Ingredients

The following ingredients have 10 Servings
  • For the cake: 
  • Vegan butter, for greasing pans
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsweetened vegan milk
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup vegan rainbow sprinkles
  • For the strawberry buttercream:
  • ½ cup vegan butter, room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted, divided
  • 2 tablespoons strawberry preserves
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup vegan rainbow sprinkles, for topping
  • Sliced or halved strawberries, for topping

Instruction

  • For the cake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans with vegan butter, then line with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine milk and apple cider vinegar and let sit for one minute. 
  • In a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat milk and vinegar mixture with vegetable oil and vanilla extract until combined and slightly foamy. Turn off mixer and change attachment to paddle.
  • With mixer running on low speed, add dry ingredients and continue to mix until well incorporated and smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Fold in sprinkles.
  • Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Place on top rack of oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes. 
  • Carefully turn cakes upside down, allowing cakes to slide out, and then place on a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting. 
  • For the buttercream frosting, in a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Turn mixer to low and add 2 cups of powdered sugar, strawberry preserves, almond milk, and vanilla extract; continue mixing until well combined. Add remaining powdered sugar and salt and mix again for 1 minute before increasing speed to medium-high and mixing until smooth. 
  • Place one cake layer on a plate. Spread frosting evenly over top. Place second layer on top and frost evenly on top and sides of layer cake. Sprinkle with sprinkles and top with strawberries before serving.