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From:	Deborah (Recipes.vegsource.com)
Subject:	birthday cakes
Date:	September 20, 2009 at 6:06 pm PST

In Reply to: Vegan birthday cake posted by Farah on September 20, 2009 at 1:11 pm:

The Great White Cake, with variations

1 & 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar substitute (Splenda, xylitol, etc)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsps baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup soymilk or other 'milk
2 tsps vanilla
1/4 cup melted margarine (or use oil)
Ener-G Egg Replacer for 1 egg, prepared as per
package directions*

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a 9" x 9" cake pan.
In large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking
powder, and salt.
Combine remaining ingredients, and add to flour
mixture.
Beat by hand for 1 minute.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted
in center of cake
comes out dry.

Makes one cake layer.

Multiply amounts as needed!

*If Ener-G is not available,
use 2 tsps tapioca flour, soy flour, or
cornstarch, mixed with 2 Tbs water

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Cupcakes

Put batter into greased cupcake pans.
Bake 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in
center of a cupcake
comes out dry.

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VARIATIONS:

Yellow Cake

Add 3 - 5 drops yellow food coloring to batter.

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Lemon Cake

Use 1 & 1/2 tsps lemon extract and 1/2 tsp
vanilla.
Add 1 tsp grated lemon zest (yellow part of lemon
peel).

Frost with lemon frosting or vanilla frosting.

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Orange Cake

Use 1 & 1/2 tsps orange extract and 1/2 tsp
vanilla.
Add 1 tsp grated orange zest (orange part of
orange peel).

Frost with orange frosting or vanilla frosting.

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Chocolate Cake

To dry ingredients, add 1/3 cup + 1 Tbs cocoa
powder (sift before adding).

Frost with chocolate frosting.

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Mocha Cake

To dry ingredients, add 1/3 cup cocoa powder
and 1 Tbs instant coffee powder (sift both before
adding).

Frost with vanilla frosting or chocolate frosting.

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