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Recipe by Faigy Cohen

Basic Cake Recipe with Parve (Dairy-Free) Buttercream

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Parve Parve
Easy Easy
10 Servings
Allergens

I use this basic sponge cake recipe for all of my birthday cakes since it’s fluffy enough, yet it’s not too crumbly and won’t fall apart when working with it.

Ingredients

Cake

  • 4 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 cup oil

  • 3/4 cup orange juice

Parve Buttercream

Directions

Prepare the Cake Batter

1.

Beat the eggs and sugars on high for a full 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix on medium speed for another few minutes.

2.

Follow the baking directions to make the Circus Tent CakeHello Kitty Cake, Construction Cake – or build your own creation!

Prepare the Parve Buttercream

1.

Place all ingredients into the mixer and beat on high for three to five minutes, stopping to scrape the sides until well mixed.

Notes:

I copied this recipe off the side of the Domino confectioners’ sugar box many years ago, and no matter how many recipes I’ve tried, I always go back to this one for its amazing consistency. Occasionally, when I’m looking for a shortcut, I’ll buy a ready-made tub of buttercream, which also works very well.
Basic Cake Recipe with Parve (Dairy-Free) Buttercream

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Schwartz Renee
6 months ago

I made this with spelt pastry flour, swapped out 1/3 cup for cocoa powder for a chocolate cake, and it was delicious!

Kimberly Elgarbi
Kimberly Elgarbi
1 year ago

Hi!

What kind of oil and sugar are best to use?

For sugar, would it work with unbleached cane sugar/turbinado sugar?

Thanks!

Raquel
Raquel
Reply to  Kimberly Elgarbi
1 year ago

Unbleached cane sugar is great and I would use any neutral flavored oil such as canola, sunflower etc.

Toby
Toby
1 year ago

perfect

Tova Berko
Tova Berko
1 year ago

Needed extra time to bake, but otherwise it was delicious!

shevi friedlander
shevi friedlander
1 year ago

could i halve the recipe?

Faigy Cohen
Faigy Cohen
Reply to  shevi friedlander
1 year ago

Yes, you can!