Dairy-Free Birthday Cake Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
2 (9-inch) cakes
Ingredients
  • 1 (14-ounce) can coconut cream
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 3 ¼ cups cake flour
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ½ cups dairy-free frosting of your choice
Directions
  1. Heat the oven to 325 F.
  2. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying them with pan spray and lining them with parchment paper.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk the milk, oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla together until fully combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
  5. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet, stopping when just combined.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
  7. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25–30 minutes.
  8. Remove from the oven and let cool before removing the cakes from the pans.
  9. Cut off the domed top of each cake to create a flat surface.
  10. Dollop frosting on top of one flat surface, spreading to ½-inch thickness, adding more frosting as needed.
  11. Flip the remaining cake and place it on top of the frosted cake so that the bottom is now facing up.
  12. Spread the remaining frosting on top, smoothing to the edges.
  13. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.