This vegan cake is a variation of an Italian water cake baked with olive oil and water. It is a delicious, versatile cake. We substituted the water for vegan buttermilk in this recipe for a more tender cake. If you don’t have buttermilk available, simply add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to your favorite unsweetened vegan milk and let it stand for a few minutes, until it thickens and curdles.
The Cake
YOU WILL NEED
VANILLA CAKE MIX
WET INGREDIENTS
1 cup vegan buttermilk (240g)
7 tablespoons mild extra-virgin olive oil (78g)
STIR-IN
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a round 9-inch cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Stir vegan buttermilk and olive oil until combined.
Place vanilla cake mix in a large bowl. Slowly add the liquid blend to the vanilla cake mix while mixing with a hand-held whisk until just combined. - In a separate bowl, stir a third of the cake batter with the cocoa powder until smooth.
- Pour a third of the vanilla batter into the prepared pan. Alternatively add the chocolate batter and the remaining vanilla batter to the pan. Using a knife, make a figure-8 pattern in the batter.
- Bake for 42-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in baking pan for about 10 minutes before unmolding.
Cinnamon Sugar
YOU WILL NEED
INGREDIENTS
¼ cup powdered sugar (29g)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine powdered sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Dust cool cake with cinnamon sugar, using a stencil if desired.