Description
This vegan peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting is a dream come true for peanut butter lovers! A fluffy, moist single-layer cake topped with creamy, decadent frosting – it’s simple, easy to make, delicious, and 100% plant-based. Perfect for any occasion like a home party, birthday party, or festive events like Christmas and Thanksgiving. Or just because you deserve a treat!
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 & 3/4 cups (180g) plain flour
- 1 cup (200g) caster sugar
- 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup (70g) vegan Greek yoghurt
- 3/4 cup (200ml) soy milk
- 2/3 cup (185g) natural peanut butter
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- Half a batch of vegan peanut butter frosting
- Half a batch of vegan chocolate sauce for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Line your 20cm (8-inch) square cake tin with parchment paper.
- Prepare your vegan buttermilk by combining the soy milk and apple cider vinegar. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the vegetable oil, vegan Greek yoghurt, vegan buttermilk, peanut butter, and vanilla extract and mix with a whisk until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk together the plain flour, caster sugar, cornflour, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and gently fold with a large wooden spoon or silicone spatula until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Pour the batter into your prepared tin and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Take the cake out of the oven and let the cake cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Make vegan peanut butter frosting while the cake is cooling down. You can find the recipe here.
- Once the cake is completely cool, spread vegan peanut butter frosting evenly over the top.
- Drizzle vegan chocolate sauce (Recipe here) and sprinkle some salted peanuts.
- Enjoy!
Notes
If you see oil separation in the peanut butter, mix thoroughly and ensure that the peanut butter is smooth with no lumps before mixing.
Be careful not to overmix, folding the batter until just combined with a large wooden spoon or silicone spatula is key.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking