Vegan Orange and Toasted Coconut Cake ♥
Delicious, so fluffy, covered with a super creamy frosting (the once every now and then kind of deal, hihi), and with a nice crunchy touch thanks to the toasted coconut... yummy!

I love this cake because the balance of flavors is really pleasant! The freshness of the orange, the nutty flavor of the coconut, the gentle touch of vanilla from the frosting... woah! I think I might go back to the kitchen and make another cake after I finish this entry!

I also made a video of this recipe just to clarify the procedure a little bit more. Besides, I show you how I decorated the cake so that the orange slices look as if they were hiding inside the frosting. But you know, you can decorate it however you like or however it's easier for you.

Vegan Orange and Toasted Coconut Cake Alternatives

Even if you just want to make an orange pound cake, without the frosting, it's also a super good option! Just pour the mixture into a pound cake pan and double check the baking time, as it may slightly increase or decrease depending on the size of the pan.

Also, if you don't want to make a 4-tier cake (I use are 7″ cake pans), you can make a 2-tier cake using 2 larger pans (9″), just like the pound cake idea, just double check the baking time so that the cake doesn't dry out or end up a little raw in the center.

Without further ado, let's dive into the recipe! I hope you like it ♥

Vegan Orange and Toasted Coconut Cake

Vegan Orange and Toasted Coconut Cake. Easy to make, extra delicious, so fluffy and 100% vegan!

Author Annie

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Prep Time 35 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Decoration Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Servings 18 people

Course Dessert

Cuisine Vegan

Ingredients

  

Cake

• 600 ml soy milk (or any other plant milk)
• 1½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 500 g all purpose flour
• 55 g corn starch
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• 120 ml fresh orange juice
• 2 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 420 g sugar
• 220 ml melted margarine or vegan butter (equals 190 g solid margarine)

Frosting

• 213 g margarine or vegan butter room temperature
• 213 g vegetable shortening
• 550 g icing sugar previously sieved
• 2½ tablespoon vanilla extract (to get a fully white frosting, use clear vanilla extract)
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Others

• 100 g shredded coconut, toasted

Instructions

 

Cake

• Preheat oven to 180°C. Prepare four 7" cake pans by greasing and flouring them. Reserve.
• In a medium bowl, add soy milk, apple cider vinegar and whisk until foamy. Let it rest for 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl sieve flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Reserve.
• Bring back the bowl with the milk and apple cider vinegar, and add orange juice, orange zest, vanilla, and give it a mix. Add sugar and stir. Finally, add melted margarine/vegan butter (lukewarm) and mix.
• Add the previous mix to the dry ingredients and mix until no flour lumps are visible. Don't overmix, otherwise it could affect the cake texture.
• Divide the batter evenly between the 4 cake molds and bake for 30-34 minutes or until you insert a toothpick in the center of the cake and it comes out clean. I bake two pans at a time due to my oven model, but if you can pop all of them in at once, go for it. Just double check the baking time.
• Once they're cooked, remove from the oven and let them cool down for 15 minutes (still in the cake pans). Afterwards, tap the pans a little bit and flip them over (you can use a cooling rack to help yourself flipping the pans).

Frosting

• While the cake tiers are cooling down, make the frosting by beating the margarine until creamy and fluffy (about 4-5 minutes).
• Add the vegetable shortening and keep beating until well combined.
• Add half of the icing sugar, and beat until combined. Add the other half and beat 2 minutes.
• Finally, add vanilla, salt and beat for another 2 more minutes. Reserve.

Cake assembling

• To assemble the cake, place one layer of cake on a plate or cake base. Spread some frosting on top (about three ice cream scoops of frosting). Add 50 g toasted coconut and continue adding up the rest of the layers: cake, frosting, coconut, cake, frosting, coconut, cake (place the flat part upwards). Cover all the gaps with the rest of the frosting and some more on top of the last tier.
• Decorate the rest of the cake to your liking.

Keywords Orange Cake, Vegan Cake, Vegan dessert