Vanilla Cake No Milk & No Egg
This easy dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free vanilla cake recipe is absolutely perfect as it is.
But you can also take it up a notch!
This vanilla cake can easily be made into confetti fun cake, rainbow cake, or even themed cupcakes.
No milk. No egg. And nobody will know!
See our allergy-friendly vanilla cake recipe, that just tastes like really good vanilla cake, below.
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Sixteen years ago, my first baby was turning one.
And I was desperate to create for him a safe dairy and egg free cake.
That's when a lady from church enlightened me to depression cake and said it may be a good option for his allergies. She was right!
With her inspiration, we made the most perfect chocolate cake for our boy.
And soon, we were one of the first bloggers sharing depression cake as an allergy-friendly option for milk and egg allergy families.
It's how many of you found us years and years ago, and we are so grateful!
Eventually we wondered if we could make a vanilla cake just as good...by adjusting just a few ingredients.
And that we did.
From Easter bunny to Mickey Mouse to Mermaid cupcakes...we've created some pretty fun vanilla cake over the years. Dairy and egg free, of course.
We've also used this recipe as the base for confetti cake. Plus, friends have used it for rainbow cake, as well.
Obviously, vanilla cake is the perfect canvas for lots of baking creations.
See the recipe below!
VANILLA CAKE REVIEWS
"I made cupcakes with this recipe for my son's birthday party since one of his friends has a dairy intolerance. It was so yummy and easy I've made it two more times for my family even though the only allergy in my household is peanut." MAM Reader
"I needed a vanilla, egg-free, dairy-free cake recipe for my granddaughter’s birthday. I added the larger sprinkles for the confetti look since I had them on hand since it’s for a birthday cake. It baked and looked great. This was a test bake so I wasn’t going to bother with frosting. It barely finished cooling before I just had to sample! This is the recipe! Thank you so much! I will be passing this recipe on to my dairy-free, egg-free friends. I can’t wait to try a frosting recipe." MAM Reader
CONFETTI CAKE
You bet! We definitely use this vanilla cake recipe to make dairy and egg free sprinkle confetti cake.
It's a huge hit and takes just a couple extra steps.
Simply put sprinkles in the batter and then on top of your frosted cake.
See our full instructions for confetti fun cake.
RAINBOW CAKE
You sure can! Check out this beautiful rainbow cake using our easy vanilla cake recipe.
Thanks for sharing, Delia Creates!
MINI CUPCAKES
This vanilla cake recipe is also works for mini cupcakes.
We go this route for parties and potlucks because instead of 12 regular cupcakes, our recipe makes 45 mini cupcakes.
Mini vanilla cupcakes bake for about 10-12 minutes in our USA mini muffin tin (affiliate).
Make sure you don't overbake them. They are small and can overbake quickly.
CAKE POPS
Another big hit using this vanilla cake recipe is cake pops!
Dipped in white or semi-sweet chocolate, topped with sprinkles, these are a great celebration treat.
See our instructions for vanilla cake pops.
BUNNY CUPCAKES
This vanilla cake recipe is also popular for making bunny cupcakes.
A perfect dessert for Easter.
See our instructions for creating bunny cupcakes.
VANILLA CAKE RECIPE
NOTES
The recipe is for 12 cupcakes, a 9x9" cake, or an 8x8" cake.
Double the ingredients for 24 cupcakes, a double layer round cake, or a 9x13" cake.
Grease pan(s) with an allergy safe oil if you are making this for someone with food allergies. Or use our favorite non-stick cake pans (affiliate), no grease needed. Or use cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.
INGREDIENTS
1 and ½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (affiliate)
⅓ cup oil (canola, vegetable, or melted coconut oil)
1 cup cold water
DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350.
Combine ingredients, by hand or with a mixer.
Pour batter into cake pan.
Bake just until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- bake about 16-18 minutes for regular cupcakes
- bake about 20-30 minutes for 9x9" cake
Set baked cake on a wire rack to cool.
Frost and decorate once the cake is fully cooled.
See dairy-free frosting options below.
DAIRY-FREE FROSTING
Here are several frosting options for your dairy-free cake:
- chocolate frosting recipe
- vanilla frosting recipe
- mocha frosting recipe
- store-bought frosting
- organic store-bought frosting
ALLERGY-FRIENDLY SPRINKLES
Here are our favorite natural allergy-free sprinkles for your next cake!
MORE CAKE RECIPES
Here are more easy cake recipes that require no milk and no egg:
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Hi! I tried making this cake two times now and I’ve found that it’s really hard to get it cook evenly. Like the top is super overcooked and the middle and bottom seem raw almost. Do you have any tips? I used a disposable cake pan and sprayed it with oil before I put the cake in.
Most cakes cook that way, with the center being last to bake. I just have to wait until it's all done. That's why we test in the center. Once that's done, it's done.
Can you add fruit to this recipe?
It would be fun to adorn the top with some berries! As for adding into the batter, I've not tried. If you try, let us know!
What kind of oil can you use in this recipe?
The usual baking oils like canola or I like to melt coconut oil for it. 🙂 Hope that helps.
Would I be able to replace the sugar with honey?
We haven't tried that, Jada. I'm sorry. If you try, please let us know how it works!
Quick question, can the white vinegar be opted out with a different vinegar say apple cider? Also, could I use gluten-free flour?
It’s my daughter’s 18th birthday on Monday hopefully I can get some answers before then. Thank you so much.
Hi Jessica! Yes, I've used apple cider vinegar with no problem. 🙂 Also, several do well with our baking recipes using 1:1 gluten-free flour. But we haven't tried. Hope that helps! And happy birthday to your daughter!
Hi. Peggy Almy again...I tupo-ed the first lincomment. I DID NOT MISS, it should have read I used......sorry
Being egg-free, maybe they didn't raise as much as you'd see a regular cake rise. But the taste should be good! Hope it was a great birthday!
I just made this cake. I missed baking soda, white vinegar, all the ingredients in the recipe. The cakes ( I had to make 3 layers) did not rise. They are not more than 1" high and more yellow cake than white cake.....
I'm just going to go with it and cross my fingers because I have to decorate the cake and get the ready to go out of town for my granddaughters 2nd birthday. I ann praying that the cake tastes good... she has an egg allergy and I thought this would be answer.... what could I have done wrong?
This is so perfect!! Thank you! Although we don’t have allergies, we are a young family where milk and eggs are expensive ingredients that are not to be used lightly. This saved a birthday and was so good!
We are so happy to hear that! Happy happy birthday! Hope you can use this recipe every year like we do. 🙂
I NEVER comment on recipes but after trying this one I had to. I was practicing cake recipes for my son’s first birthday who has a cows milk protein allergy and this one is GOOD, like really good! Thank you for sharing your recipe:)
Aw Danielle, SO glad you commented to let us know. We love hearing that. Have a wonderful birthday, buddy!!!