If you are looking for a chocolate birthday cake, make sure to check out The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake! Get the candles and sprinkles ready because this Vegan Yellow Cake is perfect for birthday parties! Decorated in a decadent Vegan Chocolate Frosting, every bite is incredibly rich and scrumptious. Don’t forget the Vegan Ice Cream to serve with each slice! Yellow cakes are traditionally made with a lot of egg yolks for that classic golden hue. Instead, I used turmeric in the eggless cake recipe. Same beautiful yellow color without the animal products or any funky flavors. I think you’re really going to love this Vegan Yellow Cake recipe because it’s:
Easy to make in one bowlFreezer friendly (bake it months in advance!)Made with 9 pantry-staple ingredientsSoft, fluffy, and moist!
For the most festive and colorful dessert table, serve this yellow cake next to Strawberry Cupcakes and Funfetti Cupcakes.
Yellow cake vs. white cake
These are both technically vanilla cakes but have slight differences. A traditional yellow cake recipe is made with egg yolks to give it its signature color and a rich and tender flavor. White cake, on the other hand, uses only egg whites. Yellow cake is perfect for birthday parties because you can use any type of frosting and the flavors are easy to love! White cake is traditionally served for weddings because it’s so crisp and clean.
How to make vegan yellow cake with chocolate frosting
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl. To the same bowl, slowly stir in all of the wet ingredients using a large spoon until everything is just combined. A standing mixer will make this step a lot easier! Divide the yellow batter between your cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let them cool while you prepare the chocolate frosting. Decorate the cakes with frosting when they’re completely cool. Pipe some extra frosting on top and add some colorful sprinkles or chocolate shavings as well. Don’t forget the birthday candles!
Tips and substitutions
Cake flour – This will always give your cakes a light, fluffy, and airy crumb. All purpose can be used if you don’t have cake flour at home.Gluten free – Although I haven’t tested it, I usually have good results when making gluten free cakes with all purpose gluten free flour. The texture will be a little more dense though.Oil – Any neutral tasting oil, such as avocado, canola, or vegetable oil, will do. Coconut oil can weigh down a cake, so avoid it if you can.Cake pans – I used two round 9 inch cake pans to make a layered cake but the recipe should also work in a half sheet pan.Dairy free milk – Any unsweetened plant milk will work.Frosting – If chocolate frosting isn’t for you, try vanilla frosting, strawberry buttercream, or swiss meringue buttercream instead.
Storing birthday cake
Frosted vegan birthday cake will stay fresh and moist at room temperature for about 2 or 3 days. To keep it longer, store the cake or individual slices covered in the fridge. Want to freeze it instead? Wrap the unfrosted baked cakes really well in plastic, then freeze for up to 6 months.
Want more vegan birthday cake recipes?
Funfetti CakeBlueberry Lavender CakeStrawberry CakeRed Velvet CakeChocolate Sheet Cake
