Vegetarian - How To Make A Vegan Cake

 Do you have a strict vegan in the family who has a birthday or celebration coming up that traditionally calls for cake? If you’re not familiar with vegan dietary practices, you might not know what vegans do not eat. Even worse, you might have no idea how to replace what they do not eat.

But don't worry. In a few short paragraphs, I’ll explain  exactly what you need to make the perfect cake  for your vegan friend or relative. And best of all, no one  will be able to taste the difference.

Let’s start with what strict vegans do not eat.  They do not eat eggs. They do not drink milk.  They don’t eat certain types of sugar. They don’t  eat butter. And they don’t eat frosting.

Eggs can be replaced by "EnerG Egg Replacer," which you  can purchase at many grocery stores. The box will explain  how much replacer to use per egg.

Cow’s milk can be replaced by organic rice milk, which  doesn’t contain any animal byproducts. You can buy rice milk at your local grocery store, too.

Many vegans do not consume sugar, either, because it is  often whitened by animal bone char. You can avoid sugar  that is whitened by bone char by purchasing "unbleached"  sugar, sugar in the raw, or beet sugar. There are some cane  sugars, too, which were not whitened using bone char,  but they hard to distinguish from others, unless you know  the exact name brand.

Strict vegans will not eat food made with butter, either.  If your cake recipe calls for butter, you can simply replace it with margarine or vegetable shortening.

In addition to butter, sugar, milk, and eggs, strict  vegans also will not eat dairy frosting. If your recipe  calls for frosting, you can look for a similar flavor of  "non-dairy" frosting or you can make your own, replacing  butter with margarine.

And there you have it: an ingredient replacement key  for your vegan cake. Simply follow the key, replace vegan -unfriendly items on your recipe, and your cake will be  perfectly fit for even the strictest vegetarian!