Easy Vegan King Cake Recipe

Vegan king cake is a soft, cinnamon-scented cake made without eggs or dairy, using almond milk and vegan butter in the dough instead of traditional dairy ingredients. It is a plant-based version of the cake traditionally eaten during carnival, finished with a white icing and decorated with coloured sugar. This recipe makes 8 generous servings.

When is king cake traditionally eaten?

King cake is prepared especially during carnival, and is often shared with tea or coffee.

What ingredients do you need for vegan king cake?

• 19 oz Flour
• 0.8 oz Brewer’s Yeast
• 3.5 oz Sugar
• 9 oz Almond Milk
• 7 oz Vegan Butter
• 3 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Salt
• 12 oz Powdered Sugar
• 2 oz Lemon or Orange Juice
• 6 oz Sugar (for the coloured sugar topping)
• 2 drops of green, blue and red Food Colour

How do you make vegan king cake?

1. Let’s start by mixing the flour and 3.5 oz of sugar in a large bowl.
2. Melt the brewer’s yeast in the almond milk and pour it gently into the bowl.
3. Also met the butter and add it to the mixture, and continue to knead until the dough starts to become smooth.
4. At this point let’s add the salt and the cinnamon.
5. Add the grated peel and mix for 5 minutes.
6. Allow the dough to rest for 40 minutes, brushing with some olive oil or a drip of melted vegan butter.
7. In the meantime, preheat the oven at 315°F.
8. Now we can start to prepare the icing:
9. Pour the lemon or orange juice into a small bowl. Add all of the powdered sugar and mix it until you get a thick icing.
10. Make sure to stir well to avoid chunks.
11. Now separate the remaining 6 oz of sugar into 3 different bowls and add 2 drops of food colouring to each bowl, in order to get three different coloured sugar bowls.
12. Once the oven is hot, pour the dough in a big donut cake mould and bake for 35 to 45 minutes.
13. When the cake is ready, allow it to cool down before pouring the icing on it.
14. Decorate tossing the coloured sugar on the icing.
15. Serve cold.
16. This cake is great served with tea.

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