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A slice of vegan funfetti cake on a white plate.
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Vegan Funfetti Cake

This Vegan Funfetti Cake is completely eggless but bakes up soft and moist. It makes the best egg and dairy free vegan birthday cake recipe for anyone! And I cover where to get my favorite vegan sprinkles.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cooling Time2 hours
Total Time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 557kcal
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Spatula
  • 3 6" Cake Pans or 2 8" Cake Pans
  • Parchment Paper
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • 1 Hand Mixer for frosting

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt halve this amount if using table salt
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 14 tablespoon Non-Dairy Milk
  • Cup Canola Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Lemon Juice or Vinegar
  • ¼ Cup Vegan Rainbow Sprinkles see note

Make the Frosting

  • 1 ½ Cups Vegan Butter, room temperature
  • 6 Cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3 tablespoon Non-Dairy Milk

To Decorate

  • 1 Cup Vegan Rainbow Sprinkles

Instructions

  • First prepare your cake pans. Use either 3 6" pans or 2 8" pans. Cut parchment circles to the bottom of the pans. Grease the pans and place the parchment circles at the bottom of each pan.
  • Preheat oven to 375* F.
  • Into a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine.
    1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour, 2 teaspoon Baking Powder, ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda, ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, oil, milk, lemon or vinegar and vanilla. Whisk well.
    1 Cup Granulated Sugar, 14 tablespoon Non-Dairy Milk, ⅓ Cup Canola Oil, 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract, 1 ½ teaspoon Lemon Juice or Vinegar
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk to combine.
  • Add the sprinkles and use a rubber spatula to gently fold them into the batter.
    ¼ Cup Vegan Rainbow Sprinkles
  • Divide batter between the cake pans- into either 3 6" cake layers or 2 8" cake layers.
  • Bake in a 375* oven for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake layer comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool completely before decorating.

Make the Vanilla Frosting

  • In a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream the butter until completely smooth. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low until combined. Then add the vanilla and non-dairy milk and mix until light and fluffy.
    1 ½ Cups Vegan Butter, room temperature, 6 Cups Powdered Sugar, sifted, 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 3 tablespoon Non-Dairy Milk

To Decorate

  • Place one cake layer upside down on a cake plate or cake board. Add ½ cup of vanilla frosting on top and spread it to the edges using a knife or offset spatula. Top with another cake layer and repeat.
  • Frost the outside of the cake with vanilla frosting.
  • Add as many rainbow sprinkles to the outside of the cake as you like and serve!
    1 Cup Vegan Rainbow Sprinkles

Notes

My favorite Vegan Rainbow Sprinkles are from Sweetapolita.
To make the cake stacking process easier, remove the layers from their cake pans and onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and pop them into the freezer for about an hour. They will become firm and give you more stability when stacking and decorating.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 557kcal | Carbohydrates: 127g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 5g | Sodium: 450mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 111g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg