The Real Deal Pound Cake

If you love pound cake like I do, this one's the real deal! Pound cake was my favorite cake growing up and for years now I've been searching high and low for an authentic vegan pound cake recipe. Well, my search just ended!!

TIP: Make sure the oven is nice and hot and at temperature for a good 20 min. before you pop her in the oven to make sure she rises properly.

Wet Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sunflower oil
• 1/2 cup plain or vanilla soy yogurt
• 1/2 cup blended silken tofu (blend first, then measure)*
• 3/4 cup soy or rice milk (vanilla or plain)
• 1 1/4 cups cane sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla & 2 tsp lemon extract OR 4 tsp vanilla extract

* If you don't have silken tofu, replace with 1/4 cup vegan yogurt & 1/4 cup vegan milk

Dry Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour (ie; white. Sorry, if it's whole wheat it ain't pound cake)
• 3 Tbsp arrowroot powder (or corn starch)
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Lemon Icing:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp lemon extract

Method:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Lightly oil a loaf pan

In a large bowl combine wet ingredients. Use an electric mixer to beat until smooth, about 2 min.

Sift dry ingredients into wet mixture. Stir to combine then beat with electric mixter for 1.5 to 2 minutes until a very thick batter forms. Do not overmix.

Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 60 - 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Make sure the top inside isn't still 'gooey'.  (depending on your oven, it may have to bake shorter or longer.  Since posting this recipe I've gotten a new oven and find I need to bake it about 70 min)

Combine ingredients for icing in a bowl, whisk to make smooth with a spoon or electric beater, and pour over cake once it has cooled.


Important: The following steps ensure a "moist" pound cake without a hard outer 'crust': Remove from oven and let rest in pan 10 minutes, then cover with foil and let rest another 15 minutes or so. Remove from pan, place on wire rack and loosely cover with foil, including as well as you can under the wire rack. Cake should cool a few more hours before slicing.