Vegan Key Lime Cake

• Vegan

• Produce

  • 1 Lime, zest from

• Refrigerated

  • 2/3 cup Soy milk

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Vegan butter or margarine

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp Coloring, Green
  • 4 3/4 cups Powdered confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp White vinegar

• Drinks

  • 1/2 cup Key lime juice see note

Found on lovingitvegan.com

Description

Ingredients

• For the Key Lime Cake:
• 1 and ¾ cups (220g) All Purpose Flour
• 1 cup (200g) Sugar
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Salt
• ⅓ cup (80ml) Key Lime Juice* (see notes)
• ⅔ cup (160ml) Soy Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
• ⅓ cup (80ml) Vegetable Oil (I used olive oil)
• 1 Tbsp White Vinegar (or Apple Cider Vinegar)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp Green Food Coloring (optional)
• For the Key Lime Frosting:
• 3 and a ¾ cups (450g) Powdered (Confectioners) Sugar
• ½ cup (112g) Vegan Butter or Margarine
• 3 Tbsp Key Lime Juice* (see notes)
• ½ tsp Green Food Coloring (optional)
• For Decoration:
• Zest from 1 lime

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt and mix together.
• Then squeeze the lime juice and add it to the mixing bowl along with the soy milk, vegetable oil, vinegar, vanilla extract and green food coloring (if using).
• Whisk it with a hand whisk until its well mixed and all the lumps are removed.
• Grease two 7 inch round cake tins with coconut oil and cut out two circles of parchment paper for the bottoms of the tins.
• Pour out the batter evenly between the two tins and place into the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, check if they are ready by inserting a toothpick into the center of the cakes. If the toothpick comes out clean, then your cake is ready.
• Transfer the cakes from the cake tins to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
• Prepare your frosting by adding all the frosting ingredients to an electric mixer and beginning on slow speed, gradually increase speed until your frosting is smooth and creamy.
• If your frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar, if its too thick, add a little more lime juice. The consistency should be thick, but still spreadable.
• When your cakes are cooled, frost one layer and then add the other layer on top and frost the top and sides.
• Decorate with lime zest.

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