Comments on: Vegan Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream

By: Sadhna

Sadhna — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:12:26 +0000

Sarah, These desserts look so gosh great. Thank you so much for your insights and your pointed instructions. I did enjoy reading through this site. I have three questions and would greatly appreciate your guidance. Can you see below ? 1) Why does this recipe, and the one for the cranberry-orange-pound-cake ,both call for tenderness/fluffiness by creaming of sugar with butter and alternating addition of wet and dry ingredients, while most of your other cake recipes require neither of these 2 steps? I am trying to make lower glycemic desserts and I understand that flour and sugar provide desserts with tenderness/airiness and moisture. 2)Would I be able to substitute spelt flour for all-purpose flour in your recipes? 3) Would I be able to apply to your recipes sugar substitutes that I've in general read about and listed in your article 'is sugar vegan' , for example 1x1 date paste ,or 1x1 date sugar ,or 3/4 cup maple syrup (with corresponding 3-4 tbsp liquid reduction) or 1/2 tsp stevia (with 1/3 cup apple sauce or fruit puree to add moisture)?

By: Sarah McMinn

Sarah McMinn — Mon, 25 May 2020 17:38:30 +0000

In reply to Kara. You could use this recipe. Each batch makes about a 9" cake pan.

By: Kara

Kara — Sat, 23 May 2020 02:23:44 +0000

I didn’t see a plain vanilla cake recipe on your blog. Would this be ok as a vanilla cake, just leaving out the lemon extract and lemon juice? Do you think I will need to add extra liquid? Thanks!

By: Sarah McMinn

Sarah McMinn — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:15:22 +0000

In reply to Sally. I don't recommend it. Coconut butter has a different melting temperature than vegan butter, which would greatly affect the texture.

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:48:09 +0000

Could butter be substituted with the same amount of coconut oil?

By: Sarah McMinn

Sarah McMinn — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:08:42 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth. Yes, I think that would be great!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:27:00 +0000

Can you make this into a bundt cake?
Thanks!