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    Published: Oct 25, 2022 by DJ · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Easy Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake

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    Fluffy Vegan Loaf Cake

    Lemon drizzle cakes are one of my favourites of all time. Lemon cake AND lemon glaze together? Yes please! This vegan lemon drizzle cake is super soft and comforting.

    Another lemon cake that i've made is my lemon cake loaf with chocolate buttercream. I think you'll love that one too.

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    Ingredients For This Recipe

    An aerial shot of the ingredients needed for my vegan lemon drizzle cake.
    • Soy milk
    • Apple cider vinegar
    • All-purpose flour - sifted
    • Granulated sugar
    • Baking powder
    • Baking soda
    • Salt
    • Canola oil - this is the same as rapeseed oil
    • Vanilla extract
    • Freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • Zest of 2 medium-sized lemons
    A full loaf of lemon drizzle cake, covered with a thin lemon glaze.

    How To Make Lemon Drizzle Cake

    Step By Step Instructions

    For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    STEP ONE

    Grease your two loaf tins.

    A greased cake tin.

    STEP TWO

    Make the vegan buttermilk by mixing the soy milk and vinegar.

    The curdled soy milk.

    STEP THREE

    Combine your dry ingredients in a large bowl.

    The dry ingredients for the cake, combined.

    STEP FOUR

    Pour in your vegan buttermilk.

    The curdled soy milk being poured into the dry ingredients.

    STEP FIVE

    Now, add in the oil, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest.

    The remaining wet ingredients being added to the cake batter.

    STEP SIX

    Fold the dry ingredients into the wet.

    The cake batter, folded and smooth.

    STEP SEVEN

    Pour the cake batter into the two cake tins.

    STEP EIGHT

    Bake your cake.

    STEP NINE

    Glaze the lemon cake with a lemon drizzle.

    The glaze for the cake, in a grey bowl.

    Tips For Making Soft Lemon Cake

    Don't over mix the batter

    In fact, don't mix at all. Just fold the dry into the wet until all the flour has gone. Mixing is far easier but the cake will be denser. Be as patient as you can.

    A close up piece of lemon drizzle cake. Moist.

    Best Tin For This Cake

    The cake tin which is best for this recipe is a 20cm x 10cm loaf tin which is 6cm deep.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Why does my lemon drizzle cake sink in the middle?

    This is usually caused by opening your oven door before the cake has set.

    Why is my lemon drizzle cake soggy?

    The ratio between the wet and dry ingredients may be imbalanced. It could also be because the oven temperature was too low.

    Extra glaze being dripped from a golden spoon onto the top of a slice of cake.

    How To Store My Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake

    Store this lemon drizzle cake in an airtight container for 3 days at room temperature or 4 days in the refrigerator.

    A side angle shot of a fluffy slice of my vegan lemon drizzle cake.

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    A single slice of vegan lemon drizzle cake. Golden brown and fluffy inside.

    Easy Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake


    ★★★★★

    5 from 1 reviews

    • Author: Vegan Treats Blogger
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 2 Cakes 1x
    • Diet: Vegan
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    Description

    This vegan lemon drizzle cake is so moist. If you love an easy cake recipe you won't be disappointed and neither will your taste buds. 


    Ingredients

    Units Scale

    Cake Batter:

    • 200ml soy milk
    • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
    • 200g all-purpose flour (sifted)
    • 150g granulated sugar
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 50ml canola oil (rapeseed oil)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 50ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • Zest of 2 medium-sized lemons

     Glaze:

    • 160g powdered sugar
    • Freshly squeezed lemon juice (as much as you need to reach desired consistency)

    Instructions

    Lemon cake:

    1. Preheat your oven to 175 Celsius (350).
    2. Grease two 20cm length x 10cm width cake loaf tins with cold vegan butter. Make sure they are at least 6cm deep. Set aside.
    3. Make vegan buttermilk by mixing the apple cider vinegar into the soy milk. Set aside for 8 minutes while it curdles. Measure out your other ingredients in the meantime.
    4. To a large mixing bowl, add all of the dry ingredients. Mix to combine.
    5. Now, pour the curdled soy milk into the dry mixture. Then add the canola oil, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest.
    6. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet gently. Keep folding the mixture over itself until no pockets of flour remain. Don’t mix.
    7. Pour the folded lemon cake batter into the prepared cake loaf tins. Bake in the centre of the oven for 20 minutes. When they are ready a skewer should come out clean.
    8. Remove the lemon cakes from the oven. Let them cool in the tin for 15 minutes then carefully remove the cakes from the tins by tapping on the bottom of the tins and carefully lifting them. The cakes should slip out.

    Lemon Drizzle Frosting:

    1. Sift your powdered sugar into a medium bowl.
    2. Add fresh lemon juice to the powdered sugar until the glaze reaches a consistency that you like.
    3. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cakes.
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 20 minutes
    • Category: Bakes
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: Lemon Drizzle Cake

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 Slice
    • Calories: 298
    • Sugar: 35 g
    • Sodium: 390.1 mg
    • Fat: 6.7 g
    • Carbohydrates: 58 g
    • Protein: 3.5 g
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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    1. Anonymous says

      January 07, 2023 at 6:35 pm

      Delicious.

      ★★★★★

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