I need a recipe for a *WOW* cake!

[sarannity]

Please help!

We have a charity baking competition on Monday at work and I'm on a mission to prove that vegan cakes are as good as non-vegan cakes!

We are having a blind taste test, so my cake needs to be "good", as opposed to "good for a vegan cake". Unfortunately I do find that with my current repertoire, they would probably taste better with butter, so I'm going to be at a disadvantage :-( Also they can be a little sensitive to not rising quite so much in the middle.

I need a recipe with the quantity in weight, rather than cups, if poss.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Sarann

[bobby]

I know this recipe isn't by weight, and it is for cupcakes, not a cake, but perhaps this would do... these cupcakes are amazing and even my non-vegan husband thought they were the best he has ever tasted.

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes
Adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
Makes about 22 cupcakes

*Obv, use red dye #40 (derived from coal)

Cake
2 cups soy milk
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 ounces red food coloring
4 teaspoons vanilla extract


Add vinegar to soy milk, and set aside to curdle.
Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
Add vegetable oil, food coloring, and vanilla extract to the curdled soy milk, and mix.
Pour liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix.
Fill cupcake liners ¾ full.
Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 20 minutes or until done.

[Puska17]

Hi
I tried this cake at a Vegan Fair last weekend and it was light fluffy and really lemony.
There is wheat or G/F recipes on the following link

http://fairfoods.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/lemon-cake/

[sarannity]

Thanks guys!! I'll give them both a try now! :-D

[Gwydion]

Many *WOW* cakes here that may be of interest:

http://www.maplespice.com/search/label/cake

:)