Easy No Bake Vegan Sponge Cake
The BEST and ONLY vegan sponge cake recipe you'll ever need!
Equipment
- 1 round steam rack
- 1 sifter or medium fine mesh strainer
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup soy milk, divided into 1 cup and 1/3 cup
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp soy milk powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare your cake pan by spraying it with cooking spray and lining the bottom with parchment paper.
- Make your vegan buttermilk by mixing together 1 cup of soy milk with lemon juice. Set this aside until it curdles (about 10 minutes).
- Into a large bowl, sift your flour, soy milk powder, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk the ingredients together. Set this aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the vegan buttermilk, vegetable oil, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined and you cannot see any visible separation between the vegan buttermilk and the oil. This will take about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Before adding your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients, place a large pot with about 1 inch of water over medium high heat. Place the steam rack inside the pot. Make sure your water is boiling before you complete making your batter, as you will want to place your batter into the steam as soon as it is fully mixed.
- To finish making your batter, into the large bowl of wet ingredients, sift your dry ingredients in four parts. In other words, incorporate your dry ingredients a quarter at a time. Make sure the flour blend is fully mixed in before adding more. Once all your dry ingredients have been incorporated, add 1/3 cup of soy milk and whisk until you have a smooth batter.
- Pour your batter into your cake pan and place the cake pan on top of the steam rack. Cover the pot with a lid and let the cake steam for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Then, reduce the heat to as low as it will go and steam for an additional 40 to 45 minutes, until a wooden skewer or toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let your cake cool inside your cake pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Then, run a sharp knife or offset spatula around the edge to loosen the cake from the pan. Place a plate over the top and flip the cake pan until the cake gently lands on your plate. Place the wire rack on top of the exposed part of the cake and flip once more to bring your cake right side up. Make sure your cake cools completely before trying to frost or ice it.
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