(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available) Orange Vegan Cake 2¾ cups (330 grams) cake flour ½ teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup (200 grams) vegetable shortening 2 cups (360 grams) organic cane sugar 3 ounces (90 milliliters) soymilk Grated zest of 1 orange
Egg-replacer 6 ounces (180 grams) liquid flax 3 tablespoons (50 grams) pumpkin purée ½ teaspoon xanthan gum (or vegetable gum) in 1 ounce (30 milliliters) water
Directions (to make a kind of egg-substitute): The idea is to make somekind of liquid by heating flaxseed and water.
- preheat a pan
- pour 20 ounces of water into the pan, add 100 grams of flaxseed
- stir a little bit, and let sit for 4-5 minutes until boils
- wait a litle bit, then strain the liquid into a cup, don’t wait too long since the liquid will solidify
- the result is slimy liquid imitating egg-whites, so it will bind the ingredients
- for our cake measure 6 ounces (180 grams), and the remains can be stored in freezer for many weeks for later use
- let it cool before combining with the flour
Directions (to make another kind of egg-substitute): Mix the xanthan gum and hot water fast & vigorously until becomes paste.
Directions (to make the cake):
- pour shortening (Smart Balance) and sugar into mixing bowl,
- switch on mixer in slow speed, when they kind of mixed
together, the mixer can be turned faster until it becomes cream, then
turn it off, mixing process takes 2-3 minutes
- add the first kind of egg-substitute, the pumkin puree and the second kind of egg-substitute
- turn on the mixer from slower to faster speed until all of
them mixed perfectly, then turn it off, the result is a smooth mixture
as basic for the cake
- combine salt, baking soda and baking powder with the flour, mix a little bit then pour into the mixing bowl
- turn the mixer slowly, pour the soymilk into the bowl, add the
orange zest, turn faster for a while until mixed perfectly, then turn
it off, mixing process takes 4-5 minutes
- prepare 2 thick baking pans, put a little bit of oil on the surface, rub evenly, then spread a little bit of flour on them
- pour the batter evenly into the baking pans
- put both pans into preheated 350 degrees F oven
- bake for 30-35 minutes depending on the thickness of the batter in the pans
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