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    Recipes » Recipes » Baking & Desserts

    Gluten-Free Vegan Matcha Strawberry Cake

    Last updated - July 13, 2021; Published - April 3, 2019 By Rhian Williams 76 Comments

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    This Gluten-Free Vegan Matcha Strawberry Cake is moist and fluffy and covered in a sweet and tangy 2-ingredient strawberry frosting. It's colourful and pretty, has an elegant flavour and the slightly bitter matcha perfectly compliments the sweet-tart strawberry frosting. It's also refined sugar free, comes together in one bowl and is easily customisable. Perfect for Christmas, birthdays or Easter!

    A slice of gluten-free vegan matcha strawberry cake with strawberry frosting on a plate
    What is matcha?


    Matcha is green tea powder. It's great in desserts as it adds a beautiful colour and a deliciously earthy flavour.

    Where can you buy matcha?


    You can buy matcha in most supermarkets (in the tea section), local health stores, online or in Asian supermarkets.

    How to make the cake

    Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

    • Mix together all the ingredients in a glass mixing bowl.

    Tip: Use a measuring jug to measure out the plant-based milk.

    Raw gluten-free vegan matcha cake batter in a glass mixing bowl
    • Transfer into two 18 cm / 7 inch sandwich baking tins.

    Tip: Line the tins with greased baking paper to make the sponges easier to remove afterwards.

    Raw gluten-free vegan matcha cake batter in two cake baking tins
    • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
    Two gluten-free vegan matcha cakes in silver baking tins
    • Transfer onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely before applying the frosting.
    Two gluten-free vegan matcha cakes on a wire rack

    How to make the strawberry frosting

    • Mix the coconut cream with strawberry jam and use an electric whisk to whip until fluffy.

    Tip: To make this refined sugar free, use a refined sugar free strawberry jam such as this one.

    Vegan strawberry frosting in a bowl
    • Apply the frosting to the cake using a palette knife for frosting.
    A gluten-free vegan matcha sponge with strawberry frosting being spread on it using a palette knife

    How to decorate

    • Fresh berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries etc.
    • Chopped pistachios.
    • Fresh cherries.
    • Freeze-dried raspberries or strawberries.

    How long does this Matcha Strawberry Cake keep for?

    This Matcha Strawberry Cake tastes best eaten on the day it's made.

    Substitutions you can make

    • You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
    • You can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
    • You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
    • You can replace the ground almonds (almond meal/almond flour) with ground walnuts.
    • For a nut-free version: replace the ground almonds (almond meal/almond flour) with ground sunflower seeds.
    • You can use plain flour instead of the gluten-free flour if you’re not gluten-free.
    A slice of gluten-free vegan matcha strawberry cake with strawberry frosting on a plate with a fork taking off a mouthful

    More gluten-free vegan cake recipes

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    If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, 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.

    Watch how to make this recipe

    A slice of gluten-free vegan matcha strawberry cake with strawberry frosting on a plate

    Gluten-Free Vegan Matcha Strawberry Cake

    This Gluten-Free Vegan Matcha Strawberry Cake is moist and fluffy and covered in a sweet and tangy strawberry frosting.
    4.66 from 86 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Japanese
    Keyword: gluten-free matcha cake, vegan matcha cake, vegan matcha sponge
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 400kcal
    Author: Rhian Williams

    Ingredients

    For the cake:

    • 60 g (¼ cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil)
    • 230 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice *
    • 8 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 150 g (1 ¼ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) **
    • 150 g (1 ¼ cup) gluten-free flour blend (or sub plain flour if not gluten-free)
    • 2 heaped teaspoons baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
    • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
    • 1 ½ teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons ) matcha powder to taste

    For the strawberry frosting:

    • 400 g (14 oz) tin of full-fat coconut milk
    • 2 tablespoons strawberry jam (refined sugar free if necessary)

    Instructions

    For the cake:

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
    • Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other oil).
    • Once melted, add the milk to the same bowl along with the lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla and ground almonds.
    • Sift in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and matcha powder.
    • Mix well, adding a tiny splash more milk if it's looking too dry.
    • Transfer mixture between two small greased baking tins lined with baking paper (I used two 7inch/18cm tins).
    • Bake in oven for around 15 minutes until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
    • Once out the oven, immediately remove cakes from baking tins and transfer onto a wire rack to cool.

    For the strawberry frosting:

    • You'll need to keep your tin of coconut milk in the fridge overnight for the rich creamy bit to separate from the watery bit at the bottom. Make sure it is full fat coconut milk, otherwise this separation won't happen and you won't be able to make this cream!
    • Open the tin upside down - the coconut cream will be at the bottom and you can just pour off the watery liquid (save this for adding to soups or smoothies).
    • Place the thick, creamy part into a bowl.
    • Add the strawberry jam.
    • Use an electric whisk (or a manual one and a lot of elbow grease) to whip up the coconut cream until light and fluffy.

    To assemble:

    • Once the sponges have cooled completely, place one sponge on a large plate or cake stand, and cover with half of the strawberry frosting.
    • Place other sponge on top and use remaining frosting to cover the top.
    • Decorate as desired.
    • Tastes best eaten on the day.

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    Notes

    *The lemon juice is crucial as its acidity needs to react with the alkali bicarbonate of soda to make the sponge fluffy. If you don't want to use lemon juice, substitute with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar instead.
    **You can alternatively use almond flour.
    Nutrition Facts
    Gluten-Free Vegan Matcha Strawberry Cake
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 400 Calories from Fat 252
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 28g43%
    Saturated Fat 16g80%
    Sodium 81mg3%
    Potassium 180mg5%
    Carbohydrates 34g11%
    Fiber 3g12%
    Sugar 15g17%
    Protein 7g14%
    Vitamin A 25IU1%
    Vitamin C 2.4mg3%
    Calcium 127mg13%
    Iron 3.1mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Myrto

      November 10, 2022 at 5:23 am

      Hi! Do you think I could increase the recipe by 1.5x? My baking pans are larger than 7 in., and last time I made this I got two thin cake layers. Trying to see if I can increase the batter amount to make them thicker!

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      • Rhian Williams

        December 01, 2022 at 3:01 pm

        Hello yes that should be fine!!

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