Soft vegan vanilla cake

Soft vegan vanilla cake

Baking

A Swedish cake without eggs or milk: made with flaxseed, vegetable margarine, and oat milk, and baked for 35 minutes at 175 °C.

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This Swedish cake doesn’t require eggs, as it uses a mixture of ground flax seeds and sugar that is cooked together. It is light and has a flavour of vanilla or cardamom.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.07 $0.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.23
  • $0.19
  • $0.06
  • $0.17
  • $0.11
  • $0.09
  • $0.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Whisk the flaxseed decoction (with the cream) and sugar together until the mixture becomes frothy, preferably using an electric hand mixer. ≈ 4 min
  2. Sift the flour and yeast together, then gently pour in the melted margarine and milk (which can be warm), and mix lightly to form a dough. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour une cuisson parfaite, pour this in a greased and breadcrumb-lined baking dish. ≈ 3 min
  4. Bake for 35 minutes in a preheated oven at 175 °C.
  5. Carefully remove the cake from the pan once it has cooled slightly.

The bill

Soft vegan vanilla cake

  • 2 tablespoons of flaxseed decoction (plus 1 tablespoon of plant-based soy or oat cream)$0.23
  • 170 grams of sugar$0.19
  • 2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar or ground cardamom$0.06
  • 50 g of vegetable margarine, melted$0.17
  • 100 ml of oat milk or soy milk$0.11
  • 2 tablespoons of baking powder$0.09
  • 165 g of wheat flour$0.22

Total$1.07

that's $0.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of flaxseed decoction (plus 1 tablespoon of plant-based soy or oat cream)
  • 170 grams of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar or ground cardamom
  • 50 g of vegetable margarine, melted
  • 100 ml of oat milk or soy milk
  • 2 tablespoons of baking powder
  • 165 g of wheat flour

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