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Vanilla Caramel Cake

1 hr + 15 min

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Hooray, it's the 4th birthday of Pick Up Limes! To celebrate, we've made a new incredibly delicious cake recipe - this time a classic vanilla cake, with a caramel twist.

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Total

1 hr + 15 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

45 min

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Ingredients

Caramel sauce

Wet ingredients

Dry ingredients

  • 3 cups (414 g)
    all-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups (336 g)
    granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp (14 g)
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp (5 g)
    baking soda
  • ½ tsp
    salt

Frosting

  • 7.9 oz (224 g)
    unsalted vegan butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups (268 g)
    powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL)
    pure vanilla extract

Optional garnish

  • fresh mixed berries

Directions

  1. Add the margarine, sugar, coconut cream, maple syrup, and salt to a saucepan. Cook uncovered at a gentle simmer for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring often.
  2. Turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Allow the caramel sauce to sit and cool. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
  3. Grease two 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans with oil and line the bottom with a cut-out round piece of parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)*.
  4. Add the milk and vinegar to a medium bowl. Mix and set aside. The mixture will start to curdle, creating vegan buttermilk.
  5. Meanwhile, place a sieve over a large bowl and sift through all of the dry ingredients. Mix, and then create a shallow well in the middle.
  6. Returning to the medium bowl, add the melted coconut oil and vanilla extract.
  7. Transfer this mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined.
  8. Divide the batter between the two cake pans. Give the pans a gentle tap on the counter to release any air bubbles.
  9. Bake the cakes on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 33 - 35 minutes, or until golden and a thin wooden skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  10. Meanwhile, make the frosting by adding the butter to a large bowl. Use an electric electric hand mixer to mix the butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  11. To the bowl, add the powdered sugar, and beat on low speed until it's all incorporated.
  12. Add the vanilla extract and ¼ cup of the caramel sauce made in step #1 (reserve the remainder for garnish). Beat until combined.
  13. When the cakes are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool for 10 minutes in the cake pan before transferring to a cooling rack to let them cool off completely.
  14. Optional step: level your cakes with a serrated knife to create a flat surface for even stacking of the cakes on top of each other.
  15. Drizzle 2 Tbsp of caramel sauce on one of the cakes.
  16. Spread roughly 1 cup of frosting on the first cake, then place the second cake on top. Drizzle with another 2 Tbsp of caramel sauce, then proceed to frost the entire cake with the remaining frosting.
  17. Drizzle the leftover caramel sauce on top of the cake and let it drip down the sides. Top with some berries if desired and enjoy!

Notes

  • †Coconut cream is the thick part of a can of coconut milk. To more easily obtain the cream, refrigerate the can overnight.
  • †We recommend using either soy or pea milk for this recipe, as the high protein content of these milks are what allows the milk to curdle to create vegan buttermilk. We can't guarantee other plant-based milk will be successful.
  • †Refined coconut oil is coconut oil that doesn't smell or taste like coconuts. If you prefer a distinct coconut taste, use unrefined coconut oil instead.
  • * We used top and bottom heating (not fan-assisted/convection).

Storage

  • Best if enjoyed immediately.
  • Store the whole cake in the fridge for up to 1 - 2 days.
  • Store leftovers an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Pauly - Oct. 26, 2024, 10:14 a.m.

Delicious 😋. I have put 1/3 less sugar as I prefer a bit less sweet deserts and it still worked perfectly. Thank u for the recipe.🥰

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barbs - June 28, 2024, 12:53 a.m.

Hi, I wanted to make this cake for my birthday party, but I wanted to make it more fruity as this is perfect season for berries. Do you think raspberries will go with this recipe?

PUL small logo PUL Team - June 28, 2024, 5:29 a.m.

Hi Barbs, aw thanks for considering to include in the birthday celebrations! We've added berries like raspberries to the middle frosting layer when assembling the cake before which worked wonderfully. We imagine you could add berries to the batter itself too, but we'd recommend fresh raspberries rather than frozen ones to reduce extra moisture and colour streaking 😊

barbs - June 28, 2024, 3:59 p.m.

Thanks so much for the advice and such a quick response<3 I’ll let you know how it turned out;))

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M S - June 8, 2024, 10:49 p.m.

Made this cake for a birthday party and it is amazing! Everything is balanced, and it is simply delicious! Whenever I need a vegan cake now, I will definitely come back to this one. Thank you so much! Your recipes are the best :)

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Jeffrey prosperi - May 26, 2024, 6:51 a.m.

Thank you so much what you do I know you got test cakes all the time I was surprised you didn’t do a video for the vanilla cake
Well, thank you again JP for Miami

PUL small logo PUL Team - May 27, 2024, 7:47 a.m.

Thank you dearest, Jeffrey! We're glad that the cake and other other content is being enjoyed. Hugs to Miami 🤗

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Adalina - May 17, 2024, 4:11 p.m.

Love the servings adjustment on your site

PUL small logo PUL Team - May 17, 2024, 9:55 p.m.

I'm really glad to hear it's been helpful, Adalina! Just a heads up about scaling baking recipes: baking requires more precision than cooking, and adjusting quantities isn't always straightforward or advisable. For example, when you scale a recipe up or down, the amount of baking powder should not always be adjusted proportionally. Too much or too little can dramatically alter the texture and rise of your baked goods. While it's generally fine to adjust quantities for meals, snacks, or drinks, scaling baking recipes—especially those involving leavening agents like baking powder and baking soda—is something we typically recommend doing with caution 🤓

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Angela new fan! - May 17, 2024, 4:10 p.m.

I love how you can change the servings sizes to make small portion. Can you make a strawberry lemon shortcake vegan? Your chocolate cake come out amazing!

PUL small logo PUL Team - May 17, 2024, 9:50 p.m.

Hey Angela! Oh so glad you've enjoyed the chocolate cake! For sure, adding strawberry lemon shortcake to our idea list right away - thanks so much for the suggestion! <3

Angela - May 17, 2024, 10:24 p.m.

Thank you!

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Clara - May 16, 2024, 12:41 p.m.

This will probably be a longer review, so for anyone looking for information quickly for planned recipe changes, here is the summary: I used the recipe to make cupcakes, added fruit to it and made a gluten-free version, which both turned out REALLY great. (1/2)

I made this cake for my birthday. However, since I celebrated it a little later, I wanted something that I could freeze, which would have been more difficult with a big cake, so I decided on making cupcakes. I followed Victorias´ suggestion and only made 1/3 of the suggested amount and ended up with 8, very, very delicious cupcakes. I added some rhubarb into the batter as well. To get rid of some of the water, I cut the rhubarb into small pieces and mixed it with some sugar (about 150g of rhubarb and about 2 tsp of sugar) and let that sit over night. The next morning I put the rhubarb into a sieve and put a bowl underneath to catch the liquid. I then replaced about 1/3 of the soy-milk with the rhubarb water, which turned out amazing. I equally only used about 150ml of soy & rhubarb milk, instead of the suggested 160ml, but I would recommend reducing the coconut oil by about 10ml as well, as the batter was a little bit too liquidy and I had to add in about 1 Tbsp of flour. Since I made cupcakes, I reduced the baking time to about 20-25 minutes, but that really depends on your oven as well. The caramel sauce turned out amazing, and, surprisingly, was not too sweet for me.

Clara - May 16, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

Part 2 ;)

I also sprinkled some roasted walnuts on top, which was really lovely. Putting some in the batter could be interesting as well.

Now, for the gluten-free version: I am honestly quite impressed, as this is the first gluten-free anything I made, which turned out the way it was supposed to! I followed the strategy described above (adding in rhubarb again) and reduced the coconut oil this time by 10ml, which worked perfectly. I simply replaced the flour with a gluten-free one. As I live in the UK I used freees´ self-raising flour and just used half the baking powder suggested. I made cupcakes again. This time I used the fan setting on my oven and turned down the heat to 160° Celsius, which meant they were done after 15 min, although they could have used 2 minutes longer. Oh, and in both cases I reduced the sugar from about 120g to around 70-80g, which was sweet enough for me, as I don´t have a massive sweet tooth. Right, that's it from me. As with every recipe on this website, it is truly amazing and makes living vegan a whole lot easier ;)

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Terhi Stratton - May 14, 2024, 9:31 p.m.

This is the yummiest cake ever! The cake itself has a perfect texture and to add some of the caramel sauce into the frosting is genius! My husband and son made it for Mother's Day, and since they didn't have time to let the cake cool sufficiently before frosting it, it was a bit tricky to keep the layers from sliding and to make the frosting stick to the sides. It still tasted excellent! But when we ate the leftovers the following day...oooh! Perfection!
I will definitely make this cake again, and my husband has now learnt to let a cake cool completely before frosting it. 🤭

PUL small logo PUL Team - May 15, 2024, 1:10 a.m.

Aww we're so honoured to hear the cake was enjoyed as part of the festivities 🥰 thanks for sharing your experience with it, Terhi, and happy belated Mother's Day 🫶✨

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Claire Whittaker - April 3, 2024, 12:12 a.m.

Tried this with vegan butter instead of coconut oil and it worked really well. Lovely texture to the cake, had it with relatives and they didn't know it was vegan (my grandma even asked how many eggs were in the recipe 😅). It is very sweet even without using all the caramel and icing so would recommend making it for an event where its shared with lots of people as it gets a bit sickly if you eat it too often 😅

PUL small logo PUL Team - April 3, 2024, 1:38 a.m.

Hey Claire, thanks a bunch for taking the time to share the update and your experience with the vanilla cake! It means a lot that it was enjoyed by everyone 🫶✨

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Claire Whittaker - March 27, 2024, 1:19 a.m.

Would vegan margarine work as an alternative to the refined coconut oil here? I've tried looking for refined oil but it doesn't seem to be available that easily in the UK and I'd love to try this for Easter :)

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 29, 2024, 5:20 a.m.

Hey Claire, we believe vegan margarine would work in place of the coconut oil. It will likely impart a bit of a margarine taste to the cake, compared to refined coconut oil which is more neutral in flavour though 😊

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Jen - Aug. 18, 2023, 1:18 p.m.

Hey! I made this cake for my daughter’s birthday last weekend and it was fantastic. The cake itself is the perfect texture, tastes delicious and is lovely and moist without being at all gooey. The caramel sauce was very good - I used KARA brand “crème de coco” for any Frenchies needing advice on that. My icing was a big fail but I think that was down to the temperature of my vegan margarine - would recommend using it straight from the fridge (I think “vegan butter “ must be different from standard vegan margarine, but I can’t get that where I live). Will definitely make this cake again and again. More generally, I love the app. Congratulations. It’s so useful to be able to set timers and I love the way the steps are presented. I think I should use it more. Going to try and get into that habit! Xx

PUL small logo PUL Team - Aug. 19, 2023, 8:43 a.m.

Hey there, Jen, aw thanks so much for taking the time to share this! Your kind words and support mean so much 💛 for the vegan margarine, it can help to choose a brand that isn't spreadable, but rather the kind that comes in a block, resembling butter. Cooling the margarine down, as you did, is a great idea too. We're so thrilled that you love the app as well - we're excited to continue our culinary journey together! ✨

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Freya Chase - Aug. 16, 2023, 4:57 a.m.

Made this and it came out so so well, wondering what buyer you use? Mine seems to not get as fluffy based on your picture :)

PUL small logo PUL Team - Aug. 17, 2023, 12:45 a.m.

Hey Freya! The vegan butter we use most often is Flora 😊

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Dr. Bear - Aug. 13, 2023, 2:35 a.m.

We made this cake for my mother-in-law's birthday. It was a hit! Thank you for the awesome vegan recipe!

PUL small logo PUL Team - Aug. 13, 2023, 7:22 a.m.

Happiest of birthdays to your mother-in-law! Thank YOU, Dr. Bear 🥰

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Freya Chase - Aug. 8, 2023, 5:36 a.m.

I would love a flour frosting recipe to lessen the sweetness just a tad

PUL small logo PUL Team - Aug. 9, 2023, 12:58 a.m.

Thanks for the request, Freya, we've noted it down 😊

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Lima - July 26, 2023, 1:26 a.m.

I made it with gluten-free flour and it was great. I would love to share with you my experience to spread the benefit

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 27, 2023, 2:41 a.m.

Hey Lima, we'd love to hear it!

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Lima - July 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m.

Hello dear can I use gluten free flour?

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 26, 2023, 11:51 p.m.

Hey Lima, we've heard positive reviews with gluten-free flour. A mix of gluten-free flours typically works best :)

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Alex - March 19, 2023, 11:22 a.m.

Sadia and team,

This was the BEST cake recipe I have ever had! I also can't believe that I made this... I'm not a baker!

We made it yesterday to celebrate my Mom's 72nd Birthday and everyone in my family was impressed too! My Mom described it as a "juicy" cake (there's nothing worse than a dry cake, and this was the complete opposite!), my 6-year old nephew said it tasted like pancakes (with the maple syrup), and even my Dad (who doesn't like maple syrup) loved this cake!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! So delicious and fun! Your recipes make me so happy (and now my family too!)

Thanks for making my Mom's birthday so special.

Have a great day!

Thank you,
Alex

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 19, 2023, 6:31 p.m.

Oh, Alex, happiest of birthdays to your mom 🥳 we're so incredibly honoured the cake was part of the festivities! It means so much 💛

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Stine - Feb. 9, 2023, 12:02 p.m.

Hi PUL team

Thanks for inspiring videos and recipes <3
Do you think it would work to add some fresh or frozen blueberries to the batter? And could I use coconut sugar or cane sugar instead of the regular sugar?

Thanks

PUL small logo PUL Team - Feb. 9, 2023, 10:35 p.m.

Hey Stine, we've added berries to the middle frosting layer when assembling the cake before which worked wonderfully. That would be the safest bet. We imagine you could add berries to the batter itself too, but we'd recommend fresh blueberries rather than frozen ones to reduce extra moisture and colour streaking. We haven't tested out the cake with other types of sugar so can't say with certainty. If experiment with it we'd love to hear how it goes 🙂

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Ava - Jan. 18, 2023, 9:52 p.m.

This is a real cake that holds its own instead of some halfhearted vegan substitution. I made it for a large group and heard secondhand that people were RAVING about it behind my back. After being informed it was vegan multiple people come up to me and asked because they didn't believe it. "Don't worry, it's still a sugary dessert. I would never trick you with a health food."

I've never baked anything like this before, and it was a really satisfying chemistry experiment. All of the PUL recipes I've tried are gold (non vegans love them too), so they help bridge the social disconnect I've been struggling with since going plant based. Thank you PUL!!

PUL small logo PUL Team - Jan. 20, 2023, 3:49 a.m.

Hey Ava, we're so thrilled the cake and other PUL recipes are being enjoyed! It means so much. Thank YOU for the kind words and letting PUL be part of your journey with plants 🌱

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Super cake - Nov. 2, 2022, 10:28 a.m.

Wow! That’s amazing cake. I love it. So delicious🤤 And it so easy to do, really? In short, I’m in love)

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Shara - July 27, 2022, 7:49 p.m.

Hello! I love your recipes sooo much, and I really want to try this one but the caramel sauce never gets the right consistenci for me, is always too thick that i can't use it, i l'm using vegan butter earth balance, do you think that could be the problem?

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 28, 2022, 3:26 p.m.

Hey there, Shara, we suspect the caramel sauce could work with butter although haven't tested it out so are not certain. If you're finding it's consistently too thick that may be the culprit. You can consider stirring in a splash more coconut cream to thin out the sauce if that butter is the most accessible 🙂

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Victoria - July 23, 2022, 1:49 a.m.

I made them into cupcakes and added some matcha powder, delicious! I did 1/3d of the recipe (made 5-6 cupcakes) and did 1-1/2 tsp matcha powder. Perfect amount of sweetness. Probably would benefit from buttercream frosting, but we just ate it on its own.

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 23, 2022, 2:03 a.m.

Mmm sounds delicious, Victoria, thank you for sharing your experience with it!

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Kristin - June 23, 2022, 2:40 p.m.

Hi guys, I tried making cupcakes with this recipe. Taste is amazing and also super moist but it is super sticky. What can I do that this is not the case. I tried reducing or even putting no coconut-oil but it did not help. Thanks for you help.

PUL small logo PUL Team - June 24, 2022, 4:20 p.m.

Hey there, Kristin, a lovely idea to try cupcakes! We sometimes get sticky baked goods due to a reaction between sugar and water that may be in the air. Did you measure using the gram and mL amounts listed, or using the cup and Tbsp amounts?

In case you use cup measurements, perhaps it might help to ensure that the sugar isn't too packed in the cup, but rather, gently spooned into the measuring cup and levelled. This will ensure that not too much sugar is added if you give the recipe another try. Allowing the cupcakes to cool completely before storing can also help since it reduces the amount of steam or water that may be trapped in the storage container. We hope this helps for now, Kristin, and do let us know if you experiment more with it 🙂

Kristin - June 26, 2022, 8:38 p.m.

Hi it worked perfectly with less sugar and letting it cool completely before taking the cupcakes out of the baking pan. 👍

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Sheila - April 3, 2022, 7:59 p.m.

Amazingly delicious 😋

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Sherri - March 27, 2022, 6:42 a.m.

Made the Vanilla Caramel Cake today for my mom's 75th birthday. Everyone loved it.

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 27, 2022, 8:47 p.m.

Wow we're so honoured the cake was part of the special day, Sherri! Happiest of birthdays to your mom 💚

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Zewa - March 18, 2022, 10:05 p.m.

Hi can you make more helthey dessert recipes?

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 18, 2022, 10:58 p.m.

Thanks for the request, Zewa, we've noted it down! In the meantime, if you're interested and haven't already seen, you can find all of our dessert recipes here: pickuplimes.com/recipe/?sb=&a… ☺️

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Sofi - March 12, 2022, 1:48 a.m.

Could you substitute the flour with cake flour? I don't have coconut oil on hand right now but would sunflower oil work in its place?

Thank you! 😊

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 12, 2022, 7:18 p.m.

Hey Sofi! We haven't tried either ourselves so we can't say with absolute certainty. Cake flour generally has a lower protein amount than all-purpose with the addition of corn starch. You'll likely need more cake flour, such as approximately 1/3 cup total, and the texture will likely be more fluffy.

Vegetable oil should work, but will likely result in a cake that is a bit more crumbly and less moist, perhaps also giving a nuttier taste if sunflower oil is used. If you do give it a try, let us know how you find it 😊 We also preferred coconut oil because the hardening of coconut oil at room temperature helps maintain the structure of the cake a bit more. We hope this helps for now!

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Magali - March 6, 2022, 2:03 a.m.

Delicious! My husband said it tasted like a wedding cake.

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 7, 2022, 5:10 a.m.

So happy to hear, Magali, thank you!

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Petranka - Feb. 16, 2022, 4:57 p.m.

Can I use lemon juice instead of vinegar?

Saffron - Feb. 16, 2022, 6:52 p.m.

Yes, you can :)

PUL small logo PUL Team - Feb. 16, 2022, 10:18 p.m.

Hey, Petranka, and thanks for sharing, Saffron! Indeed lemon juice can be used. We hope you enjoy the cake 😊

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Heleen - Jan. 22, 2022, 12:16 p.m.

Wow, what a gorgeous and delicious cake this is!! I made this for my birthday and everyone who tried a piece loved it. When I told them it was vegan, they could not believe it at first! Thank you so much for this recipe PUL team. Definitely going to make it again in the future :))

PUL small logo PUL Team - Jan. 23, 2022, 8:04 p.m.

So glad the cake was enjoyed! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays as well, Heleen 🥳❣️

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Faye - Dec. 20, 2021, 9:44 p.m.

Hi PUL team and thank you for making my life tastier!!! Your recipes are so easy to cook and so far have not failed me!

Could I use double cream instead of coconut cream for this recipe? Although I like coconut, sometimes I feel the taste of coconut cream can be quite strong for me!

Thank you and happy holidays🎄

PUL small logo PUL Team - Dec. 21, 2021, 5:49 a.m.

Aw we're so honoured to hear, Faye - thank you 😃 Since we only use plant-based products here at PUL we haven't tested it out, but we hope you enjoy the cake if you're able to give it a try. Wishing you a very happy holidays as well 💚

Faye - Dec. 21, 2021, 1:54 p.m.

Thank you for the reply. I meant vegan double cream. I'm based in the UK and we have such a variety of vegan alternatives.

PUL small logo PUL Team - Dec. 21, 2021, 4:52 p.m.

Hey Faye, apologies for the confusion! So lovely to have access to various plant-based options 🙂 We haven't experimented with vegan double cream but believe it would work in the sauce. If you give it try and there's a stronger cream taste to the sauce than desired, adding a tad more syrup or sugar may help. We hope you enjoy the cake if you experiment with it 😃

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Mihi - Dec. 11, 2021, 11:36 a.m.

Great recipe 😋

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Mihi - Dec. 11, 2021, 11:36 a.m.

Hi guys, thanks for your awesome content I've been with you for 3 years from the beginning of my vegan lifestyle. I wanted to make this cake for my boyfriend's bday, like many others here do :) Can I double up on the ingredients and cut the cakes then in two so that the cake is taller, has 4 layers? I hope that makes sense and that the cake can be baked that thick. I'm a newb when it comes to sweets :)

PUL small logo PUL Team - Dec. 14, 2021, 2:57 a.m.

Hi Mihi! Thanks for sharing the kind words with us, and so nice of you to make a cake for your boyfriend. We're so grateful you've been part of the PUL family for so long too 💚

We haven't doubled this cake recently, although it's possible! If you choose to double the recipe, you could either split the batter between two pans, or use a taller pan depending on the height of yours to begin with. The cake will take a bit longer to bake, so we'd recommend checking in 3-5 minute increments after the initial 35 and removing the cake when the edges are golden and a thin wooden skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean 🙂

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Jane - Oct. 22, 2021, 5:49 a.m.

Most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted let alone made myself!

PUL small logo PUL Team - Oct. 22, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

Such a big compliment, Jane! Huge props for making it on your own as well 🤗

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Steph - Sept. 16, 2021, 9:57 a.m.

Made this as muffins and they were great!

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Caitlen - Sept. 15, 2021, 3:46 p.m.

Hi PUL Team! I'm planning on baking this cake for my boyfriend's birthday - would it be ok to bake the cake (and decorate it) a day in advance? Thanks for all the absolutely delicious recipes!! :)

PUL small logo PUL Team - Sept. 15, 2021, 5:21 p.m.

Hey there, Caitlen, so honoured a PUL recipe is being considered for the special occasion! How nice of you to make a cake too 😃 You can definitely make the cake in advance, and adding the icing ahead of time is no problem as well 😊 I'd personally recommend adding the caramel and/or fruit just before serving though so that it looks the nicest. Our chocolate cake tends to stay fresh for longer so that may be another option if you're interested: pickuplimes.com/recipe/easy-v…. Happiest of birthdays to your boyfriend 🥳

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Michelle - July 28, 2021, 11:10 p.m.

Hello! I really want to make this cake for my mum’s birthday but I have a couple questions before I do 😊 First, can I swap the margarine in the caramel sauce for vegan butter? Also could I swap the coconut oil for vegan butter as well? And finally, I think I’ve seen cans of just coconut cream, would I be able to use that instead of taking it from canned coconut milk? Ah so sorry for so many questions!!

Ps I absolutely love your recipes and the new website looks amazing!!

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 29, 2021, 7:11 p.m.

Hi Michelle, so kind of you to make a cake for your mum's birthday! We appreciate your kind words so much as well 😃

We believe butter would work in place of margarine in the caramel sauce for certain. As for the butter in the cake itself, I'm not 100% sure, but my intuition tells me that should work as well. It will likely, though, impart a bit of a buttery taste to the cake, compared to refined coconut oil which is more neutral in flavour. But if you like the taste of vegan butter, that should be fine. Do let us know if you give the cake a try 🤗 And happy bday to your mum 🥳

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Kayla - July 27, 2021, 6:53 a.m.

My family isn't usually into white/vanilla type cakes, (we always go for chocolate), but this cake is one big exception. Super moist, very rich caramel flavor.....ridiculously DELICIOUS! Thank you!!!

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 28, 2021, 7:50 p.m.

So glad the cake was enjoyed, Kayla! Thank you for taking the time to share :D

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Ray - July 26, 2021, 1:48 p.m.

Can I use vegeable oi instead of coconut oil?

Ray - July 27, 2021, 3:21 p.m.

Hello, is anyone up for a little advise, I just want to know if I can use vegetable oil in place coconut oil???

PUL small logo PUL Team - July 28, 2021, 3:40 a.m.

Hey Ray, apologies that we couldn't answer your question right away. We haven't tried it ourselves so we can't say with 100% certainty, but we just chatted about it amongst the team and with our understanding of baking, we think vegetable oil should work, but will likely result in a cake that is a bit more crumbly and a bit less moist. If you do give it a try, let us know how you find it 😊 We also preferred coconut oil because the hardening of coconut oil at room temperature also helps maintain the structure of the cake a bit more. I hope this helps for now! 🍰

Ray - July 28, 2021, 2:27 p.m.

Really disappointed😔

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Ariene - June 16, 2021, 6:32 p.m.

Hi!
I recently made the chocolate cake, which is divine!! I used oat milk instead of soy milk for that recipe and it worked perfectly. Would that be possible for this recipe as well? Thank you for the wonderful recipes you share!

PUL small logo PUL Team - June 18, 2021, 1:55 a.m.

Hello, Ariene, thank you for the question! Oat milk will work in place of the soy milk. Happy baking 🎂

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Emily - June 7, 2021, 12:59 a.m.

Hi! I just made this cake today and it was so delicious! The cake was moist and the frosting was amazing. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe!

PUL small logo PUL Team - June 7, 2021, 3:26 p.m.

Thank you for taking the time to share the review, Emily, and so happy the cake was enjoyed 🤗

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Kim - April 9, 2021, 7:01 a.m.

I made this cake for a Passover/Easter celebration and EVERYONE loved it!!

PUL small logo PUL Team - April 9, 2021, 11:15 p.m.

We're so glad everyone enjoyed it, Kim!

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Silvia Pusceddu - March 27, 2021, 4:14 p.m.

Hello! I made this wonderful cake already twice! it is easy even if it takes a bit of time for the cooling and so on, which is normal. However, the cake taste is just amazing and it comes exactly as explained! My guests loved it a lot and it was great to prepare a vegan cake for non-vegans! they were so surprised! The sugars can be a little too much, but since it is an indulgence for every once in a while I can say this cake is just amazing, and 5 starts! Thank you so so much! I am now trying the chocolate on from you !!! Much Love xxx SIlvia

PUL small logo PUL Team - April 2, 2021, 7:26 p.m.

This is so lovely to hear, Silvia! Thanks for sharing your review with us 🥰

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