Egg substitute in cakes

[Emochild]

Dd is vegan

She also has aspergers so when things don't work out as planned she gets very upset

She's trying to bake a cake, I have a few vegan recipes that use oil and no eggs -I think they are fine but she disagrees

She's tried using a standard sponge recipe but substituting the butter for vegan butter and using a powdered egg substitute

Without fail they have been a disaster and it's a massive source of stress for her

Has anyone had any success with egg substitute ?

[lastqueenofscotland]

Ground flax seeds soaked in water go like egg whites, they are mainly good for bran/oat based things as they are earthy
Soy youghurt

[Emochild]

Ooo we have flax seeds, I'll give that a go

[TheDropBear]

Haven't tried it yet but recently read you can use the water from a tin of chickpeas as an egg replacer.
It's called aquafaba

[OnyK]

I find that biscuits, small cake or traybakes work better than large cakes.
This is my vegan fairy cake recipe, which I think is pretty good. I've also got a vegan cookie and chocolate cornflake cake recipe on my blog.

[Emochild]

Unfortunately a proper cakey cake has become the holy grail for dd

She wants to perfect it before her birthday

[Emochild]

Ah OnyK just read your recipe and saw you pretty much doubled the cooking time

I'm now wondering if she's opening the oven far too early and it's affecting the bake

[OnyK]

Ok, in that case, does she eat nuts? This is my best attempt at a vegan sandwich cake.

[ivykaty44]

Chickpea juice, drain a tin of chickpeas and use this liquid in place if eggs in a cake - Google it to find out how to prepare the stuff

[Emochild]

I've used chickpea water as meringue before but I've heard it tends to go a bit wet in cakes -not tried it though

She loves nuts a bit too much so will definitely suggest that one to her

[StillRunningWithScissors]

Hope these show up. I've found this recipe to be great. I also have a chocolate one kicking around somewhere, I'll post it if I can find it.

[StillRunningWithScissors]

Forgot to say, you can bake it as a whole cake, but will need to increase baking time. Tell her to not keep opening the oven, as it can affect the cake. Test this one around 35 min with a fork in the centre (comes out clean = done). Good luck

[vvviola]

I made this one recently (without the frosting as I was icing it with fondant for a birthday cake)
veganyackattack.com/2013/02/15/lovers-chocolate-cake/

It worked really well, was properly cake-y (cakes with oil always seemed a bit greasy) and the cake disappeared in seconds at the birthday party.

There's only a very vague hint of banana in it.

I use banana a lot as an egg replacement in baking - just add an extra half teaspoon of baking powder.

[mishmash1979]

Google egg free vanilla cupcakes and a fab vegan recipe on a website called baking tummies will come up. It's amazing; I add cocoa and a dollop of yoghurt for choc cakes! My son has allergies so we use sham recipes A LOT!!!!

[mishmash1979]

Vegan not sham!!!!????

[mishmash1979]

Yummies not tummies!!!! Stupid stupid phone!!!!

[GherkinsOnToast]

This one worked really well in a vegan friend's birthday cake cake

[timeforheroes]

We use flaxseeds for chocolate or carrot cake as I find they have a taste that is hidden by the strong flavours. I'm lazy and use egg replacer in cakes, I prefer Follow Your Heart to Oggran.

(My friend once made me a vegan cake using a suitable Betty Crocker mix and a can of cream soda, it worked and I never would've guessed.)