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Easy Vegan Banana Bread

March 31, 2020 by hannahhossack 3 Comments

Easy vegan banana bread – this is the best vegan banana bread recipe! It is so quick and simple to make, perfectly moist, tender, fluffy and full of banana flavour. It is the perfect way to use up those brown bananas and is really adaptable, add whatever mix-ins you like! Eggless and dairy-free with NO weird egg replacers.

I’ve posted quite a few different recipes for various flavours of vegan banana bread before; but I realised recently that I have never actually written up the recipe for my basic, easy vegan banana bread.

This easy vegan banana bread may be basic, but it is anything but boring. It is a super simple recipe that uses just regular store cupboard ingredients but results in a beautifully moist, tender, fluffy, flavourful banana bread that easily rivals any egg and dairy laden variety.

All you need to whip up a loaf is:

Bananas – the more ripe and brown they are the better!

Light brown soft sugar – brown sugar gives the banana bread flavour and extra moisture, but it will still work well with white sugar if you don’t have brown.

Oil or vegan block butter – you can use a neutral flavoured oil such as sunflower, vegetable or canola oil, or use melted coconut oil or melted vegan block butter. All of these options work well. (Oil might give a sliiightly more moist texture than butter but both are good. The one in the photos was made with melted butter (Naturli Vegan Block)).

Plain flour – I like this vegan banana bread best made with regular plain white flour but you can also swap about a third of it for wholemeal flour if you like. Or replace the plain flour with white spelt flour.

Non-dairy milk: soy milk is best for baking as it has the highest protein content but any variety will work (except tinned coconut milk).

Cider or white wine vinegar: a little bit of vinegar reacts with the bicarbonate of soda to help the banana bread rise. You could swap it for a teaspoon of lemon juice if you don’t have vinegar.

Baking powder and bicarbonate of soda: these are the raising agents that make the banana bread light and fluffy.

Vanilla and cinnamon: I like to add a dash of vanilla extract for extra flavour but you can leave it out if you don’t have it. I kept the cinnamon fairly minimal to enhance the banana flavour rather than overpower it but you can add more if you like. A 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg would be a lovely addition too!

Salt: I find that the flavour of most baked goods is enhanced by the addition of a little bit of salt.

How To Make Easy Vegan Banana Bread:

(For ingredients and full instructions see the recipe card below)

Make sure that you have preheated your oven and greased and lined a 2lb loaf tin.

Start by whisking together plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl using a balloon whisk.

Next, mash your bananas very well with a fork and add them to the bowl of flour along with light brown soft sugar, your choice of oil or melted butter, non-dairy milk, cider or white wine vinegar and vanilla extract.

Gently whisk everything together until no dry lumps remain but be careful not to over-beat the batter as that can make the cake tough.

If you are adding any mix-ins, fold them through now.

Pour the batter into your greased and lined tin and spread it level. Bake for about 50-60 minutes until the banana bread is springy to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. If the top starts to get too dark before it is ready you can loosely cover it with tin foil.

Cool in the tin for ten minutes then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to five days.

Optional Mix-Ins:

This easy vegan banana bread is delicious as it is but it also works really well with mix-ins. Why not try adding about 125g of chocolate chips, roughly chopped nuts, raisins or other dried fruit?

Can I Freeze It?:

Yes. this easy vegan banana bread freezes really well. Either place it in an airtight freezer-proof container or ziplock bag or wrap it well before freezing.

Allow to defrost at room temperature. Once defrosted it is nice if you give it 10 seconds in the microwave to refresh it.

More Vegan Banana Bread Recipes:

Vegan Biscoff banana bread

Vegan chocolate banana bread

Carrot banana bread

Vegan chocolate chip banana bread

Vegan banana cake with chocolate peanut butter frosting

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Easy Vegan Banana Bread

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine British

Keyword cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes

Servings 10 people

Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

250 g (2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
330 g (3 medium) very ripe banana
175 g (1 cup) light brown soft sugar
125 ml (1/2 cup) sunflower oil or another neutral oil OR melted coconut oil OR 125g vegan block butter, melted
60 ml (1/4 cup) unsweetened non-dairy milk (soy is best)
1/2 tsp cider or white wine vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°fan/350°F/gas mark 4. Grease an approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in loaf tin (2lb loaf tin) and line with a strip of baking parchment.
Place the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
Mash the bananas well with a fork then add them to the bowl of flour along with the sugar, oil or melted butter, milk, vinegar and vanilla extract.
Whisk until no dry lumps remain but be careful not to over-beat the batter as that can make the cake tough. If you are adding any mix-ins fold them through now.
Pour the batter into the prepared tin and spread it level. Bake for 50-60 minutes until firm and springy to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then carefully turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Once cold, store in an airtight container for up to five days.

Recipe Notes

For the best results make sure that you follow the recipe closely. As always, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients 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.

Optional Mix-Ins:

This easy vegan banana bread is delicious as it is but it also works really well with mix-ins. Why not try adding about 125g of chocolate chips, roughly chopped nuts, raisins or other dried fruit?

Can I Freeze It?:

Yes. this easy vegan banana bread freezes really well. Either place it in an airtight freezer-proof container or ziplock bag or wrap it well before freezing.

Allow to defrost at room temperature. Once defrosted it is nice if you give it 10 seconds in the microwave to refresh it.

Vegan Lemon Pound Cake (Or Vanilla!)

March 17, 2020 by hannahhossack 3 Comments

Vegan lemon pound cake – this delicious lemon loaf cake is soft, moist and lemony with the classic dense, melt-in-the-mouth texture of a perfect pound cake. You can also use this recipe to make a vegan vanilla pound cake if you prefer!

This vegan lemon pound cake is one of my favourite cake recipe creations to date. It is perfectly moist and soft, dense but not claggy, has a wonderfully tender crumb and a delicate lemon flavour.

It is one of those beautifully simple cakes that is delicious eaten just as it is for a snack; or dressed up with fruit compote and cream or ice cream for a classy dessert.

I adapted it from my (very!) old non-vegan pound cake recipe and I am happy to say that this vegan version is just as good as I remember it being!

What Is Pound Cake?:

Pound cake is a dense, moist cake with a tight, soft crumb; very different to a light and fluffy sponge cake! It is generally baked in either a loaf or bundt tin.

Traditionally it was made with a pound each of flour, sugar, butter and eggs, hence the name. Since it’s invention in the 1700’s, pound cake recipes have evolved a bit to make it a little lighter, less dry and more flavourful, and many countries have their own version.

For this vegan pound cake, I swapped the eggs for silken tofu. That might seem like a weird ingredient to add to cake but trust me it really works!

It’s not an ingredient I would use as an egg replacement in most cake recipes, but here we want a soft, dense, melt-in-the-mouth texture and silken tofu does the job perfectly. Don’t worry, you can’t taste it at all.

How To Make Vegan Lemon Pound Cake:

(For ingredients and full instructions see the recipe card below)

Start by sifting togther the dry ingredients – self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Set them aside.

Place the wet ingredients in a blender – silken tofu, non-dairy milk, lemon juice, oil, lemon zest and vanilla extract and blend until completely smooth. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together softened vegan block butter and caster sugar with an electric mixer until well combined.

Add half of the wet ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture and whisk until smooth; the mixture will look a bit split but that’s ok.

Add half of the dry ingredients and whisk to combine then whisk in the rest of the wet followed by the rest of the dry. Once you have added all of the flour be careful not to over-beat the batter as that can make the cake tough. Just whisk it until it is smooth then stop.

Pour the batter into a greased and lined loaf tin and spread it level. Bake the cake for 50-60 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. The cake will be flat rather than domed on top.

Leave it to cool in the tin for ten minutes then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

To make the glaze simply stir enough lemon juice into your sifted icing sugar to create a thick but pourable consistency then drizzle it over the top of your cooled cake.

Top Tips:

1.For the best results make sure that you follow the recipe closely. As always, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients 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.

2. For the best textured cake it is important to use a vegan block butter/margarine to make this cake – the kind that comes in a foil wrapped block, NOT the spreadable kind in a tub which has too high a water content for baking. I use Naturli Vegan Block but Stork, Vitalite or Tormor blocks are also fine (not the tub versions).

3. You need to use firm silken tofu, which is the shelf-stable kind, not the fridge kind. In the UK it can usually be found either in the ‘Asian’ section of the supermarket (by the soy sauce), or next to the tinned beans.

4. All of your ingredients should be at room temperature, so make sure to take the butter and milk out of the fridge a couple of hours before baking.

5. Make sure that you don’t over-beat the batter once you have added the flour as that can make the cake tough.

How To Make Vegan Vanilla Pound Cake:

It’s really easy to adapt this vegan lemon pound cake recipe into a vanilla pound cake one. Simply omit the lemon zest and add an extra tsp of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.

DO NOT omit the lemon juice, the recipe needs that to work. Don’t worry, it’s not enough to make the cake taste of lemon, most of the lemon flavour comes from the zest.

For the glaze simply swap the lemon juice for the milk of your choice, about 1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp; enough to make a thick but pourable glaze; and add 1/2 a tsp of vanilla extract.

How To Make Candied Lemon Slices:

The candied lemon slices are totally unecessary, but they are a nice way to decorate the cake and are very easy to make.

To make them, place 150g granulated sugar in a medium-small saucepan with 200ml water. Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.

Thinly slice 1-2 lemons and lay the slices in a single layer in the syrup. Bring the pan up to a gentle simmer and cook for about 30-45 minutes until soft and almost translucent, flipping the slices over halfway through.

Lay the slices out on a sheet of baking parchment and leave to dry for an hour or two before using. Ideally you shouldn’t place them on the cake until shortly before serving.

More Vegan Loaf Cakes:

: Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake

: Vegan Biscoff Banana Bread

: Vegan Pumpkin Bread

: Vegan Carrot Cake Loaf

: Vegan Courgette Cake (Zucchini Cake)

: Sweet Potato Bread With Pecan Streusel

: Carrot Banana Bread (Vegan)

: Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

: Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

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Vegan Lemon (Or Vanilla) Pound Cake

Course Dessert

Cuisine vegan

Keyword cake

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes

Servings 8 people

Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

Vegan Lemon Pound Cake:

260 g (2 cups + 2 Tbsp) self-raising flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
¼ tsp salt
120 g (4 ¼ oz) silken tofu
120 ml (½ cup) unsweetened non-dairy milk (soy is best) room temperature
2 Tbsp lemon juice
finely grated zest of 2 lemons (optional)
1 Tbsp sunflower oil (or another flavourless oil)
1 tsp vanilla extract
120 g (½ cup) vegan block butter (NOT the spreadable kind. I use Naturli Vegan Block) softened
250 g (1 ¼ cups) caster (superfine) sugar

Lemon Glaze:

140 g (1 cup + 2 Tbsp) icing (powdered) sugar sifted
juice of ½ - 1 lemon (or use 1 ½ - 2 Tbsp milk plus ½ tsp vanilla extract)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Grease an approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in 2lb loaf tin and line with baking parchment.
Sift together the self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Set aside.
Place the silken tofu, non-dairy milk, lemon juice, sunflower oil, lemon zest and vanilla extract in a blender and blend until completely smooth. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the softened vegan block butter and caster sugar with an electric mixer until well combined.
Add half of the wet ingredients to the butter sugar mixture and whisk until smooth, the mixture will look a bit split but that’s ok.
Add half of the dry ingredients and whisk to combine then whisk in the rest of the wet followed by the rest of the dry. Once you have added all of the flour be careful not to over-beat the batter as that can make the cake tough. Just whisk it until it is smooth then stop.
Pour the batter into a greased and lined loaf tin and spread it level. Bake the cake for 50-60 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. The cake will be flat rather than domed on top.
Leave it to cool in the tin for ten minutes then carefully turn it out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
To make the glaze simply stir enough lemon juice into the sifted icing sugar to create a thick but pourable consistency then drizzle it over the top of the cooled cake.

Recipe Notes

For the best results make sure that you follow the recipe closely. As always, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients 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.
For the best textured cake it is important to use a vegan block butter/margarine to make this cake – the kind that comes in a foil wrapped block, NOT the spreadable kind in a tub which has too high a water content for baking. I use Naturli Vegan Block but Stork, Vitalite or Tormor blocks are also fine (not the tub versions).
You need to use firm silken tofu, which is the shelf-stable kind, not the fridge kind. In the UK it can usually be found either in the ‘Asian’ section of the supermarket (by the soy sauce), or next to the tinned beans.
All of your ingredients should be at room temperature, so make sure to take the butter and milk out of the fridge a couple of hours before baking.

How To Make Vegan Vanilla Pound Cake Instead:

Simply omit the lemon zest and add an extra tsp of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.

DO NOT omit the lemon juice, the recipe needs that to work.

For the glaze simply swap the lemon juice for the milk of your choice, about 1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp; and add 1/2 a tsp of vanilla extract.

Vegan Pumpkin Bread

September 25, 2019 by hannahhossack 2 Comments

Vegan pumpkin bread – this spiced pumpkin loaf cake tastes like Autumn in cake form! This one-bowl pumpkin cake is soft, moist, spicy, easy to make, full of Fall flavours and perfect for snacking on. Eggless and dairy-free.

I absolutely adore pumpkin cake; sadly pumpkin based baked goods are not very common here in the UK, and tinned pumpkin puree can be difficult to find, though I have managed to find it in Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Waitrose so far!

It’s a shame it’s not more popular here, as pumpkin cake is like the Autumn version of carrot cake; full of warming spices with a soft, moist, incredibly more-ish texture.

This vegan pumpkin bread is super easy to make and just uses one bowl – always a bonus to have less washing up to do! It has a wonderfully soft and moist texture and a beautifully spiced flavour; you would never be able to guess that it is vegan!

It keeps well for up to five days in an airtight container, and is perfect for snacking on or even for breakfast with a cup of something hot.

How To Make Pumpkin Puree:

I used tinned pumpkin puree to make this vegan pumpkin bread which I get from Sainsbury’s; it can also be found in some Tesco’s, Waitrose and on Ocado and Amazon. In the supermarkets it is often hidden away in a little ‘American section’ in the world foods aisles.

If you can’t find it however it is also really easy to make your own; you just need to halve, de-seed and roast an eating pumpkin (NOT a carving one) or a butternut squash until it is tender then scoop the flesh out of the skin and puree it until smooth.

Roast it at around 200C/400F/gas mark 6. The time it takes will very much depend on how large the pumpkin/squash is so just cook it until the flesh can easily be pierced with a fork.

I don’t recommend boiling the pumpkin to cook it as that will make the puree, and therefore the cake, too wet.

How To Make Vegan Pumpkin Bread:

(For ingredients and full instructions see the recipe card below)

*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.*

Start by whisking together plain flour, light brown soft sugar, caster sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, pumpkin spice (or you can use your own blend of spices – quantities are given in the recipe card below) and salt in a large mixing bowl.

Add pumpkin puree (either tinned or homemade – see instructions above), sunflower oil (or another flavourless oil), non-dairy milk, vinegar and vanilla extract and whisk gently until no dry lumps remain but be careful not to over-mix.

Transfer the batter to a greased and lined approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in loaf tin and spread it level. Scatter a handful of pumpkin seeds (pepitas) over the top then bake for 60-75 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter.

Loosely cover the top with tin foil for the last 20 minutes of baking if it starts to get too dark.

Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then carefully lift it out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely before slicing. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days.

Top Tips:

If you are using tinned/canned pumpkin puree, make sure that it is 100% pumpkin, NOT pumpkin pie filling.
Don’t over-mix the batter as that can make the cake tough, just mix it until no dry lumps remain.
Grease your loaf tin and line it with a strip of baking parchment that comes above the sides of the tin so that it is easy to lift the cake out of the tin.
Depending on your oven the top of the cake might start to get a bit dark before it is cooked in the middle. If this happens you can loosely cover the top with a sheet of tin foil for the last 20 minutes of cooking.
The cake is ready when it is firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter.
Make sure that the cake has cooled completely before you slice it as otherwise the texture can be a little gummy.

Optional Mix-Ins:

I love this pumpkin bread as it is, topped with pumpkin seeds (pepitas), but if you want to get creative why not try adding:

chocolate chips
dried cranberries
raisins
chopped pecans or walnuts

Can I Freeze This Vegan Pumpkin Bread?:

Yes. This pumpkin loaf cake freezes really well in well-wrapped individual slices (make sure it is completely cold before you slice and wrap it!). Allow to defrost at room temperature.

More Vegan Pumpkin Recipes:

Vegan pumpkin cake with maple pecans and cinnamon buttercream
Vegan pumpkin muffins
Pumpkin spice granola
Pumpkin bread rolls
Vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
Vegan sweet potato bread with pecan streusel (ok, so not technically pumpkin but pretty close!)
Vegan pumpkin pancakes
Pumpkin chocolate chip cake bars
Vegan pumpkin mac and cheese
Stuffed mini pumpkins with cranberry and pecan rice

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Vegan Pumpkin Bread

Vegan pumpkin bread - this spiced pumpkin loaf cake tastes like Autumn in cake form! This one-bowl pumpkin cake is soft, moist, spicy, easy to make, full of Fall flavours and perfect for snacking on. Eggless and dairy-free.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, baking, vegan

Keyword cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 8 people

Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

280 g (2 1/4 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
135 g (3/4 cup) light brown soft sugar
100 g (1/2 cup) caster sugar
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
2 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice/mixed spice (or use 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp allspice and 1/8 tsp cloves)
1/2 tsp salt
320 g (1 1/3 cups) tinned pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling) (see instructions above to make your own)
120 ml (1/2 cup) sunflower oil (or another flavourless oil)
100 ml (1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp) unsweetened non-dairy milk (I used oat)
1 tsp cider vinegar/white wine vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
a handful of pumpkin seeds (pepitas) to decorate (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Grease an approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in loaf tin and line it with a strip of baking parchment that comes a little way above the sides so that you can easily lift the cake out once it is baked.
Whisk together the plain flour, light brown soft sugar, caster sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, pumpkin spice and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Add the pumpkin puree, sunflower oil, non-dairy milk, vinegar and vanilla extract and whisk gently until no dry lumps remain but be careful not to over-mix.
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf tin and spread it level. Scatter a handful of pumpkin seeds over the top then bake for 60-75 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter. Loosely cover the top with tin foil for the last 20 minutes of baking if it starts to get too dark.
Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then carefully lift it out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely before slicing. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days.

Ultimate Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake

September 16, 2019 by hannahhossack 10 Comments

Vegan lemon drizzle cake – this is the ultimate eggless and dairy free lemon drizzle cake recipe! A soft, moist, easy to make and intensely lemony loaf cake soaked in tangy lemon syrup and topped with lemon glaze. This vegan lemon cake is sure to become a favourite!

If you could only pick one type of cake to eat for the rest of your life what kind would it be? (A harsh sentence I know). Mine would have to be a good old fashioned lemon drizzle.

I’m a sucker for any kind of intensely lemony dessert; and a simple, classic lemon loaf cake, drenched in a sharp lemon syrup, is just about as perfect as cake gets for me.

This vegan lemon drizzle cake is the ultimate vegan version of a classic lemon drizzle cake – intensely lemony, moist, soft and very, very moreish.

In my opinion, when it comes to lemon drizzle, the more lemon the better. If it doesn’t pack a punch then it just isn’t up to standard. The problem is that lemon flavour is often lost a little while baking.

To conquer this, I use lots of lemon juice and zest (of three whole lemons!) in the batter; drizzle the cake with a generous amount of lemon syrup once it is baked, AND top it with a lemon icing and sugared lemon zest once it has cooled. There is no missing the lemon flavour here!

How To Make Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake:

(For ingredients and full instructions see the recipe card below)

Sift plain flour, cornflour (cornstarch), baking powder and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) into a large bowl then whisk in ground almonds, caster sugar and salt.

Add grated lemon zest, non-dairy milk, non-dairy yoghurt, lemon juice, vanilla extract and melted vegan block butter.

Whisk gently until no dry lumps remain but be careful not to over-beat the batter as that can make the cake tough.

Pour into a greased and lined approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in loaf tin and bake for 50-55 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. If the top starts to colour too much before the cake is ready then you can loosely cover it with a sheet of tin foil.

Because there is so much acid in this cake batter, it reacts with the raising agents extremely quickly so you need to get it in the oven right away. Don’t leave the batter sitting around at all before getting it into the tin and the oven.

While the cake is baking prepare the drenching syrup – place freshly squeezed lemon juice and caster or granulated sugar in a small pan and heat gently while stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Once the cake is baked, set it aside to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then poke holes all over the top with a cocktail stick.

Drizzle over the syrup, making sure that you pour it evenly around the edges as well, not just in the middle otherwise you will end up with a soggy centre.

Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin. Once the cake is cool, carefully lift it out of the tin using the strip of baking parchment.

To make the glaze, place sifted icing sugar in a bowl and gradually stir in enough lemon juice to form a thick but pourable icing.

Drizzle the icing over the top of the cake and serve (top with sugared lemon zest first if you like; see below for instructions on how to make it). Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

How To Make Sugared Lemon Zest:

If you want to decorate your vegan lemon drizzle cake with some sugared lemon zest as pictured (which also adds an extra burst of lemonyness!), then it is really easy to make.

Simply use a lemon zester – the kind with the little holes for making strips of zest (like this one), to zest two lemons. Mix the zest in a small bowl with 3 tsp granulated sugar so that it is well coated then spread it out on a sheet of baking parchment and set it aside to dry.

Do this while the cake is in the oven then sprinkle it over the top of the cake once it is glazed. It is best to add it shortly before serving as the sugar will melt after a few hours.

How Long Will Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake Keep?

This vegan lemon drizzle cake is really moist so it keeps well in an airtight container for around four to five days.

If you make the sugared lemon zest to decorate the cake with it will only stay crunchy for about a day; but it will still be delicious and good to eat once it has softened.

Can I Freeze It?:

Yes! You can freeze this cake either whole or in individual slices. Either way make sure it is well wrapped to avoid freezer burn.

Top Tips:

It is very important that you use a vegan block butter/margarine to make this cake – the kind that comes in a foil wrapped block, NOT the spreadable kind in a tub which has too high a water content for baking.

A bit of cornflour (cornstarch) helps to give the cake a nice, soft texture, and helps to bind in place of the egg.

Adding some ground almonds to the batter gives this cake a far superior texture to those that I tested without almonds. You can’t taste the almond at all but I think that the mouthfeel is much nicer.

Make sure that you measure your ingredients accurately! I always, always use a digital scale to measure everything out and would never recommend using cups, they are not accurate enough for baking.

Grease your tin well and line it with baking parchment to ensure that your cake doesn’t stick. Leave a strip overhanging on either side so that you can lift the cake out of the tin easily.

This cake is very lemony, but if you want it to be extra, extra lemony then you can add the finely grated zest of another one to two lemons to the batter (so a total of five). Don’t add any more lemon juice however as that will make the cake too wet.

Lemon Drizzle Cake Variations:

Swap the lemon zest and juice for lime to make a vegan lime drizzle cake.
Swap the lemon zest and juice for orange or clementine to make an orange drizzle cake
Add a couple of tablespoons of poppy seeds along with the flour to make a lemon poppy seed cake
Add a teaspoon or two of ground ginger along with the flour and stir in some chopped crystallised ginger once the batter is ready to make a lemon and ginger drizzle cake.
Add a dash of whisky or brandy to the drizzle and glaze to make a lemon hot toddy cake.

More Classic Vegan Cakes:

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5 from 4 votes

Ultimate Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake

Vegan lemon drizzle cake - this is the ultimate eggless and dairy free lemon drizzle cake recipe! A soft, moist, easy to make and intensely lemony loaf cake soaked in tangy lemon syrup and topped with lemon glaze.

Course Dessert

Cuisine British, vegan

Keyword cake

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Servings 8 people

Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

Cake:

275 g (2 1/4 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
20 g (2 Tbsp) cornflour (cornstarch)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
50 g (1/2 cup) ground almonds
230 g (1 cup + 2 Tbsp) caster (superfine) sugar
1/4 tsp salt
finely grated zest of 3 lemons
120 ml (1/2 cup) unsweetened non-dairy milk (I use soy)
80 g (1/3 cup) non-dairy yogurt (I use soy)
100 ml (1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp + 1tsp) lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
130 g (1/2 cup + 2tsp) vegan block butter melted and cooled slightly

Syrup:

50 ml (3 Tbsp + 1 tsp) lemon juice
50 g (1/4 cup) caster or granulated sugar

Icing:

130 g (1 cup + 1 Tbsp) icing (powdered) sugar sifted
the juice of 1/2 - 1 lemon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Grease an approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in loaf tin and line with baking parchment.
Sift the flour, cornflour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl then whisk in the ground almonds, sugar and salt.
Add the lemon zest, milk, yogurt, lemon juice, vanilla extract and melted vegan butter.
Whisk gently until no dry lumps remain but be careful not to over-beat the batter.
Working quickly, pour into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 50-55 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. If the top starts to colour too much before the cake is ready then loosely cover it with tin foil.
While the cake is baking prepare the syrup - place the lemon juice and sugar in a small pan and heat gently while stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Once the cake is ready, set it aside to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then poke holes all over the top with a cocktail stick. Drizzle over the syrup, making sure that you pour it around the edges as well, not just in the middle. Leave the cake to cool in the tin.
Once the cake is cool, carefully lift it out of the tin using the strip of baking parchment.
Place the sifted icing sugar in a bowl and gradually stir in enough lemon juice to form a thick but pourable icing. Drizzle the icing over the top of the cake and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Vegan Courgette Cake With Lemon Glaze

August 22, 2019 by hannahhossack 2 Comments

Vegan courgette cake with lemon glaze – this easy, one-bowl, eggless and dairy-free courgette cake (zucchini cake) is moist, lemony and lightly spiced and is a great way of using up seasonal gluts.

This vegan courgette cake is a great, easy bake to use up a few courgettes if you have been blessed with a glut of them. Or just because you want a delicious cake to snack on that also has some hidden veg in it.

It is a lovely moist cake due to the grated courgette; because it is quite a bland vegetable the flavour doesn’t really come through at all, it just provides a nice texture. Plenty of lemon zest and juice and some cinnamon and ginger give the cake a delicious zingy, lightly spiced flavour, kind of similar to a carrot cake.

It is a perfect light, teatime cake that isn’t overly sweet so it is great for snacking, or even for breakfast! The courgette keeps it moist so it will last well for about four days in an airtight container.

How To Make Vegan Courgette Cake:

(For ingredients and full instructions see the recipe card below)

Start by coarsely grating a couple of courgettes. Place the grated flesh in a clean tea towel over the sink and squeeze out most of the excess moisture.

Tip the squeezed courgette into a large bowl and add lemon zest, light brown soft sugar (brown sugar helps to give the cake flavour), caster sugar, sunflower oil (or you can use another flavourless oil), non-dairy milk and lemon juice. Whisk until it is all well combined.

Add plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt and stir through until no dry lumps remain.

Tip the batter into a lined loaf tin and bake for about 70 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin then top with lemon glaze.

Tips:

There is no need to peel the courgettes, the skin is very nutritious.
Be sure to use the coarse side of the grater to grate the courgettes; they will be too mushy if you use a fine grater.
Make sure that you squeeze the excess moisture out of the grated courgette so you don’t end up with a soggy cake.
You can substitute the courgette for marrow.
Swap the lemon zest and juice for lime if you prefer.

Courgette Or Zucchini?!:

Either! Courgette and zucchini are the same thing; courgette is the British name and zucchini is the North American.

You can also use marrow instead, which is mature courgette.

Can I Freeze Vegan Courgette Cake?:

Yes, this cake freezes well, either whole or in individual slices.

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Vegan Courgette Cake

Vegan courgette cake with lemon glaze - this easy, one-bowl, eggless and dairy-free courgette cake (zucchini cake) is moist, lemony and lightly spiced and is a great way of using up seasonal gluts.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine vegan

Keyword cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 8 people

Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

Courgette Cake:

350 g (12.3 oz) courgette (zucchini) (about 2 medium)
finely grated zest of 2 lemons
100 g (1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp) light brown soft sugar
80 g (1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp) caster sugar
120 ml (1/2 cup) sunflower oil
60 ml (1/4 cup) unsweetened non-dairy milk (I used soy)
60 ml (1/4 cup) lemon juice
260 g (2 cups + 2 Tbsp) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt

Lemon Glaze:

85 g (2/3 cup) icing (powdered) sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Grease an approx 11.5 x 21.5 cm / 4.5 x 8.5 in loaf tin and line with a strip of baking parchment. Make sure that you leave some overhanging on either side so that you can lift the cake out easily.
Coursely grate the courgette and place the grated flesh in a clean tea towel over the sink. Firmly squeeze out most of the excess water. Weigh the leftover flesh, you should have about 240g left.
Place the grated courgette in a large bowl along with the lemon zest, light brown soft sugar, caster sugar, sunflower oil, milk and lemon juice.
Whisk until well combined.
Add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Stir until no dry lumps remain.
Working quickly, tip the batter into the prepared loaf tin, spread it level and place in the preheated oven.
Bake for about 70 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin.
Once the cake is cool, sift the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually stir in the lemon juice until you have a thick but pourable glaze.
Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake and serve. Store in an airtight container for up to four days.

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
There is no need to peel the courgettes, the skin is very nutritious.
Be sure to use the coarse side of the grater to grate the courgettes; they will be too mushy if you use a fine grater.
Make sure that you squeeze the excess moisture out of the grated courgette so you don't end up with a soggy cake.
You can substitute the courgette for marrow.
Swap the lemon zest and juice for lime if you prefer.

Sweet Potato Bread With Pecan Streusel (Vegan)

September 12, 2018 by hannahhossack 6 Comments

Sweet potato bread with pecan streusel – a vegan version of the classic Autumnal loaf cake with a crisp, buttery pecan crumble topping. Eggless and dairy free.

Sweet potatoes have to be my favourite vegetable as they are just so versatile. I always have some in the vegetable bowl and cook with them at least a couple of times a week….

Toffee Apple Gingerbread Loaf

November 5, 2015 by hannahhossack 48 Comments

Toffee apple gingerbread loaf cake – Soft, moist spiced gingerbread loaf cake with apples and sticky toffee sauce, perfect for bonfire night.

I don’t think that I have ever been to a bonfire night celebration as an adult, though the holiday is tinged with nostalgia; as a child I remember being bundled up warm and heading out as a family to watch the local firework display and burning of the guy; or building a bonfire in the back garden (check for hedgehogs!) and fashioning a guy from old clothes and newspaper and then gleefully setting fire to it… …

Lemon And Cardamom Sour Cream Pound Cake And Domestic Gothess Turns One!

August 13, 2015 by hannahhossack 35 Comments

Somehow I have been doing this blogging thing for a year now….that’s right, it was a year ago that I clicked publish on my first (atrocious) post (and no I’m not going to link to it, if you want to see that atrocity you have to find it yourself!), though it really doesn’t feel like it has been that long.

Back then I didn’t have a clue what I was doing – how to write a blog post, take decent photos, promote it, use social media effectively (still a bit clueless on that one…) or much of anything really.

I have learned a vast amount since then, though there is still a long way to go… I have also baked (and eaten) a huge amount, and have hit publish on a total of 91 posts, including this one.

I have gotten to know some lovely fellow bloggers, who have been nothing but helpful and supportive, worked with some great brands, and most importantly, have enjoyed (almost) every bit of it – bring on another year!

I want to take a moment to thank every one of you who takes the time to read my posts, comment on them, follow me on (deep breath..) PinterestFacebookTwitterGoogle+Instagram and to share my work, I appreciate you all….

Lemon And Ginger Drizzle Cake

August 6, 2015 by hannahhossack 42 Comments

As much as I love an impressive, multi-layered, over the top cake; for general every day cake eating you can’t beat a simple lemon drizzle loaf cake. It is fairly plain, but gloriously so, damp and sticky yet light, with a sharp lemon tang and a slightly crunchy crust. I added a bit of a ginger kick to mine – not too much, the lemon should be the predominant flavour, but enough to take it beyond the standard lemon drizzle and add a subtle warmth and depth of flavour….

Mini Lime Yoghurt Loaf Cakes

April 17, 2015 by hannahhossack 39 Comments

I find something very appealing about small, individually portioned baked goods; they are more delicate and dainty than full sized versions, and easier to serve. Not that I take the individually portioned bit seriously…if anything,their small size makes it easier to scoff down more than I would if I were eating a slice from a single, large cake… Especially when they are as light, moist, and fresh tasting as these little loaves are….

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