Vegan lemon sheet cake
- Richard Makin
Published: January 12, 2021 at 4:22 PM
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Serves 12
Easy
Total time: 1 hr and 30 mins
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Use olive oil in place of butter and chia seeds instead of eggs in this beautiful grown-up take on a classic lemon cake. It makes for a much lighter (and totally vegan) bake
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Try this lusciously light vegan lemon traybake, then check out our vegan lemon drizzle cake, vegan banana bread, vegan carrot cake, vegan blueberry muffins, vegan chocolate cake and vegan birthday cake.
For more lemon cake ideas, try out lemon drizzle cake, lemon cake and lemon loaf cake.
Recipe author Richard Makin says: "The chia seeds work like little sponges when soaked and help to bind the ingredients together in a similar manner to eggs. This guarantees a perfectly bouncy, moist cake made entirely from plants!"
Read our guide on what are chia seeds and where to buy them for advice on purchasing this ingredient online.
Ingredients
Nutrition
CAKE
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250ml extra-virgin olive oil
plus extra for the tin
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2 tbsp chia seeds
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2 lemons
zested, plus 2 tbsp of juice
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250ml unsweetened soy milk
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¼ tsp vanilla extract
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320g caster sugar
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350g plain flour
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1½ tsp baking powder
DECORATE
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350g icing sugar
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60ml lemon juice
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1 lemon
zested
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poppy seeds
to decorate (optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal540
- fat22.4g
- saturates3.3g
- carbs79.3g
- sugars56.3g
- fibre2.4g
- protein4.1g
- salt0.6g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Oil and line a deep 24cm x 32cm sheet pan or roasting tin.
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step 2
Whisk together the chia seeds and 4 tbsp of water in a small bowl. Set aside and leave the mixture to gel.
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step 3
Put the lemon zest and juice, soy milk, vanilla and olive oil in a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend on high speed until thick and creamy – it should be similar in texture to an aïoli.
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step 4
Combine the caster sugar and chia seed mixture in a large bowl. Add the blended soy milk mixture, then whisk until smooth.
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step 5
Sieve the flour into a separate bowl, then add the baking powder and 1 tsp of salt.
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step 6
Add the flour mixture to the milk/sugar/oil mixture in three stages, mixing gently between each addition. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and put in the oven. Bake for 40 minutes, then remove from the oven and put the baking tray onto a wire rack. Allow the cake to cool completely.
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step 7
For the glaze, sift the icing sugar into a medium bowl. Squeeze the lemon juice through the sieve to catch any pips. Whisk together well until smooth. Pour the glaze over the cake and spread to cover the surface with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with poppy seeds, if you like, and leave to set for 15 minutes. Slice into 12 pieces, sprinkle with the lemon zest and serve.
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Richard MakinVegan columnist
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