Easy Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake
This vegan lemon drizzle cake is fluffy, light and zesty! It's easy to prepare and uses only 8 common ingredients. The cake gets its moisture from a simple lemon drizzle or syrup.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time55 mins
Total Time1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 10
To make the vegan lemon cake:
Add all the dry cake ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, zest and salt) to a large mixing bowl. Mix til there are big lumps. Add all the wet ingredients (milk, oil, lemon juice and vanilla) and mix until combined. Some lumps are fine!
Pour the lemon cake batter into your prepared loaf pan.
Bake the cake for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until you can insert a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean. Keep the cake in the loaf pan.
Meanwhile, make the lemon syrup:
Add the sugar and lemon juice to a small saucepan over medium heat.
Mix the mixture until the sugar has completely dissolved. This should take 1-2 minutes.
While the lemon cake is still warm, use a long skewer or knife to generosly poke holes in the cake.
Pour the lemon syrup over the warm cake. Allow the cake to cool in the loaf pan.
To make the icing:
Add all the ingredients to a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Add more lemon juice for a thinner icing or more sugar for a thicker icing.
Remove the lemon cake from the loaf pan.
Drizzle the icing over your cooled cake, allowing the icing to drip down the sides.
Serving the cake:
Optional: Just before serving, top the cake with fresh berries and lemon zest.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for a day or in the fridge for up to 3 days. The cake can be stored without the icing in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- For a richer cake, you can replace 1⁄2 cup (65g) of the all-purpose flour with 2⁄3 cup (65g) almond flour. In addition, to make this vegan lemon cake gluten-free, substitute the all-purpose flour for 1 2⁄3 cups (165g) almond flour and 1 cup (160g) gluten-free all-purpose flour.
- Alternatively, you can use 3 tablespoons of your liquid sweetener of choice. Instead of cooking the mixture on the stovetop, you can simply mix the sweetener with lemon juice in a small bowl.
Serving: 1 slice with icing | Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 2mg