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    Recipes » Recipe Round-Ups

    30 Vegan Birthday Cake Recipes

    Last updated - July 9, 2021; Published - June 23, 2018 By Rhian Williams 2 Comments

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    Are you looking for some Vegan Birthday Cake Recipes?

    I've posted so many cake recipes on my blog, I've decided to compile a list of birthday-worthy sponge cakes. If you want to make a vegan birthday cake for any of your friends or family, there's so much choice in this round-up:

    • simple yet elegant fruit cakes such as strawberry, lemon and orange 
    • decadent chocolate cakes like chocolate mousse cake, Brooklyn blackout cake and chocolate truffle cake
    • red velvet cake
    • Boston cream pie (which is actually a cake!)
    • coffee cake
    • coconut cake!

    All of these Vegan Birthday Cake Recipes are also refined sugar free and gluten-free (though you can still make them with normal flour if you want).

    They're all made using simple, easily accessible, plant-based ingredients and are all seriously indulgent, yet secretly healthy.

    1. Boston Cream Pie

    A vanilla sponge cake filled with creamy custard and topped with rich chocolate ganache!

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    A golden brown sponge cake filled with yellow custard topped with chocolate ganache on a green cake stand against a grey background

    2. Victoria Sponge Cake

    A simple sponge cake filled with sweet strawberry jam and a silky buttercream frosting.

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    Photo of a golden brown sponge cake sandwiched with strawberry jam and white buttercream dusted with icing sugar on a grey plate

    3. Jaffa Cake

    This Jaffa Cake is your favourite sweet treat made giant - it's full of orange flavour and smothered in a decadent chocolate ganache!

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    Photo of a slice of sponge cake topped with orange marmalade and chocolate ganache on a green plate

    4. Chocolate Truffle Cake

    Sinfully decadent yet secretly healthy, this Chocolate Truffle Cake is a dense, fudgy chocolate sponge covered in a luxuriously creamy chocolate buttercream frosting. It's also grain-free, paleo, date-sweetened and oil-free optional.

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    Photo of a chocolate cake topped with chopped pistachios and freeze-dried raspberries against a pink background

    5. Coconut Cake

    This Coconut Cake is moist and fluffy, perfectly sweet, creamy and loaded with fragrant coconut. 

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    Photo of a sliced sponge cake frosted with creamy white frosting, coated in coconut and topped with red goji berries on a green cake stand against a dark grey background

    6. Chocolate Orange Cake

    This Chocolate Orange Cake is rich and decadent and filled with a touch of tangy, citrusy orange marmalade. 

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    Photo of a slice of chocolate cake topped with an orange wedge on a white plate against a grey background

    7. Tropical Fruit Cake

    This Tropical Fruit Cake is easy to make, super moist, fragrant and fruity.

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    Photo of a cake topped with goji berries, coconut flakes and pistachio nuts on a grey plate against a cream background

    8. Lemon Blueberry Cake

    This Lemon Blueberry Cake is a citrusy sponge dotted with jammy blueberries and topped off with a delicious yet healthy “cream cheese” frosting.

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    Photo of a sliced sponge cake with blueberries in it topped with white creamy frosting and fresh blueberries on a blue plate against a purple background with small white flowers

    9. Red Velvet Cake

    This Red Velvet Cake is so much healthier than the traditional version, but every bit as delicious. It's sweet, salty, sour and chocolatey, and seriously addictive. Plus, this one is naturally coloured using beetroot powder!

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    Photo of a slice of red sponge cake with creamy white frosting on a small white plate against a grey background

    10. Tropical Carrot Cake

    This Tropical Carrot Cake is beautifully moist, subtly spiced, and bursting with tropical flavours like dried mango, pistachios and coconut! The tangy "cream cheese" frosting really adds something special.

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    A carrot cake sponge cake with white frosting decorated with dried mango, chopped pistachios and coconut flakes on a green cake stand against a dark brown background

    11. German Chocolate Cake

    A rich chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with a creamy, nutty, fragrant frosting loaded up with desiccated coconut and pecan nuts.

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    A slice of chocolate sponge topped with creamy white frosting and walnuts on a green plate against a pink background

    12. Matcha Strawberry Sponge Cake

    If you've never tried matcha and strawberries together, this cake is a must-make: a beautiful pastel green sponge with fruity frosting loaded with sweet berries!

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    A slice of matcha sponge cake with strawberry frosting on a blue plate against a dark brown background

    13. Banana Cake

    This Banana Cake is seriously moist, fragrant, packed full of sweet raisins and covered in a delicious "cream cheese" frosting! 

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    Photo of a sliced banana cake topped with white creamy frosting, sliced bananas and chopped pistachios on a grey plate against a yellow background

    14. Black Forest Cake

    This Black Forest Cake is super chocolatey, seriously rich, and filled with sweet, juicy cherries. 

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    Photo of a slice of chocolate cake frosted with white creamy frosting topped with a black cherry and chocolate sauce on a white plate against a grey background

    15. Lemon Layer Cake

    This Lemon Layer Cake is moist and fluffy, sweet and tangy, and simple yet elegant!

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    Photo of a sponge cake covered in creamy white frosting topped with lemon wedges on a green cake stand against a dark grey background

    16. Strawberry Cake

    This Strawberry Cake is packed full of fresh strawberries, super fruity and naturally coloured!

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    Photo of a sliced pink sponge cake with pink frosting on a green cake stand against a dark brown background

    17. Chocolate Mousse Cake

    This Chocolate Mousse Cake is the best secretly healthy yet seriously indulgent dessert: think moist chocolate sponge, topped with rich chocolate mousse and silky chocolate ganache. 

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    Photo of a sliced chocolate cake layered with a chocolate sponge cake topped with chocolate mousse and a chocolate ganache against a grey background

    18. Coffee Walnut Cake

    This Coffee Walnut Cake is just as delicious as its traditional counterpart: think moist, coffee-infused sponge, tangy "cream cheese" frosting, and crunchy, earthy walnuts.

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    Photo of a coffee cake sandwiched with creamy white frosting and topped with walnuts and pomegranate seeds with one slice being held up in the air against a dark blue background

    19. Vanilla Cake

    This Vanilla Cake is moist and fluffy, covered in a silky buttercream, and is bound to be a crowd-pleaser!

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    Photo of a slice of yellow sponge cake sandwiched with white buttercream topped with freeze-dried raspberries on a white plate against a grey background

    20. Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

    This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake is filled with the most indulgent salty-sweet peanut buttercream, and drenched in a silky chocolate sauce.

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    Photo of chocolate cake sandwiched with yellow peanut butter frosting, drizzled with chocolate ganache and sprinkled with chopped peanuts on a green cake stand against a grey background

    21. Orange Cake

    This Orange Cake is bright, citrusy and filled with an aromatic orange buttercream! 

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    Photo of a sliced orange cake topped with clementine segments and purple rosemary flowers on a green cake stand against a grey background

    22. Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake

    This Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake is moist and fluffy, rich and creamy, and filled with sweet, summery strawberries. A little strawberry jam in the centre adds an extra sweet, fruity surprise!

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    Photo of a sponge cake frosted with white creamy frosting topped with a pile of tiny strawberries and purple flowers against a pink background

    23. Tahini Frosted Chocolate Cake

    If you've never tried the combination of chocolate and tahini, you must! The nutty, silky tahini frosting pairs beautifully with the rich, moist chocolate cake. 

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    Photo of a square slice of chocolate cake topped with yellow frosting sprinkled with cacao nibs and freeze-dried raspberries on a small white plate against a marble background

    24. Lemon Drizzle Cake

    This Lemon Drizzle Cake is elegantly simple, incredibly delicious and perfectly tangy. The lemony syrup adds extra moisture and citrusy flavour.

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    Photo of a cake topped with a lemon slice with a spoon drizzling syrup over it on a green cake stand covered in flowers against a dark blue background

    25. Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Cake

    This Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Cake is made with a super fudgy hazelnut sponge and is frosted with luxuriously smooth chocolate buttercream frosting. It's also grain-free, paleo, date-sweetened and oil-free optional.

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    Photo of a chocolate cake covered in chocolate buttercream topped with rose petals on a blue cake stand taken from above

    26. White Chocolate Lemon Cake

    This White Chocolate Lemon Cake is bright and citrusy, tastes elegantly of white chocolate and is filled with the most indulgent buttercream frosting.

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    Photo of a yellow sponge cake with white creamy frosting topped with edible flowers on a blue cake stand against a grey background

    27. Purple Carrot Cake

    Ever made carrot cake with purple carrots? This Purple Carrot Cake is pretty, colourful and slathered in a delicious "cream cheese" frosting!

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    A slice of carrot cake made with purple carrots topped with a purple carrot, on a small white plate against a purple background

    28. Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cake

    This Brooklyn Blackout Chocolate Cake is truly a chocolate lover’s heaven! A chocolate sponge cake frosted with chocolate pudding covered in dark chocolate shavings.

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    Photo of a chocolate cake covered in bits of chopped up chocolate on a blue cake stand against a grey background

    29. Pineapple Upside Down Cake

    This Pineapple Upside Down Cake is super easy to make,  fragrantly fruity, and just as delicious as the traditional version!

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    Photo of pineapple upside down cake topped with pomegranate seeds on a grey plate against a marble background

    30. Chocolate Cake

    This Chocolate Sponge Layer Cake is coated in lashings of chocolate buttercream and tastes as indulgent as the cake of childhood parties, but is secretly much healthier.

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    A sliced chocolate cake sandwiched with chocolate frosting and covered in chocolate frosting sprinkled with pink freeze-dried raspberries on a green cake stand against a grey background

    If you try out any of these recipes, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

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    1. Pooja Parmar

      October 25, 2018 at 5:50 am

      Cake is must to made such special occasion more spacious.

      Reply
    2. Elan

      September 30, 2019 at 6:48 am

      I love this cake recipe. But i have found some impressive and decorative cake stand which can look good with those beautiful cakes.

      Reply

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