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Strawberry Snack Cake

March 19, 2009 By Susan Voisin 62 Comments
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This moist, vegan vanilla cake is topped with fresh strawberries. Oil-free and only 1 gram of fat per serving.

Strawberry Snack Cake: Oil-free and vegan!

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Sherry Lucas, the food writer for our local newspaper, who asked if I’d like to be the subject of an article. Though naturally camera-shy (as well as people-shy), I agreed, and when she suggested that I cook a dish using something seasonal, my very first thought was strawberries.

Besides being pretty (I hoped the photographer would be smitten by them and forget to take any photos of me), juicy strawberries from Florida have been available in our grocery stores for the past few weeks, and we’ve been able to get Louisiana strawberries since early February from “The Strawberry Man,” a farmer from my hometown in Louisiana who drives them up every day to sell from the back of his truck.

So I set to work on making the best, low-fat strawberry dessert I could, baking 4 different versions of the same recipe…and gaining 5 pounds in the process! All the experimenting paid off; the final version was light and tender. But after all that cooking, testing, and tasting, the newspaper chose to use the other recipe I made–a quinoa and asparagus dish–in the article.

Never fear–the newspaper’s loss is your gain. I’ve got the recipe, as well as these photos of the cake, right here! Be warned that though fat-free, it’s no health food because of the sugar and white flour. But sometimes during strawberry season, we just have to indulge ourselves a little.
Strawberry Snack Cake

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Strawberry Snack Cake

I call this a "special occasion" cake because of its sugar content. Even without the strawberry topping, it's a moist, delicious vanilla cake. Using soy yogurt makes it the most delicious, but apple sauce can be substituted in a pinch.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 9
Author Susan Voisin

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup soy or other non-dairy yogurt see note
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vanilla soymilk
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 pound strawberries stemmed and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
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Instructions

  • Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add yogurt, vanilla, water, soymilk, and lemon juice. Mix until just blended–do not overmix. Pour into oiled 8×8-inch pan and bake at 350 F until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely.
  • Combine the strawberries, cornstarch, sugar, and water in a saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until sauce boils and thickens. Spread over top of cake. May be served warm or chilled.

Notes

If you can't find unflavored non-dairy yogurt, you can use any fruit flavor and decrease the sugar by a couple of tablespoons. If you're not following a strict no-oil diet, you can use 1/4 cup yogurt and 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil for a more tender cake; add 20 calories and 2.5 grams of fat per serving.
If vegan yogurt is not an option, use applesauce instead.
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Snack Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 219 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Sodium 280mg12%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 1g4%
Protein 3g6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutritional info is approximate.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Keyword vanilla cake, vegan white cake
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This vegan vanilla cake is topped with fresh strawberries. Oil-free and only 1 gram of fat per serving.

Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: Cakes, Louisiana, Southern cooking, Soy, Vegan Valentine’s Day Recipes

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  1. Annette Webb

    June 15, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    Years after you first posted this, you keep getting rave reviews for this recipe! I’m making this again for Father’s Day. I want to double the recipe, What is the best way to do this? Bake it in a 9×13 pan? Or bake it in two round layer pans, and put the berry sauce between the layers and on top? If I do layers, will it hold up if I put it together the night before? You mentioned it’s best to keep the cake and topping in the pan rather than remove it. I’m eagerly awaiting your advice! 😋🍓

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    • Susan Voisin

      June 16, 2020 at 8:41 am

      I recently made it for my daughter’s birthday in two 8-inch rounds stacked in layers. The only problem I had was that some of the strawberries wanted to slip out between the layers, so I suggest chopping them into small pieces rather than slicing—at least for the part between layers.

      Reply
      • Annette Webb

        June 16, 2020 at 9:41 am

        OK, thank you!

        Reply
    • Char

      November 25, 2021 at 7:39 am

      Hello! Thank you for this recipe. It looks lovely! I plan to make this soon. Is it possible to use frozen strawberries instead and just omit the water? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Susan Voisin

        November 25, 2021 at 10:09 am

        Yes, that will work well. Hope you enjoy it!

        Reply
  2. Annette Webb

    June 18, 2020 at 9:33 am

    One more question: Every store (!) around me is out of cake flour! I have about 1/2 the amount I need to double the recipe. What other flour type would you suggest I combine it with? I have some Bob’s Red Mill Unbleached White All-Purpose flour. I also have whole wheat pastry flour.

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      June 18, 2020 at 9:59 am

      I think both of those would work, but the Unbleached would probably give you a little lighter results. Good luck!

      Reply
  3. Annette Webb

    June 19, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Thanks for your input on the flour:))

    Reply
  4. Lisa

    June 24, 2021 at 8:39 am

    I don’t know what I did wrong here. I tasted the batter before it went into the oven, it was delicious. I baked it, it looked great, I bit into it…. the flavour was nothing but baking soda. I used the usual Arm & Hammer stuff. Is there some chemical reaction that didn’t happen here? I want to make it again, but I’m scared now.

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    • Susan Voisin

      June 24, 2021 at 12:33 pm

      Did it taste that way all the way through? I’ve had times when I didn’t mix a batter up well and there were clumps of baking soda. If it tasted that way throughout the cake, is it possible you misread the amount and used too much? I use regular Arm & HAMMER (or store brand) baking soda, and I’ve never had that result. I’m sorry yours didn’t turn out right.

      Reply
  5. Arac

    December 13, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    Can you use all almond milk in this recipe instead of water?

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      December 13, 2021 at 5:30 pm

      Yes, that should be fine.

      Reply
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