Desserts

Vegan Sponge Cake Recipe

This Sponge Cake is whole grain, soft, moist and easy. Add vanilla or zest of choice. Makes amazing layer cakes.…

Ready 1 hour
Serves 8
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 45 minutes

Easy whole Grain Vanilla Sponge Cake. use frosting of choice to make a layer Cake. I used the cake to make these vegan Tiramisu Trifles.

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Recipe

Vegan Sponge Cake Recipe

This Sponge Cake is whole grain, soft, moist and easy. Add vanilla or zest of choice. Makes amazing layer cakes. Makes two skinny 8 inch pans. Free of Dairy, egg, yeast, nut. Can be made corn-free.

Serves 8
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 45 minutes
Total 1 hour

Ingredients

Dry

1 cup Spelt flour
1/2 cup oat flour
2 Tbsp cornstarch (or arrowroot starch)
1.5 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Wet

2 Tablespoons flaxmeal (or chia seed meal)
1/3 cup warm water
3/4 cup ground raw sugar (2 Tbsp more for sweeter)
2 Tbsp oil
1/2 cup coconut milk (or almond milk)
2 tsp vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar)
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 365 deg F / 180ºc.
2
In a bowl, whisk all dry ingredients and keep aside.
3
In another bowl, mix flaxmeal with warm water and let sit for 2 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients under wet, mix until the sugar is combined well.
4
Transfer dry to wet. Mix to just about combine. Pour the batter into greased and floured 8 inch cake pans or parchment lined pans.
5
Bake for 35 to 40 mins or until a toothpick from the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan. Cool completely before cutting into desired size for the trifle.