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Vegan Strawberry Cake

An easy Vegan Strawberry Cake made in a bundt pan, infused with the flavor of fresh strawberries, and doused in a scrumptious strawberry glaze.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Cake/Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 20 slices
Calories: 264kcal

Equipment

  • Stand mixer or hand mixer
  • Bundt cake pan (a standard, 12-cup pan)

Ingredients

  • cups strawberries (hulled and chopped into ⅓rd inch pieces)
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice (approx 1 large lemon)
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon tapioca flour
  • 12 tablespoon vegan butter (1 ½ sticks, softened, at room temperature)
  • cup sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup vegan yogurt
  • ¼ cup nondairy milk (I used oat milk but any kind is fine)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoon strawberry extract (optional)

For the strawberry glaze

  • ½ cup strawberries (hulled and chopped)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

  • Toss the strawberries and lemon juice in a bowl. Place the strawberries in a colander over the bowl and let the lemon juice drain into the bowl. Reserve.
  • Thoroughly oil and flour a 16-cup bundt cake pan, making sure you get all of the crevices.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and tapioca flour in a bowl. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat the sugar, butter and lemon zest for two minutes. Scrape down the bottom of the bowl midway.
  • Add the yogurt, the reserved lemon juice from draining the berries, milk and the vanilla extract and strawberry extract (if using) to the bowl and beat them in.
  • Add all of the flour mixture and mix over medium-low speed until just combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a spatula to make sure everything is evenly incorporated.
  • Dollop about a fourth of the batter into the bottom of the prepared bundt cake pan and spread it evenly.
  • Add the strawberries to the remaining batter and mix them in. Then scrape the batter into the bundt pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
  • Bake 50 minutes or until a toothpick near the center comes out dry or with a few dry crumbs sticking to it (not wet batter). Remove the cake from the oven, place on a rack to cool for 30 minutes, then unmold and continue cooling on a rack.

Make the glaze

  • Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until a glaze forms. You don't want the berries pureed too smooth--a few bits of berries look pretty in the glaze. You can do this in a bowl as well by mashing the strawberries first with a fork and then whisking in the other ingredients.

Assemble the strawberry cake

  • Once the cake has cooled, pour the glaze over the top of the cake. I like doing this in a plate rather than over a rack to collect the glaze, which is scrumptious. You can spoon any remaining glaze over the top of the slices of cake when you serve them.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg