Vegan olive oil cake

If you are looking for a delicious vegan dessert, you might want to try vegan olive oil cake with lemon. This cake is moist, fluffy, and full of citrus flavor. It is also easy to make with simple ingredients and no eggs or dairy.

Olive oil cake is a delicious and vegan way to indulge your sweet tooth. It has a moist and tender crumb, a subtle fruity flavor, and a golden crust.

You can enjoy olive oil cake as a snack, breakfast, or after-dinner treat. It goes well with fresh fruits, whipped cream, or ice cream.

It is also a great option for people who are vegan or dairy-free, as you can use plant-based milk.

This vegan lemon loaf is made in less than an hour with just a few simple ingredients, which is always a plus for me!

I recommend serving this cake with homemade lemon icing, but if you want your cake to be a little less sweet, you can omit the icing and dust the cake with a light coating of powdered sugar instead.

Ingredients

Flour - This recipe works best with all-purpose flour, which has a moderate amount of protein and gluten. This gives the dough enough elasticity and structure without making it too tough or dense.

Lemon - I recommend fresh lemon juice instead of bottled juice for the best results.

Powdered sugar - to make the lemon glaze, you need powdered sugar. Did you know it is super easy to make your own powdered sugar at home?

Milk - I like to use coconut or almond milk when I make this olive oil cake, but any non-dairy milk will work.

Olive oil - because olive oil is one of the main flavors, I recommend using a high-quality olive oil. The oil gives the cake an amazing flavor and adds a little extra moisture to the batter.

Baking powder - baking powder adds air to the batter and makes sure you get a nice crummy cake. You can substitute the flour and baking powder for self-rising flour.

Applesauce - To make this recipe completely vegan, you need to add unsweetened applesauce instead of eggs. The applesauce binds the dough and adds some extra moisture.

Vanilla - if you don't have vanilla extract, you can use vanilla sugar or a vanilla pod instead.

How do you make this vegan lemon olive oil cake?

As always, when baking a cake, you start by preheating your oven and mixing the dry and wet ingredients in two separate bowls. You do this to ensure that all the ingredients are properly mixed without overmixing the batter.

Next, you add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until everything is just combined.

Grease a loaf tin and cover the bottom with parchment paper.

Pour the batter into the tin and bake for about 40 minutes until golden. Check if the cake is fully cooked and let it cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before taking it out and letting it cool completely on a cooling rack.

My tips for the perfect olive oil cake

Dont overmix. Over-mixing the batter will give you a dense, rubbery cake.

Low heat. Baking your cake at a low temperature gives your cake time to rise properly and prevents it from forming a dome. That way, you will get a nice flat bottom.

Use parchement paper. This helps to prevent your cake from sticking to the bottom of the pan. You only need to line the bottom of the cake pan.

Buy high-quality ingredients. Because you only need a few ingredients to bake a cake, you want to use the best quality you can afford. This will give you the best results.

Let it cool. I know it is hard, but it is best to let the cake cool completely before cutting.

Frequently asked questions

Variations

Orange. To make an amazing orange olive oil cake, replace the lemon with orange. For an extra intense orange flavor, add some candied orange peel to the batter!

Nuts. add some almond slices or chopped walnuts to give the cake a nice crunch and add flavor.

Add fresh fruit. fresh fruit like strawberries or blueberries goes perfectly with the tangy flavor of the lemon.

Frozen fruit will work as well.

Equipment

To make this recipe, you will need large mixing bowls, a whisk, a kitchen scale or measuring cups, a 9-inch loaf pan, and a piece of baking paper.

Storage

To keep your vegan lemon olive oil cake moist and fresh, store it in an airtight container at room temperature. It will last for up to 3 days in these conditions.

You can keep it longer in the freezer. Frozen, it stays good for about six months.

A quick and convenient way to thaw a piece of cake from the freezer is to slice the cake before freezing and wrap each slice separately in plastic wrap.

Let the cake thaw completely before serving, and dust it with some powdered sugar.

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