Soft & Delicious Loaf Cakes
It might not be autumn anymore but I still wanted to make a cake that tastes just like fall! I love maple syrup so much and I realised that I needed a maple-flavoured cake on the blog. Here it is with delicious, chopped pecans added too!
If you love this cake I also think you'll love my vegan lemon olive oil cake which is equally as tasty.
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Ingredients For This Recipe
- Soy milk
- Apple cider vinegar - this is the most important buttermilk ingredient.
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar - standard demarera is fine.
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cinnamon
- Canola oil
- Vanilla extract
- Maple syrup - for the cake batter and the glaze.
- Pecans - chop them finely.
- Powdered sugar
How To Make Maple Pecan Cake
Step-By-Step Instructions
For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
1: Grease the baking tins with vegan butter.
2: Let the buttermilk curdle.
3: Mix together the dry ingredients.
4: Pour in the wet ingredients and fold.
5: Next, fold in the pecans.
6: Pour the batter into the tins and bake.
7: Let the cakes cool.
8: Make the maple glaze and spoon it over the cakes.
Tips For Making Maple Pecan Cakes
Don't Over-mix The Batter
This will affect the texture and crumb of the cake negatively. I advise that you simply fold your maple cake batter gently with a wooden spoon until no pockets of flour remain.
Otherwise, the cake will be dense and unappetising.
Make The Glaze Thicker
Add less maple syrup to the powdered sugar. The method down below calls for 6 Tablespoons but 4-5 will give you a beautiful thick glaze which some people prefer.
Customisations & Substitutions
Use walnuts instead of pecans. These also have such a great texture. Both these nuts are interchangeable and I honestly love them both.
Making The Cakes In Advance
You can make the cakes up to two days in advance but it will taste best if you make it on the day you intend to eat it.
The glaze should always be made on the same day.
How To Store Maple Pecan Cakes
Store these maple pecan cakes at room temperature inside an airtight container for up to three days. You can also store it inside the fridge for up to 4 days.
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Easy Maple Pecan Cake (Vegan)
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 Cakes 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This soft maple pecan cake is so easy to make. This recipe tastes so good and is one of my all-time favourites. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
For the cake batter:
- 200ml soy milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 195g all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 150g brown sugar (demerara)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 50ml canola oil (rapeseed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 60g pecans (finely chopped)
For the maple glaze:
- 160g powdered sugar
- 6 Tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 177 Celsius (350F).
- Grease two 20cm x 10cm loaf cake tins with vegan butter then set aside.
Make the cake:
- Firstly, make your vegan buttermilk mixture. Mix the apple cider vinegar into the soy milk. Let it curdle for 8 minutes and measure out the other recipe ingredients while you wait.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Pour in your vegan buttermilk, as well as the canola oil, vanilla and maple syrup. Fold the mixture until smooth. Finally, fold in the pecans.
- Equally, pour the cake batter into the prepared baking pans and bake in centre of your oven for 20 minutes. A skewer will then come out of the maple pecan cakes clean.
- Let your two cakes cool for 15 minutes then place them onto to a cooling rack.
Make the maple glaze:
- To a small bowl, add your powdered sugar. Add the maple syrup one teaspoon at a time. The consistency should be fairly thick and not runny.
- Spoon the maple over the cakes and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Bakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Maple Pecan Cake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 272
- Sugar: 33.4 g
- Sodium: 264.7 mg
- Fat: 8.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 48.8 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: pecan cake, vegan cakes, vegan baking, vegan treats, vegan desserts, vegan food
Dean says
Would this work with any other plant based milks?
Vegan Treats Blogger says
Hi Dean! Almond and oat should work quite well.
Jen says
Yet another delicious cake!
★★★★★