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Vegan pound cake with lemon icing.

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This Vegan pound cake is sweet, moist and delicious! It has a subtle lemon flavor. The 2 ingredient lemon icing is smooth and creamy. This gluten free pound cake is great for breakfast or dessert!
4.43 from 7 votes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Vegan butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 cup coconut yogurt
  • 2 cups gluten free 1 to 1 flour, or all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder

Glaze

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar

Instructions 

  • First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Add Vegan butter and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix until creamy and no clumps of butter remain.
  • Then, add in vanilla extract, lemon juice, lemon zest, and coconut yogurt. Stir to combine.
  • Add in flour and baking powder. Stir until just barely combined. Do not over mix!
  • Add batter to lined loaf pan.
  • Bake for 38 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Finally, remove from oven. Allow cake to cool for at least 1 hour before making glaze.
  • To make glaze, add lemon juice and powdered sugar to a bowl. Stir until combined. Add more lemon juice for a thinner glaze.
  • Remove pound cake from pan. Place on parchment paper on top of wire rack. Drizzle with glaze. Slice and serve!

Notes

  • I love Earth Balance Vegan butter sticks for this recipe.
  • For this recipe, I used Kite Hill unsweetened coconut yogurt.
  • If desired, substitute coconut yogurt with Vegan sour cream.
  • The batter will be very thick.  Do not over mix!  Stir until just barely combined.
  • Bake pound cake until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • The glaze is very tangy and lemony.  Feel free to substitute lemon juice with dairy free milk for a more neutral flavor.
  • Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
  • This pound cake tends to become more moist the second and third days.
Calories: 390kcal, Carbohydrates: 72g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 202mg, Potassium: 40mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 38g, Vitamin A: 540IU, Vitamin C: 6mg, Calcium: 102mg, Iron: 0.3mg