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    Vegan Spice Cake that’s an Eggless, Butterless, and Surprisingly Light

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    By Alisa Fleming on March 20, 2020 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    This delightful vegan spice cake was shared with us in 2006 by a reader, but in reality, the recipe is many decades old. It’s an eggless, butterless, milkless cake born out of the depression times, when fresh ingredients were harder to come by. These days, it’s a great option for special diet needs, and for when you need to rely on pantry ingredients! It’s a light, sweet dessert that’s perfect with afternoon tea or a glass of dairy-free milk beverage. If you’d prefer more of a snack cake, see my suggestions below.

    Vegan Spice Cake Recipe that's Butterless, Eggless, and Low Fat

    Vegan Spice Cake that’s an Eggless, Butterless, and Surprisingly Light

    If you prefer a richer cake, you can increase the non-hydrogenated shortening (or oil or buttery sticks). But we like the classic taste of this war-era, pantry-style cake.

    If you aren’t a fan of raisins, you can substitute dried cranberries, blueberries, or even cherries. But don’t be tempted to omit the dried fruit. It absorbs some of the liquid as this vegan spice cake bakes.

    And keep in mind that the pan you bake it in may affect the baking time. a 9-inch pan will produce a noticeably shorter cake than an 8-inch pan.

    You can also adapt this cake based on your nutritional wishes or needs. Feel free to substitute wheat flour (preferably white-wheat or whole wheat pastry) for more of a snack cake. You can use coconut sugar in place of the regular sugar, it will just be a little less sweet. Other granulated sweeteners might work well, but we haven’t tested them.

    Vegan Spice Cake Recipe that's Butterless, Eggless, and Low Fat

    Special Diet Notes: Vegan Spice Cake

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.

    Butterless Vegan Spice Cake
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    25 mins
    Total time
    35 mins
     
    Author: Contributed
    Recipe type: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 12 servings
    Ingredients
    • 1½ cups water
    • 1 cup raisins
    • 1 cup white sugar
    • 2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated shortening (like Spectrum or Nutiva; can sub oil or dairy-free buttery sticks)
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    Instructions
    1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and lightly grease an 8-inch or 9-inch square cake pan.
    2. In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine the water, raisins, sugar, shortening, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let cool.
    3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
    4. Add the flour mixture to the cooled raisin mixture. Stir until just combined.
    5. Pour the batter into your prepared pan, and even it out.
    6. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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