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Vegan Vanilla Oreo Cake

A creamy, nostalgic vegan cake featuring bold flavors of vanilla and crunchy Oreos, perfect for any celebration.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Vegan
Calories: 350
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the cake
  • 480 ml dairy-free milk (unsweetened soy milk)
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 400 g self raising flour
  • 300 g caster sugar (fine white sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 120 ml sunflower oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 pieces golden Oreo cookies (roughly chopped)
For the frosting
  • 530 g dairy-free butter Use room-temperature for best results.
  • 60 g dairy-free cream cheese Use room-temperature for best results.
  • 500 g powdered or icing sugar
  • 0.5 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or seeds from 1 vanilla pod
  • dairy-free milk if needed Add to adjust frosting consistency.
  • as needed Whole and ground Vanilla Oreos for decoration

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C and line three 8-inch cake tins with greaseproof paper.
  2. In a bowl, combine the dairy-free milk and apple cider vinegar; let it sit for 10 minutes to curdle.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda.
  4. Mix the oil into the buttermilk with vanilla.
  5. Combine wet and dry ingredients, then fold in the chopped Oreos.
Baking
  1. Pour batter into cake tins and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  2. Cool the cakes on a rack.
Frosting and Decoration
  1. For the frosting, whip dairy-free butter and cream cheese until creamy.
  2. Sift in icing sugar and vanilla, mix until smooth.
  3. Layer the cakes with frosting and optional Oreo crumbs.
  4. Chill to set, then frost the edges smoothly and decorate with Oreos.
  5. Slice and enjoy.

Notes

Let the buttermilk sit the full 10 minutes. Use room-temperature dairy-free butter and cream cheese for a silky frosting. If your frosting looks too stiff, add a splash of dairy-free milk, one teaspoon at a time. Crumble Oreos by hand for varied texture. Warm cake layers before frosting if too firm.