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The Best Vegan Layer Cakes

January 3, 2025 By Gretchen

You’ve come to the best place for all things vegan baking!

All the recipes are complete with step by step video tutorials  for no fail results!

25 of the Best Vegan Cakes

 

All of my layer cakes are what I call “building on recipes” projects

Meaning you will have to prepare several recipes in advance before building the final cake
I list everything in order of what to make first so your time spent in the kitchen is minimized
With maximum efficiency and the least amount of stress possible

 

Click the links below to grab the recipes with video tutorials!

#1 TRIPLE STRAWBERRY CAKE 

Strawberry Cake Recipe

 

#2 BROOKLYN BLACKOUT CAKE

The Ultimate Vegan Brooklyn Blackout Cake

#3 CLASSIC COCONUT LAYER CAKE

Classic Coconut Layer Cake

#4 CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE

Chocolate Eclair Cake

#5 STRAWBERRY VANILLA RUFFLE CAKE

Strawberry Vanilla Ruffle Cake

#6 MATCHA CAKE ~ OMBRE

Matcha Cake Recipe ~ Vegan Green Tea Cake

# 7 ~ BLACK ‘N’ WHITE CAKE 

Black and White Cookie Cake

 

#8 SNICKERS CAKE

Snickers Cake ~Vegan

#9 PRALINES & CREAM CAKE

Pralines and Cream Cake

#10 BLACKBERRY CREAM CAKE

Blackberry Vanilla Cream Cake

 

 

#11 CHAI PEAR CAKE 

chai pear cake

 

#12 CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE

Bakery Style Chocolate Mousse Cake

 

#13 RED VELVET

Vegan Red Velvet Cake

 

#14 CLASSIC VANILLA BIRTHDAY

Vegan Vanilla Birthday Cake

 

#15 CHERRY CORDIAL CAKE 

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake

 

#16 CALIFORNIA FRUIT & CUSTARD CAKE 

California Fruit Cake

 

#17 CLASSIC CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY 

Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake

 

 

#18 BOSTON CREAM PIE

Boston Creme Pie

 

#19 BOSTON MOUSSE CAKE 

Boston Mousse Cake

 

#20 ORANGE CARDAMOM CAKE

Orange Cardamom Cake

#21 NO BAKE MELTAWAY CAKE

No Bake Meltaway Cake

#22 CHANTILLY CAKE

Vegan Chantilly Cake

#23 NAPOLEON CAKE

Vegan Napoleon Cake

#24 TUXEDO MOUSSE CAKE

Tuxedo Cake ~ Costco Copy Cat Recipe

#25 BANANA DREAM CAKE 

 

Vegan Banana Dream Cake

 

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  1. Linda Friedman

    July 4, 2024 at 12:46 am

    Hi, Gretchen, I’m looking for ice cream cone shaped cookies to use as party favors at a bridal shower (July 21). The theme is a ce cream )”he scooped her up”). Can you help. The. Rides best friend Lindsay said you make great cookies

    Thanks

    • Gretchen

      July 4, 2024 at 12:32 pm

      Hi Linda~ So I am assuming you mean cut out cookies to ice with royal icing?
      In which case yes CLICK HERE!

  2. Andrea Brinnel

    April 14, 2025 at 1:13 pm

    I was requested to make your cannoli cake recipe for a wedding cake for a small wedding. I was thinking about doubling the recipe and doing 4 8″ layers. I haven’t made this recipe before and was wondering if four layers would hold up well. The cake will need to be transported – 4 4-hour car ride, so it needs to be sturdy and I know that some cakes stack high better than others. Also, which buttercream do you think would be the most stable for this?

    • Gretchen

      April 14, 2025 at 7:47 pm

      This is a sturdy cake recipe for sure!
      Yes to double for 4-8″ layers
      Any buttercream recipe you like the most will be stable if you add shortening to it
      In my bakery (& all of my professional career actually) shortening was always included in the recipe. Typically it was always a 50-50 ratio of butter:shortening
      But now that I do not travel with cakes or need them to display for hours on end, I always leave out the shortening altogether
      That said ~whatever amount you take out in butter, replace with shortening
      A hi Ratio cake shortening like SWEETEX brand will be the best
      CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE BUTTERCREAM RECIPES
      *American Buttercream is my choice

      Keep it refrigerated overnight to get it super cold throughout, then only take it out once you are ready to get in the car & leave, AC on will be helpful

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