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Learn how to make a vegan cake that will impress even non-vegans! This list has all the delicious vegan cake recipes you could ever need!
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30 Epic Vegan Cake Recipes
Is it still my birthday? I think I’m still in celebration mode because I’ve got cake cake cake on the brain. But honestly, what’s new?
Is there really any better way to show someone love than by baking them a cake? Yeah, you can cook them a casserole or a big pot of pasta, but a cake? It’s like a universal way to say I LOVE YOU.
I’ve always loved to bake. The height of my baking phase included obsessively watching Ace of Cakes and buying lots of fondant. That was fun. But now, I go for the vegan cake, and I’m totally not missing out on anything. I promise you can learn how to make a vegan cake that will taste just as good as the classics you love.
If these 30 EPIC cakes don’t show you that vegan cake can be absolutely delicious, then nothing will. This list has a vegan version of every cake you could possibly want – vegan chocolate cake, lemon olive oil cake, vegan strawberry cake, classic vanilla. We’ve got it all. Consider this your vegan cake bible. In fact, I highly recommend you pin it so you have it saved the next time you need to make a delicious vegan cake!
Classic Vegan Vanilla Cake Recipes
Chocolate or vanilla? In my opinion, they each have their time and place, but I feel like there’s nothing more classic than a slice of vanilla cake. And believe me when I tell you that you don’t need dairy-based butter to make a rich, buttery tasting vanilla cake. Here are three takes on vegan vanilla cake that will please anyone at your party.
1.Vegan Vanilla Cake
2.Vegan Funfetti Cake
3. Vegan Yellow Cake by Nora Cooks
Vegan Fruit-Based Cake
How do you jazz up a vanilla cake? Add fruit! Zesty lemons, luscious coconut and juicy strawberries can all liven up a vegan cake recipe. Here are all of my favorite fruit-baed vegan cakes to enjoy during the warmer months. Or really any time of year, let’s be honest!
4.Vegan Lemon Olive Oil Cake
5.Vegan Coconut Cake
6.Vegan Strawberry Cake
7.Gluten-Free Vanilla Peach Cake
8. Vegan Raspberry Bakewell Cake by Wallflower Kitchen
9. Easy Vegan Passionfruit Cake by Rainbow Nourishments
10. Vegan Pineapple Upside Down Cake by Loving It Vegan
Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipes
I think at some point in our lives, we have all experienced a chocolate cake craving. Is there a more crave-able food? It’s rich, fudgy, and my mouth is honestly watering just thinking about it. Here are my favorite vegan chocolate cake recipes. I promise these won’t disappoint the next time you want something decadent!
11. 1-Bowl Vegan Chocolate Cake by Minimalist Baker
12. Vegan Blackberry Lavender Chocolate Cake by The Curious Chickpea
13. Dairy-Free Black Forest Cake by Caked by Katie
14. Vegan Devil’s Food Cake by Addicted to Dates
15. Secretly Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake by The Banana Diaries
Vegan Spice Cakes
Spiced cakes are synonymous with winter. Warming spices are so comforting, and when combined with cake I swear there’s truly nothing cozier. We use warm spices in gingerbread, cinnamon rolls and chai, and it’s time to translate some of those delicious flavors into cake! Here are some of my favorite vegan cake recipes filled with cozy spiced notes.
16. 1 Bowl Vegan Carrot Cake by Nora Cooks
17. Vegan Chai Cake with Orange Cardamom Frosting by Crumb Top Baking
18. Vegan Gingerbread Cake by My Darling Vegan
19. Vegan German Apple Cake by The Simple Green
20. Vegan Spiced Pear & Almond Cake by My Vegan Minimalist
Vegan Coffee Cake Recipes
I don’t know about you, but I love a good slice of coffee cake in the morning. Especially one with that classic crumbly, streusel topping or a drizzle of glaze. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! Coffee cakes are also typically pretty easy to make! Here are a few vegan coffee cake recipes to try the next time you’re looking for a fun morning treat!
21. Vegan Coffee Cake Recipe by Vegan Richa
22. Cherry Almond Coffee Cake by Where You Get Your Protein
23. Vegan Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake by Connoisseurus Veg
24. Easy Apple Coffee Cake by Minimalist Baker
25. Vegan Gluten-Free Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe by Beaming Baker
Vegan Cheesecake Recipes
We could argue allllll day over whether or not cheesecake is a cake or a pie, but for today, we’re counting it as a cake because it belongs on this list of vegan cake recipes. Don’t let the name deceive you – you can absolutely make a delicious vegan cheesecake, even without dairy-based cheese. There are so many delicious flavors that you can infuse into a cheesecake, and these are just a few of my favorites!
26.Vegan Raspberry Cheesecake with Oat Flour Pie Crust
27.Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust
28.Vegan Cheesecake with Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust
29. Vegan Cheesecake Recipe by Chocolate Covered Katie
30. Vegan Oreo Cheesecake by Namely Mary
April 29, 2022
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Sofia says: Thanks for featuring my lemon cake and letting me be part of this delicious list! :)
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Julia says: I tried this recipe and it turns too dry and hard.
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Hafdís says: Not only did this lemon cake look exactly as on the photos, but it tasted great!! Perfectly moist on the inside and tasting of natural lemon (not artificial, as store-bought ones often taste like). My husband loved it too!! I did bake it for 60 min instead of the 40-45 recommended in the recipe, but every oven is different. This one's definitely going to be a regular in our house.
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Cassie Autumn Tran says: ALL of these cakes look incredible. I wish that it was my birthday because I would want a slice of EVERY SINGLE cake right now :D I love baking as well, but it's hard for me to perfect a delicious cake recipe!
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Emilie says: I'm glad I could give you not one, but TEN delicious recipes! I think you can definitely still have cake even if it isn't your birthday. ;)
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Emilie says: It looks SO yummy! I need to try it soon. Perfect for spring!
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Laura says: Wow! Where to start?! That lemon cake looks absolutely amazing! :) <3
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Emilie says: Right?! Perfect for spring!
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Marina @ A Dancer's Live-It says: Amazing roundup!! My birthday is on Thursday so this is perfect timing ;)
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Emilie says: You definitely need to make one of these!! I hope you have a good birthday!
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Lisa @ Lisa the Vegetarian says: Love this post and all of these cakes look so delicious! I'll be bookmarking this one.
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Emilie says: Me too! I'll definitely be saving these cake recipes for special occasions. :)
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Sam ~ it doesn't taste like chicken says: OMG these cakes are making me drool all over my keyboard!! Thank you so much for including my chocolate cake. Sharing!
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Emilie says: I just had to - it looks so irresistible!
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Hesh says: This chocolate cake was the first vegan cake I made and it was perfect :)
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Emilie says: That's amazing!
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Dalyn Huizar says: We found your recipes thru Pinterest. I made the chocolate cake for my daughters birthday. All my non Vegan friends said it was the best cake they have ever had. We have tried a lot of recipes, most are very dense. this was perfectly moist and delicious. Thank you :-)
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Emilie says: I'm glad you liked it!! I hope you stay around for more recipes. :)
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Jen says: Hi EmileI made the beautiful white vegan birthday cake for my Mum's 81st birthday and everyone loved it. Thank you x
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Emilie says: I can't wait to make it - I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
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Debra says: Excellent! Can't wait to try them.
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Emilie says: You should definitely make one (or more!) of these for a holiday party! Which one looks like it could be your favorite?
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Rooby says: Hi! Was super excited to find a a vanilla funfetti cake, but did I Miss something somewhere? It's not a vegan recipe. 😔
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Emilie says: Hey! Is this the recipe you're looking for? http://cakemerchant.com/2014/01/28/vegan-vanilla-birthday-cake/
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Jane says: Emilie, I love your list but was truly disappointed to see your comments. It became clear that at least for 2 recipes you had not tried them yourself. When looking for recipies, I feel infinitely better when the reviewer actually tested a few of vanilla cakes, for example and picked the best. You appear to have selected them just by liked how they looked and sounded to you.
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Emilie says: Hi Jane! For these round-up posts, I'm really just sharing the delicious recipes I see on my favorite blogs. I'm just trying to share some tasty recipes in the hopes that other people will find something that is helpful or looks good to them! I also wouldn't have time to test that many cakes just for one post. :)
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Gee says: Just wanted pitch in to say 'thank you' , Emilie. I appreciate that you've collated these ten gorgeous recipes to compare and contrast.on one lovely page. Personally; I'm finding there's zero grounds for the previous poster's complaint (let alone being "truly disappointed''! Srsly?!) seeing as reviews for these cakes are also on the links you provided to the recipe originators. I just love that you've put these cakes all on one page to mull over and plan with - and given me so much food for thought (literally!). The rest of your blog is also beautiful and a great vegan/healthy resource. I suspect the one above is actually just jealous of your popularity and success with this site, but then... haters gonna hate. Keep up the good work - thank you for doing what you do and sharing your love for food, cooking and fresh ideas with the rest of us! :)
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Emilie says: Thank you, Gee! Your kind words mean the world to me. I love round-up posts because it gives all of you more options to choose from. :)
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Ryan Bridges says: Wow these all look incredible! Especially the Vegan Chocolate and Lemon cake ones! I will have to try some of these recipes, thanks for sharing this!
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Emilie says: The lemon cake looks SO refreshing! Hope you get to try one soon!
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Anne Reynolds says: You do realize that “ "Cake" by the Ocean” is the edited name of that horrific song, right?
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deepika singh says: By the way, everyone likes cake, but i like something more. I have eaten a lot of cakes but it look very good and tasty. Today is my fast ,i’ll definitely try this tomorrowThank you
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Kirsten Reed says: Thank you for this! BF's birthday is coming up and this list has given me options galore.
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Emilie says: Ooh let me know which one you make!
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Kirsten Reed says: I made the chocolate peanut butter (his choice). It turned out so good! I did a mix of coconut flour, spelt, and almond flour because I like a break from wheat. I also substituted half stevia, half brown sugar for the sugar. This recipe adapted perfectly. We had the neighbors over and it was a hit. I went a little nuts with chocolate chunks and grated chocolate on top, because chocolate. ;) I can't wait to try some more of these.
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Emilie says: So happy it worked out for you! That cake would've been my boyfriend's choice too - he's such a chocolate fiend. :)
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Hanne says: If I make one of these cakes every month then by the tenth cake Summer will have returned with all it's attendant glories. What a wonderful way to distract myself from impending winter because who can worry with a cake in the oven? Gorgeous round up!
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Emilie says: Hehe cake is the best distraction. :)
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Ravi says: Really a huge variety of vegan cake. Thanks for sharing such an awesome post just before new years It really useful to me.
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Emilie says: Awesome!
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Hafdís says: I've baked two out of the ten cakes and so far these really are epic recipes!! The lemon cake was so perfect and I'd never have guessed that the ultimate vegan chocolate cake was vegan, was so lifted and delicious! Can't wait to try another one from this list, thank you!!
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Emilie says: Yay! Happy baking. :)
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Anita says: I hope you can help me, I am trying to avoid sugar. I think these recipes look great. Everytime I use stevia extract, the texture is dry, doesn't rise very little, I know a bit of fiber needs to be added, applesauce, or something similar. What am I doing wrong? Aquafaba maybe? Please let me know. I am a vegan newbie, I love baking, but cakes are pretty gross. I don't have trouble with cookies,I need help with cakes. Hope you can help.
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Emilie says: Hi Anita! I don't really have any experience baking with stevia - I'm sorry!
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Anita says: I have tried several vegan cakes ,with stevia extract instead of sugar, I know I need to add a filler, either applesauce, yogurt, or fruit juice. For some reason they end far too dense., almost ddownright gross. Usually, I don't have too much trouble with vegan cookies, with the stevia extract. Do you know how I can improve my cakes. I'd like to bake some of yours, but I'm worried that they won't be right unless I know the right ratio of stevia and filler. I hope you can help me.
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Emilie says: I really don't have experience using stevia in baking - I'm sorry!
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Pooja Parmar says: Cake is always fun when it comes any kind of occasion. All the cakes look heavenly. I am tripping over this cakes. I made bawl strawberry cake which was very easy and my family completed it in one shot. Thank you for this amazing recommendations.
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Emilie says: I'm so glad you all enjoyed it, thank you for reading!
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try this says: Very good information. Lucky me I ran across your site byy chance (stumbleupon). I've book marked it for later!
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Emilie says: Can't wait to hear what you think!
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Lea says: This will definitely come in handy for birthdays so that I can treat the people i love with cruelty-free deliciousness! Thank you!
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Emilie says: Yay, so happy you found it helpful!
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