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Vegan Lemon Birthday Cake

Vegan Lemon Birthday Cake with Strawberry Icing

4.30 from 10 votes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 1 layer cake

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 1 and 1/4 c. almond milk
  • 4 lemons, juiced about 3/4 cup
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 and 3/4 c. cake flour
  • 1/2 tbsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 and 1/4 c. natural cane sugar
  • 1/3 c. coconut oil, melted and cooled slightly

For the Icing

  • 3/4 c. vegan butter
  • 3 c. powdered sugar
  • 1/2 c. strawberries, frozen and slightly defrosted
  • 1 tsp. almond milk

Instructions
 

For the cake

  • Heat the oven to 340 degrees. Spray two 9" round cake pans with coconut oil or similar oil, and set aside.
  • Combine the milk and lemon juice and set aside.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, oil, milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
  • Slowly pour the sugar mixture into the flour, stirring until all clumps are removed.
  • Pour the batter into your two cake pans, and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.

For the icing

  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the butter with the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, blending on medium speed. Add in the strawberries and milk, and blend until creamy. Add a tiny bit more milk if you like your icing creamier (no more than 1/2 tsp. at a time).

Put it all together

  • Remember, wait until the cakes are totally cool. I know. I hate this part. Then take a knife along the edge of the pan, and flip the cake over onto a plate or serving platter. Ice the top of the cake, and then remove the next cake, placing it on top. Ice the top, and then the sides. You'll probably have a bit of icing left over that you can eat by the spoonful (no judging) or use as extra for dipping (no judging).
  • Serve immediately. Cake will store in the fridge for a few days - just let it come back to room temperature before eating the rest of it. It tastes way better at room temp than it does cold, in my opinion, even though I can rarely wait long enough for it to warm up before eating.

Notes

Note: I've made this cake twice, and for my oven, the temp needs to be set at 340 degrees, otherwise the edges harden too much. You might need to bake this a tad longer if you set yours to 340, but it's worth it to not have crispy edges!
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