Shag Cake
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I use frozen berries when I make cakes & muffins, for me it is easier to have frozen berries on hand rather than fresh, but you can use fresh with no changes to amounts or method.
To make the mock buttermilk you will combine the acid -typically lemon juice or vinegar- with the soy milk and let it stand to thicken for about 5 minutes before using in your recipe. Soy milk is the only plant milk that will thicken like a real buttermilk, so if you cannot use soy you CAN substitute another plant milk but it will not thicken up
To make the mock buttermilk you will combine the acid -typically lemon juice or vinegar- with the soy milk and let it stand to thicken for about 5 minutes before using in your recipe. Soy milk is the only plant milk that will thicken like a real buttermilk, so if you cannot use soy you CAN substitute another plant milk but it will not thicken up
Serves: 1- 7" cake
Ingredients
- For the Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Layers:
- Soy Milk 1½ cups (355ml)
- Lemon Juice 3 Tablespoons (90ml)
- Coconut or Vegetable Oil ½ cup (118ml)
- Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons
- Lemon Zest from 2 lemons (approx 3-4 teaspoons zest)
- Vegan Butter 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) (113g)
- All Purpose Flour 3 cups (375g)
- Granulated Sugar 1¾ cups (275g)
- Baking Soda 2 teaspoons
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Blueberries 2 cups
- 1 Recipe American Style Buttercream
Instructions
- First prepare your cake pans with professional bakery pan grease & parchment lining.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F
- Melt the vegan butter and reserve
- Combine the soy milk with the lemon juice *see note above and then add the vanilla extract.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and the lemon zest and whisk together to incorporate all the ingredients well.
- Add the liquids, the mock buttermilk, vanilla and the melted vegan butter and oil and whisk smooth.
- Fold in the blueberries and then divide the batter evenly between your prepared pans.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30-35 minutes for the 7" layers. If your layers are larger, that would mean the batter is thinner and you will bake for several minutes less at the same temperature.
- No matter what size pan I am making I always check my cake layers at about 20 minutes anyway just to see how they are doing so I can get a gauge on how much longer they need from there.
- While the cakes are baking you will prepare the American Style Buttercream as per the instructions on that page.
- Color it as desired and get your disposable pastry bags with the grass tips inserted ready to go.
- Decorate cake as shown in the YouTube video linked above!! OR CLICK HERE FOR FULL TUTORIAL!
Notes
Decorated Shag Cake can stay at room temperature for several hours, or even days, as long as your room is very cool and dry.
Hot humid temps will cause the cake to droop from the heavy decor.
For longer storage - up to 1 week- keep refrigerated wrapped airtight to prevent staling
Hot humid temps will cause the cake to droop from the heavy decor.
For longer storage - up to 1 week- keep refrigerated wrapped airtight to prevent staling
Recipe by Gretchen's Vegan Bakery at https://www.gretchensveganbakery.com/shag-cake/