Our vegan vanilla cake is easy to make, with simple ingredients, and perfect for birthdays, holidays, and even Valentine's Day. It's soft, moist, light, sweet, and full of vanilla flavor.

    17

    Vegan Coconut Cake

    This vegan coconut cake is a simple recipe made with a soft and moist wholegrain sponge cake and filled with vegan coconut custard. This cake is perfect for kids and adults alike, for birthdays and special occasions. It's dairy-free, egg-free, but still moist and delicious. Everyone will love it!

    18

    Vegan lemon tart

    This vegan lemon tart is a popular recipe that everyone will love. It's sweet, refreshing, and made with really simple ingredients that you already have in your pantry. You can make it with a soft crust or crunchy crust. We'll show you both.

    19

    Vegan strawberry tart

    Our strawberry tart is made with a crunchy vegan pie crust, filled with smooth and creamy vanilla custard, and topped with sweet fresh strawberries. This recipe is so easy and delicious that you'll want to make it every day.

    20

    Fruit pizza

    Fruit pizza is an easy, fun, crunchy, and refreshing recipe made with a quick, homemade sugar cookie pie crust base, topped with dairy-free cream cheese and a mix of fresh seasonal fruit.

    Layer cake filling ideas (vegan and easy)

    You have decided on your sponge cake already, but there are so many flavors and creative cake combinations available. Naturally, everyone will love a layer of frosting, but what if you'd whip of something with lemon, chocolate or even coffee? Take your pick here.

    21

    Coffee Mousse

    Vegan whipped cream and coffee aroma come together in this ultra-easy coffee mousse. We love how this mousse gives an airy and light frosting option for layered cakes.

    22

    Vegan Ricotta Cheese

    This vegan ricotta cheese is a wonderful cake-cream mixed with powdered sugar and chocolate chips. It gives a cheesy and creamy addition to your cake or tart, just like this ricotta pie.

    23

    Vegan Meringues

    We love a beautiful cake finish, and these meringue kisses give that crunchy and sweet bite to add on top (or next to) your next vegan cake.

    24

    Vegan custard (pastry cream)

    A sure winner in almost any cake. This vanilla custard is a wonderful filling and a perfect match with most cake flavors. Try it in vanilla cakes, funfetti cakes, chocolate cakes, and even in brioches.

    25

    Vegan Lemon Curd

    zesty, refreshing and light! This vegan lemon curd is perfect in lemon bars, vegan lemon cake and most fruity cakes. You can even eat it on its own with a spoon!

    26

    Vegan Chocolate Custard

    This vegan chocolate custard is a luxurious yet simple recipe that is sweet, creamy, easy to make, and bursting with pure chocolate flavor. Everyone will love this plant-based treat.

    27

    Coffee Custard

    It's creamy, easy to make, and bursting with coffee flavor. We use simple ingredients to make it and you can either use real espressos or instant coffee powder.

    28

    Pistachio Custard

    This custard is inspired by Italian pastry cream and is made with simple ingredients and with unsalted pistachio nuts. The richness of pistachios makes this recipe burst with flavor with very few ingredients, and it's naturally vegan.

    HOW TO STORE VEGAN CAKES

    • How to store: Most of these cakes keep for 2-3 days out of the fridge, covered with a cake container.
    • How to freeze: You can also freeze most of these cakes. In fact, we recommend putting them in the freezer for 30 min before cutting them as you'll get much sharper slices. You can freeze the vegan cake for up to a week. Let out of the freezer for about 45 minutes before eating it. We highly recommend referring to each recipe for their individual storage instructions.
    • NOTE: It is important to limit airflow to the cakes and sweets in order to preserve their softness.

    Did you try any of these vegan cake recipes? Let us know in the comments below and leave a star rating, we'd love to hear from you.

    For many more easy dessert ideas, check out our desserts category page.

    vegan cake recipes including vanilla cake and vegan sponge cake

    Best Vegan Cake Recipes

    Author: Nico
    Celebrating a birthday, holidays or just in the mood for a sweet treat? We've got you covered with these 30 vegan cake recipes that will satisfy any sweet tooth.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American Italian
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 450 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • Pick your favorite cake from the list, try something new
    • Read the recipe for ingredients required
    • Bake your new vegan Cake Recipe!

    Instructions
     

    • How to store: Most of these cakes can keep for 2-3 days out of the fridge, covered in a cake container. Depending on the frosting and filling of the cake, it may keep for a shorter time.
    • How to reheat: If you want to re-heat the cakes or sweets (re-heat without frosting and without whipped cream), you can do so in a preheated oven for 5-7 minutes in order to make it softer.
    • NOTE: It is important to limit airflow to the cakes and sweets in order to preserve their softness.

    Nutritional Values

    Nutrition Facts
    Best Vegan Cake Recipes
    Amount Per Serving (150 g)
    Calories 450
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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