This Vegan Strawberry Cake is perfect for birthdays or any other celebration. This vegan vanilla cake is moist and spongy and finished with a light and creamy vegan strawberry frosting.
About this vegan cake
The cake is vegan because it has no eggs and no dairy. This makes it a perfect cake recipe for everybody, even those with food sensitivities or food allergies.
This vegan cake is moist, spongy, and delicious. And the frosting has strawberries, yes, natural strawberries. Yes, I know I add fruits and veggies to everything, but I think flavor-wise and nutritious-wise make everything.
To serve this cake, you can use fresh strawberries, sliced or whole, or a combination of different berries.
Ingredients for the perfect vegan cake
Another thing I love about this vegan cake is that it is made with ingredients that you usually have in your pantry. You will use all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, vegetable milk (rice milk, almond milk, soy milk, or oat milk), and vanilla extract. There are no secrets here or any difficult-to-find elements.
And for the frosting, strawberries pure, vegan butter, and powdered sugar. The color is all-natural (without food coloring), perfect, and the flavor is simply the best.
How to make the cake
This is the easiest vegan cake recipe you’ll ever find, for real. Just mix the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, add the wet ingredients and mix until all is well integrated.
Do not over mix; just mix with a spatula or a wooden spoon until all the ingredients are well integrated.
Some substitutions you could make for the cake recipe are coconut oil instead of vegetable oil, strawberry flavor instead of vanilla extract, and you could also add some natural food coloring in there.
How to make the vegan strawberry buttercream frosting
It is best to use a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, like a kitchen aid or an electric hand mixer for the frosting. It would help make sure the butter is softened, and it is much easier to do with a mixer.
Then, slowly start adding the powdered sugar and the strawberry purée until your frosting is fluffy, spreadable, and delicious. Use this vegan frosting as a filling and frosting or just frosting.
tips & tricks for the best cake
- PREHEAT. Always preheat the oven when making this or any other cake. It will bake better.
- Which pan should I use? This vegan cake recipe comes out perfect in a 12-inch cake pan square or two 9-inch round baking pans.
- Vegan strawberry filling? If you are making a round cake layers fill it with the vegan strawberry frosting or strawberry chia jam. But, please be sure the cake cooled over a cooling rack for an hour or so.
- Can this cake be made gluten-free? This cake recipe is vegan, so no eggs or dairy included. YES! And you could even make it gluten-free if you use a 1:1 gluten free flour.
- Can you freeze the cake? Yes, you can definetly freeze the cake after it is baked and cooled down. Be sure to wrap it tightly
- Can I make cupcakes instead? Yes, you could absolutely make cupcakes.
- Which butter for the forsting should I use? For the frosting, I use Earth Balance vegan butter, but feel free to use whichever you like.
- Here are other recipes with strawberries:
- Quinoa,strawberry and spinach salad,
- Strawberry scones
- Strawberry hibiscus margaritas.
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So here is the recipe for this winter strawberry cake, and I hope you like it as much as we do. Please don’t forget to share the recipe when you make it on Instagram, Facebook or save it later on Pinterest.
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