I've had vegan cake a few times, and each time I've thought, "well, this is ok, but it doesn't taste like REAL cake." Since I was able to make pancakes that taste like real pancakes with just a few simple substitutions, I thought "why can't I make those same substitutions in a cake recipe?" Well, turns out I can. My first experiment was with Smitten Kitchen's Strawberry Summer Cake.
I substituted 1/4 cup of applesauce for the egg in the recipe, used soymilk for the 1/2 cup of milk and Earth Balance vegan butter, of course. Although my impatience caused me to mangle it a bit getting it out of the pan, the boyfriend took one bite and told me "it's phenomenal." Phenomenal! Yay!
More cakes to come!
I substituted 1/4 cup of applesauce for the egg in the recipe, used soymilk for the 1/2 cup of milk and Earth Balance vegan butter, of course. Although my impatience caused me to mangle it a bit getting it out of the pan, the boyfriend took one bite and told me "it's phenomenal." Phenomenal! Yay!
More cakes to come!
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1 comment:
you rule ! so brave for trying substitutions w/ baking. always daunting for me....
[thanks for the kind words about garbo... xo]
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