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Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake – Gretchen’s Vegan Bakery


Double Vanilla Birthday Cake for the weirdos who don’t like chocolate!

Just kidding! While I always opt for double chocolate I can understand why this one is a top pick!
Making a vegan vanilla birthday cake is really easy with just two simple recipes!
Sprinkles and buttercream confetti make this one festive cake!

Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake

 

Super moist vanilla cake layers with the best vegan buttercream you will ever taste!

The vanilla cake recipe is a one bowl mix and the buttercream is made without shortening!

Read all about vegan buttercream here!

Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake

WATCH HOW I MADE THIS CAKE!

BIRTHDAY CAKE

Check out the Chocolate Version of this cake!

Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake

Notes for Success:

Make this cake recipe gluten free with  1:1 All Purpose GF mix like Bob’s Red Mill *not sponsored

Vegan sprinkles can be hard to come by so if you don’t have a reliable source for vegan sprinkles
It’s quite simple to make your own homemade sprinkles, it just takes lots time and patience
But the great thing about them is that you can customize the colors!

PRO TIP:
Using Vanilla Soy Milk will enhance the vanilla flavor in this cake by a zillion!

 

Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake

Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake

Simple vanilla cake & vanilla buttercream! it doesn’t get any more classic than this!

Prep Time 2 hours

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes

Instructions 

  • This is a building on recipes project so you will have to prepare your cake recipe and the buttercream according to the instructions on those recipe posts
  • If you are making homemade sprinkles be sure to start that project at least 1 full day ahead of time

  • The cakes pictured are baked in 3-7″ cake pans

  • Take out about 1 cup of the buttercream to color for the confetti streamers and then remaining buttercream is for filling & icing the cake

Video

Notes

Vegan Vanilla birthday cake can be kept at room temperature for several days in a cool climate.
For longer storage & to avoid the risk of flopping cakes,
refrigerate for up to 1 week



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