Vegan Cake Recipes

Whether you are looking for a fancy vegan cake recipe to feed a crowd, a hearty muffin for breakfast or a simple mug cake to satisfy a last minute sugar craving, you are in the right place because I am sharing my best vegan cake recipes.

Everything from fluffy vegan layer cakes and bundt cake, to indulgent cheesecake, loaf cakes, quick breads and muffins too (because who doesn't love something that doubles as breakfast and dessert!).

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Layer Cake

Sponge cake layered up with swathes of frosting...Vegan cake recipes don't get more indulgent than this!

Vegan Hummingbird Cake

An incredible Vegan Hummingbird Cake! It's fluffy, incredibly flavourful, super sweet and bursting with banana, pineapple and pecans then smothered in silky, luscious cream cheese frosting.

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Vegan Carrot Cake

The perfect Vegan Carrot Cake! It’s perfectly spiced with a super moist crumb and is smothered in decadent, ultra-creamy vegan cream cheese frosting.

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Earl Grey Vegan Cake with Lemon Frosting

An exceptional yet simple layered Vegan Cake with subtle Earl Grey fragrance & fluffy, buttery, lemony frosting. It can be made as a 3 layer cake, a 2 layer cake or even 6 muffins. You will find full instructions for all 3!

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Bundt Cake

A vegan cake recipe baked in a bundt pan is sure to wow!

Vegan Gingerbread Cake

A festive, heavily spiced, deeply dark, slightly sticky & delicious Vegan Gingerbread Cake, smothered in rivers of orange glaze!

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Single Layer Cake

Single layer cakes are one of the easier vegan cake recipes to make because there is no assembly involved and decoration is easy. They are easy to serve and eat and perfect for transporting!

Vegan Apple Cake

This simple and very delicious Vegan Apple Cake is light and fluffy, loaded with fresh apples, and has a super crunchy, sugar and flaked almond top. No mixer required! 

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Vegan Banana Cake

An easy to make, soft, fluffy, moist and perfectly spiced Vegan Banana Cake smothered in decadent vegan cream cheese frosting.

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Vegan Almond Cake

Moist, fragrant and delicate Vegan Almond Cake with a pop of lemon flavor. Made with almond flour it is naturally gluten-free and vegan, and quite possibly the easiest cake you'll ever make.

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Vegan Christmas Cake

The ultimate Vegan Christmas Cake! This classic rich, dark vegan fruit cake is jam-packed with dried fruit and booze (although still delicious made alcohol-free) and can be made the day before, or up to 1 year ahead. Keep the decorations simple and rustic, or cover it in marzipan and fondant icing. Perfect for enjoying at Christmas but also makes a fantastic vegan wedding cake!

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Loaf Cake

Put your loaf pan to good use with this delicious Lemon Blueberry Loaf cake!

Lemon Blueberry Loaf

Soft & fluffy Lemon Blueberry Loaf. Loaded with juicy, fresh lemon, studded with blueberries and drizzled in lemon glaze. Made in one bowl and no mixer required! 

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Quick bread

Quick to whip up and easy to serve, these vegan quick breads are super delicious!

Vegan Pumpkin Bread

Homemade Vegan Pumpkin Bread is a favourite fall recipe packed with delicious spices, juicy chewy cranberries & crunchy pumpkin seeds. It's an easy quickbread perfect for breakfasts or snacks! 

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Spelt Banana Bread

Simple & delicious Spelt Banana Bread. It's healthy, whole-grain & perfect for breakfast or snacking. And it comes with a great oil-free option!

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Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

This Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread is 100% amazing. It's easy to make, rich, chocolatey, fudgy and super indulgent!

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Vegan Zucchini Bread

Easy, fluffy, super yum and wholesome Vegan Zucchini Bread. The batter is perfectly spiced and loaded with shredded zucchini, golden raisins and walnuts. It makes the perfect snack, breakfast or even dessert!

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Best Vegan Banana Bread

Transform those overripe spotty bananas into the Best Vegan Banana Bread. Loaded with chocolate chips and chopped nuts, it’s perfectly moist, sweet and flavorful, and it’s quick and easy to make all in one bowl!

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Muffins

Muffins are just mini-cakes right? Quick and easy to make and single-serve. What's not to love?

Vegan Lemon Muffins

These Vegan Lemon Muffins are OMG-level good! With fluffy, lemon-scented insides, buttery, crumbly, streusel topping, and a drizzle of zippy, sweet lemon glaze to take them over the top. You're going to love every last crumb!

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Vegan Zucchini Muffins

Perfectly spiced Vegan Zucchini Muffins with your choice of nuts and raisins or chocolate chips. They are fluffy, moist and hearty with perfectly domed muffin tops!

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Vegan Chocolate Banana Muffins

Super satisfying, insanely delicious, Vegan Chocolate Banana Muffins. Fudgy, perfectly sweet, easy to make with no mixer required!

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Vegan Strawberry Muffins

Bakery-style Vegan Strawberry Muffins that are packed with sweet strawberry flavour. These soft and fluffy muffins have bursts of fruit and jamminess in every bite thanks to a combination of fresh strawberries and strawberry jam that gets swirled through the batter!

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Vegan Apple Muffins

Deliciously soft & fluffy vegan apple muffins, loaded with sweet, tender apple and topped with crumbly, crunchy streusel!

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Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

Classic Vegan Pumpkin Muffins! Soft, fluffy, full of fall flavors like pumpkin and pumpkin spice and made even better with nubbly delicious, nutty streusel and a generous drizzle of maple glaze!

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Double Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

Fall dreams are made of these fudgy and perfectly spiced DOUBLE Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins. Naturally vegan, oil-free, no mixer required and there are even whole grain and gluten-free options!

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Cheesecake

Ok, not technically cake, but it does have cake in the name so I thought I should include it!

Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake

The BEST Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake featuring crunchy, buttery, cookie crust with rich, creamy, velvety smooth and super chocolatey cheesecake filling. This easy no bake vegan cheesecake is quick to make and keeps for ages so you can prepare it well ahead. Directions for a scaled down smaller version also included for those not feeding a crowd.

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Vegan New York Cheesecake

It’s only a baked Vegan New York Cheesecake..♡...It is ultra-rich, decadently creamy, dessert perfection & you absolutely need it in your life…..

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Raw Cake

Vegan cake recipes that need no baking? Count me in!

No-Bake Espresso Chocolate Fudge Cake

Simple to make with only 8 ingredients (plus salt), this No-Bake Espresso Chocolate Fudge Cake is here to rock your dessert world.  It's intensely rich and fudgy chocolate perfection, that needs no baking and is gluten-free with a nut-free option too. Where's my fork?

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Raw Christmas Fruit Cake

Festive fruit & nut flavours combine in this deliciously rich & moist Raw Vegan Fruit Cake. A fabulous alternative to traditional baked Christmas cake & so easy to make!

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Small Batch

For when you need a vegan cake recipe that only feeds 2!

Vegan Lava Cakes

Vegan Lava Cakes featuring warm chocolate cake surrounding a gooey, molten chocolate middle. It doesn't get any better than this because they are incredibly delicious and super quick and easy to make. A treat every chocoholic will love!

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Mug Cakes

These are for those situations when you need cake FAST! Mix them up and cook in the microwave. They are ready in literally minutes!

Strawberry Mug Cake

This Strawberry Mug Cake is quick, easy, super soft and squidgy and stuffed to bursting with sweet, juicy strawberries. Then for extra decadence, it's drizzled in super simple, free flowing, thick, sweet frosting! 

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Snickerdoodle Mug Cake

Warm, soft, super fluffy & cinnamon-y Snickerdoodle Mug Cake ready in minutes.  Perfect for when you need a single-serving sweet treat fast! 

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One Minute Cinnamon Roll in a Mug

If you have a mug, a microwave & a spoon you can make this single serving One minute Cinnamon Roll in a Mug. It's so easy & perfect for when those sweet cravings hit & you NEED dessert, like now!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug

A single serve, Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug for those times when you are craving a warm gooey, freshly baked cookie, but don't want to bake an entire batch. You can quite literally go from zero to dessert in minutes! 

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Frosting

Not cake but it sure is good on cake!

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

Vegan Cream Cheese frosting that is smooth as silk, decadently creamy, sweet and tangy. It's easy to make, spreads onto baked goods with ease, holds its shape when piped and has endless uses!

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The Oddball

Not a cake but it's made with vanilla sponge cake. Does that count? Regardless, it is 110% amazing!

Vegan Trifle

Incredible Vegan Trifle! This British favourite has layers upon layers of vegan sponge cake, mixed berry compote, vegan custard, vegan whipped cream and fresh fruit. Dessert doesn't get better than this!

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And that's a wrap. So what are you waiting for? Grab your cake pans and ingredients and discover your new favourite vegan cake recipes!

^{This post was originally published on April 8th, 2016. I've since updated it and now I am republishing it for you. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for following A Virtual Vegan!}