vegan birthday cake - help

[dementedma]

Whenever someone has a birthday in work, we all have a birthday cake which they cut and share. One of my staff has been vegetarian for a long time but has now gone vegan. I haven't been able to source a vegan birthday cake so last night bought vegan products and tried to make cupcakes. They were a complete disaster. Didn't colour, didn't rise and were inedible. I bake often and can do cupcakes with ease, so don't think I did anything wrong, baking wise. does anyone have a cake recipe which doesn't need obscure products which I won't have in and I can try again. I still have almond milk and a vegan "butter" which I can use.

try this recipe. uses common ingredients/stuff you already have x

There’s an old war time recipe that makes a lovely vegan chocolate cake

www.mydish.co.uk/recipe/237/wartime-chocolate-cake

Use vegan spread instead of butter

I normally use this one: www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegan-chocolate-cake
Normal ingredients! I haven’t tried the frosting/icing that goes with it, because quite a lot of the Betty Crocker frostings are vegan (and I’m always up for saving time and effort...)

realfood.tesco.com/recipes/dairy-and-egg-free-chocolate-cake.html

My easy go to chocolate cake

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegan-banana-bread

Yummy banana bread

And final lemon cake all easy and use every day ingredients

www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/4614791/recipe/vegan-lemon-cake

Asda have just started selling a vegan birthday cake -might be an option if you're pushed for time and have an asda locally - otherwise nigellas vegan chocolate cake is great: vegan chocolate cake . I use vegetable oil in place of the coconut oil and pure sunflower margarine in the icing instead of coconut butter.

Sainsbury’s sell them too

Tesco and Asda both sell vegan birthday cake.

thank you all. I have looked in both our local Asda and Tesco to no avail. maybe they don't stock it in Scotland?

I use Tesco recipe for vegan Victoria sponge. Can be used for cupcakes too. Always turns out lovely (although I generally don't beat the mix as long as they suggest!)

Have you tried Sainsbury's. They seem to have a better selection, or the middle aisle at Aldi for ingredients.

Hello 😊 I have recently made some vegan cupcakes and a birthday cake for a friend and used the following recipe. It worked very well but I did find the trick to the batter was to fold in the ingredients gradually. Hope this helps x www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegan-cupcakes

All recipes Egg free choc chip banana bread works with vegan spread instead of butter. Just need suitable dark chocolate.

Works in cupcake cases as well as loaf form.

If you fancy being really lazy I found this online years ago when dd was first diagnosed with a milk allergy and we were having to avoid egg at the same time. Get a packet of Betty Crocker cake mix and add a can of fizzy drink, nothing else. Cola, Dr Pepper, Cherry Coke if you’re using a chocolate mix and lemonade if you’re using a white cake mix.

I know it’s not ideal for a birthday and the sugar content is probably insane but it does work and saves lots of expensive failed experiments.

That's the recipe I used hoping. Don't know why they didn't work out!
I might try the lemon cake suggested above. Failing that, he'll just have to have the vegan chocolate gingerbread men which I did find in Sainsbury's.

realfood.tesco.com/recipes/vegan-victoria-sponge.html I made this one on my sons birthday and it was really nice. Tesco also sell vegan roll out icing to finish

Nigella has a fab chocolate cake recipe that just happens to be vegan. It is amazing.

www.nigella.com/recipes/dark-and-sumptuous-chocolate-cake