Vegan Olive Oil Cake
There is nothing quite like this lemon vegan olive oil cake. Its sweet lemon flavor, incomparably moist texture, and delicate crumb make it a show-stopper whenever I serve it! It's subtle and elegant, the absolute perfect dessert!
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 226kcal
Ingredients
For The Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
Optional Topping
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F / 160 C. Line a loaf tin or an 8 inch round cake tin with baking paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and sugar in a mixing bowl until well combined. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl mix together the remaining ingredients.
- Next, stir the wet ingredients through the dry and mix until smooth, making sure not to over mix the batter.
- Fill the prepared tin with batter and bake for 40-50 minutes. Cover the cake with a sheet of foil after 30 minutes to prevent the top from burning.
- Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Sift powdered sugar, if using, over the top of the cold cake before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Dusting with powdered sugar is completely optional. (Nutritional information doesn't include powdered sugar.)
- Cake can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days or frozen for 2 months.
- Over mixing the batter will result in a chewy cake.
- Use a good quality olive oil.
- Substitute the all-purpose flour with gluten free flour to make this gluten free.
- Any plant based milk will work in this recipe.
- Test the cake to see if it is cooked by inserting a skewer and if it comes out clean the cake is cooked, if not continue to cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Cooking times may vary between cooking the cake in a loaf tin or a round tin. If cooking in a loaf tin you will need to cook for 50 minutes whereas a round tin may take less time so test after 40 minutes if it’s cooked.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg