Vegan baking recipes are so much easier to make than traditional recipes and the whole family always loves them. Just try my 4-Ingredients Lemon Cake, 2-Ingredient Banana Donut Holes, or 3-Ingredient Banana Muffins to convince yourself! If you are not a baker yourself, vegan pound cakes are the easiest recipe for beginners. This cake recipe truly comes together super quickly, and it’s a great recipe to start with egg-free baking and gain confidence.
What Is A Vegan Pound Cake?
A pound cake is usually a cake made from 4 ingredients, each of them weighing a pound, hence the name. For vegan pound cakes, the recipe is a bit different. Since you don’t have eggs, butter, or milk in the recipe, you need more ingredients and different measurements. A vegan pound cake still has the same soft texture and delicious flavor as a traditional pound cake recipe. It’s a moist, tender, slightly dense vanilla cake with a delicious butter vanilla flavor. It’s an egg-free, dairy-free cake and one of the easiest vegan cake recipes to start your baking journey if you are not a fervent baker.
Ingredients and Substitutions
You need just a few simple wholesome ingredients to whip up a pound cake batter and, of course, a quality pound cake pan.
All-Purpose Flour – or white spelt flour. I haven’t tried gluten-free flour. Lemon Juice or apple cider vinegar. Plant-Based Yogurt or the thick layer on top of a can of unsweetened coconut cream or vegan sour cream. Plant-Based Butter – You can also use light olive oil or avocado oil. Plant-Based Milk – Such as soy milk, almond milk, or oat milk. Vanilla Extract – for flavor/ Baking Powder and Baking Soda – To give them a fluffy texture. Sugar– I used unrefined cane sugar to keep the loaf pale in color. Coconut sugar or date sugar are great healthier options, but the vegan cake crumb turns darker.
How To Make A Vegan Pound Cake
There are two options here, you can bake pound cakes either in a Bundt pan or a loaf pan. Using a Bundt cake pan makes it more challenging to release the cake from the pan. So I recommend using a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan.
Decorating with Royal Icing
You can serve this pound cake plain or drizzle a delicious vegan royal icing. Cool completely before adding any toppings.
Ingredients
Powdered Sugar Vanilla Extract, almond extract, or lemon extract. Plant-Based Milk Lemon Zest – optional for a lemon glaze-flavored icing.
To make the icing, stir powdered sugar, plant-based milk, and vanilla extract together. If too thick, thin it out with a bit more dairy-free milk. If too light, add more powdered sugar to thicken it. Drizzle on top of the completely cooled down pound cake and place the cake in the fridge for 1 hour to set the icing hard.
Drinks To Serve With Pound Cake
Slice the pound cake into thick slices and serve plain with a cup of your favorite warm drink. Here are some vegan hot drink recipe options to try:
Protein Hot Chocolate Vegan Hot Chocolate Beetroot Latte Skinny Vanilla Latte Vegan Matcha Latte
Storage Instructions
You can store the pound cake in the fridge, on a plate covered with a piece of foil. It stays moist and fresh for up to five days. Slice just before serving to prevent the cake crumb from drying out.
Allergy Swaps
I listed below some ingredient swap ideas if needed for allergies or intolerance.
Nut-Free – Pick nut-free milk, like oat milk, soy milk, or coconut milk. Gluten-Free – I didn’t try a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, but I am confident it will work. It may turn the crumb a bit denser and gummy. If your blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum, make sure you add 1 teaspoon to the dry ingredients. Also, make sure you use gluten-free baking powder. Sugar-Free – Feel free to replace the sugar with a natural sugar-free sweetener like allulose. Oil-Free – I can’t recommend an oil-free option. I didn’t try applesauce, and it might be a great option, but it would impact the texture of the crumb.
Below are my answers to your most common questions about this easy vegan pound cake recipe.
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