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Vegan Lemon Almond Cake With Coconut Whipped Cream & Macerated Strawberries

March 7, 2018 by hannahhossack 12 Comments

Vegan lemon almond cake with coconut whipped cream and macerated strawberries – a light, moist vegan lemon and almond cake topped with a cloud of coconut whipped cream and sweet macerated strawberries. The perfect cake for Spring!

Vegan lemon almond cake with coconut whipped cream and macerated strawberries on a glass plate on a white background with strawberries, flowers and a slice of cake.

Vegan lemon almond cake with coconut whipped cream and macerated strawberries - a light, moist vegan lemon and almond cake topped with a cloud of coconut whipped cream and sweet macerated strawberries. The perfect cake for Spring! #vegan #baking #cake

This vegan lemon almond cake is really quick and simple to make, but it looks very pretty topped with it’s cloud of whipped coconut cream and mound of juicy strawberries; no decorating skills required!

It would be a lovely cake to make for occasions such as Easter or Mother’s Day, not that it needs a special occasion to be baked at all.

A slice of vegan lemon and almond cake with coconut whipped cream and strawberries.

The cake is a simple matter of separately whisking together the wet ingredients and the dry then mixing them together.

The eggs in this case are replaced with plain soy (or coconut) yogurt, which helps not only to bind the cake together, but to keep it lovely and moist too.

It is flavoured with lemon and almond and is absolutely delicious on it’s own, but is even better with the smooth, lightly sweetened coconut whipped cream and juicy strawberries.

Everyone that I served this cake to was utterly astounded that it was vegan, you really can’t tell at all.

A close up shot of simple vegan lemon almond cake topped with coconut whipped cream and macerated strawberries on a white background.

Coconut Whipped Cream:

If you haven’t made coconut whipped cream before then it is very easy to make, but you do need to do a little preparation in advance.

You need to buy two tins of full fat coconut milk and refrigerate them overnight so that they separate into two layers – the solid white coconut cream and a clear liquid.

Discard the liquid (or save it to use in smoothies) and whisk the coconut cream with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

If you find that it is too soft you can pop it back in the fridge for a while to firm up and then whisk it again. Once whipped it can be stored in a container in the fridge for up to a week.

The strawberries are macerated in a little sugar and lemon juice for half an hour so that they release their juices and become syrupy. They unfortunately don’t keep for too long so once the cake is assembled it ideally needs to be eaten that same day.

A top down shot of a slice of vegan lemon almond cake on a glass plate with strawberries

More Vegan Cakes:

  • Vegan lemon drizzle cake
  • Vegan Victoria sponge cake
  • Vegan chocolate fudge cake
  • Vegan carrot cake loaf
  • Vegan ginger cake
  • Vegan apple bundt cake
  • Vegan banana cake
  • Vegan coconut cake

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Vegan Lemon Almond Cake Recipe:

Vegan lemon almond cake with coconut whipped cream and macerated strawberries - a light, moist vegan lemon and almond cake topped with a cloud of coconut whipped cream and sweet macerated strawberries. The perfect cake for Spring!
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Vegan Lemon Almond Cake With Coconut Whipped Cream And Macerated Strawberries

A light, moist vegan lemon and almond cake topped with a cloud of coconut whipped cream and sweet macerated strawberries. The perfect cake for Spring!

Course Dessert
Cuisine vegan
Keyword cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 10 people

Ingredients

Vegan Lemon Almond Cake:

  • 240 ml (1 cup) plain soy or coconut yoghurt
  • 4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 75 ml (1/4 cup + 1Tbsp) sunflower oil
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • finely grated zest of 2 lemons
  • 150 g (3/4 cup) caster sugar
  • 80 g (2/3 cup) ground almonds
  • 225 g (scant 2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

Coconut Whipped Cream:

  • two 400 ml cans full fat coconut milk refrigerated overnight
  • 3 Tbsp icing (powdered) sugar (or more to taste) sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Macerated Strawberries:

  • 400 g (14 oz) fresh strawberries
  • 1 Tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3. Grease a deep 20cm round cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.

  2. Whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, sunflower oil, almond extract, lemon zest and caster sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the ground almonds.

  3. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder; add to the wet ingredients and gently fold through.

  4. Working quickly, transfer the batter  to the prepared cake tin, spread it level and pop in the oven. Bake for about 40 minutes, until firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

  5. Leave to cool in the tin for about 20 minutes then carefully turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

  6. Hull and slice the strawberries and place in a bowl. Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir to coat. Let sit for 20-30 minutes until the strawberries release their juices.

  7. To make the coconut whipped cream, remove the chilled coconut milk from the fridge without tipping or shaking it and remove the lid. Scrape out the top, thickened cream and discard the liquid (or reserve for use in smoothies).

  8. Place the coconut cream in a chilled bowl and beat with an electric mixer for about 30 seconds until smooth and creamy. Add the vanilla extract and sieved icing sugar and beat for about another minute. Taste and add more sugar as needed. Keep in the fridge if not using right away - it will harden in the fridge so may need to be re-whipped a little.

  9. Place the cake on a serving plate and spread over the coconut whipped cream, top with the strawberries and some of their juices and serve right away. Store any leftovers in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

For the best results make sure that you follow the recipe closely. As always, I highly recommend using the gram measurements (with a digital scale), rather than the cup conversions. Cup measurements are simply not accurate enough for baking and I cannot guarantee the best results if you use them.

top down shot of vegan lemon almond cake topped with coconut cream and strawberries with a slice taken out.

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Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Recipes, vegan Tagged With: Almonds, Coconut, dairy free, Easter, egg free, Fruit, Lemon, Mother's Day, nuts, vegan, vegan cake

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Comments

  1. Sally

    March 8, 2018 at 8:25 am

    5 stars
    I was lucky enough to sample this one! Delicious and moist and I would never have guessed it was vegan

    Reply
  2. Rosa

    April 14, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    If I wanted to ice the entire cake with this whipped cream, would it melt at room temperature?

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 14, 2018 at 8:47 pm

      Hi Rosa, if it is warm out then the coconut cream can get quite soft. It depends on how long it is sat out for really, and it can also vary depending on the brand of coconut milk that you use as to how soft it is. If you ice the cake shortly before serving it then it should be fine.

      Reply
  3. Erin

    December 27, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    hello, thanks for sharing your recipe? could this be baked as a bundt cake? ever tried it? thanks!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      January 4, 2020 at 9:56 am

      Hi Erin, I haven’t tried it as a bundt but I think it would work. I would try making 1 1/2 times the recipe for a 10 cup bundt tin and obviously the bake time would be longer. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try!

      Reply
  4. JP

    April 25, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    5 stars
    One of the best cakes I’ve ever eaten ! I made it with the cups measuring and in a bundt tin and it turned out perfect !
    Thank you from France (in quarantine)

    Reply
  5. Greighson

    May 17, 2020 at 7:03 am

    What sort of ground almonds did you use – a fine almond flour or a coarser almond meal or your own in a food processor?

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      May 17, 2020 at 9:16 am

      Hi Greighson, here in the UK we just have the one type of ground almonds in supermarkets which is what I used. I Googled and it looks like it is closer to a fine almond flour than almond meal so I would go with the almond flour.

      Reply
  6. Yalini

    September 19, 2020 at 12:37 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely perfect!! This is such an easy to follow, delicious recipe – thank you so much.

    Reply

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