Eggless Vanilla Cake
I can decorate a cake but I cannot decorate a showstopper or magazine worthy cake. So if you wondering why I never post whole tier cakes, that’s the reason. If my images don’t look quite magazine worthy please forgive me. However, this Eggless Vanilla Cake is delicious. A cake without eggs is not the easiest to bake and I must admit I struggled to get the right texture, the lightness and everything else we expect from a cake. However, I think this one ticks all the boxes and it’s a keeper. It was about time I perfected my eggless recipe. So often it’s a special occassion or a celebration and I don’t bake a cake because we are observing a religious day and I can’t use eggs. Well now I don’t have an excuse I suppose.
Ingredients Required
Like any cake this Eggless Vanilla Cake requires basic ingredients. The only difference is that I have replaced the eggs with vinegar. No, you will not taste the vinegar in the cake, that much I promise. You will need butter, vegetable oil, castor sugar, vanilla essence, self-raising flour, baking powder and milk.
Do not overmix
Although I have used an electric mixer to mix the batter from beginning to end. I ensured that I did not over mix it. You will just need to give it a quick mix when adding the ingredients. Just enough so you can’t see the ingredient that you added Over mixing will give you a dense, chewy textured cake
Grease your pans
It is important to grease your pans well when baking. I cannot tell you how many times in the past I have had cake disasters because I did not grease and line my pans well. I use a pastry brush and brush my pans with some oil. I then line the pan with parchment paper, the bottom of the pan and the sides. For the sides you cut strips of parchment paper and stick them to the sides. The oil helps the parchment paper stick to the pan. That way you have even, smooth layers of cake.
Please, please do not be impatient like I am. You have to wait at least 5 minutes before you turn the cake onto a cooling rack. If the cake is too warm it will crack when being removed. Trust me I have been there. The cake will also stick to the cooling rack if it is too hot when placed on it. For this step as well, ensure your cake is totally cool. I have also had disasters here so I know all about it.
More Eggless Recipes to try: Egg-free Banana Coconut Muffins Egg-Free Fruit Cake Eggless Chocolate Banana Bread If you loved this, please share!
