Vegan Strawberry Cake (Gluten-Free)

The best ever healthy vegan strawberry cake made with all gluten free and nut free ingredients. A delicious strawberry banana cake sweetened with fruit and topped with an irresistible strawberry yoghurt frosting. The perfect way to celebrate mothers day and summer dessert!

Hello you beautiful strawberry cake!!!

I am so excited to share this new recipe with you guys. Imagine a delicious piece of strawberry banana cake studded with fresh strawberries with a luscious strawberry yoghurt frosting on top. Boom! That is what we are having in this recipe here. It is the ultimate breakfasty combo and perfect for a mothers day dessert (it’s my mamas absolute favourite!) or any special occasion. I know you’re going to love it!

Can you believe this this strawberry cake is vegan, gluten free and nut-free. Crazy, I know! It is made with all healthier ingredients and still so tasty and addicting. I love that it is lower in sugar compared to your typical cake too. We sweeten it with mashed ripe bananas, fresh strawberries of course, some coconut sugar and my secret ingredient: strawberry coconut yoghurt! The strawberry yoghurt really makes this cake. It adds moisture, acts as a binder and adds the most delicious strawberry flavour— truely the best addition!

A homemade strawberry cake without JELLO or freeze dried-strawberries

You are gong to love how easy this vegan strawberry cake is to make. It’s full of fresh strawberries, bursting with strawberry flavour, naturally sweetened and perfectly moist.

I really wanted to make a homemade strawberry cake that was not only vegan (so no gelatin or jelly mix here!), but also filled with simple wholefood ingredients. While freeze dried strawberries are yummy, they are not something most people have in their pantry. Yoghurt on the other hand.. it’s a breakfast stable and does wonders for this cake.

Ingredients you’ll need

This recipe requires a few simple ingredients and comes together in no time at all. The strawberry yoghurt frosting really tops off this cake! It’s thick, creamy, sweet and filled with luscious strawberry flavour that takes this cake to a whole new level. For this vegan strawberry cake, you’ll need:

• Bananas: you’ll need about 2-3 extra ripe spotty bananas. The bananas are great in this recipe because they add enough natural sweetness which allows us to really cut back on the added sugar
• Strawberry yoghurt: the key ingredient to this vegan strawberry cake? Yoghurt! I love using strawberry coconut yogurt to double up on that real strawberry flavour! The yoghurt keeps the cake super moist so we don’t need to add any oil either. You can also use a dairy based strawberry yoghurt here too.*
• Gluten free oat flour: I haven’t tested another flour here but spelt flour would work if not GF.
• Ground flaxseed: to help bind this cake together
• Strawberries: The hero ingredient! I would recommend using fresh strawberries in this recipe because to me, they’re always more flavourful. If you choose frozen make sure they do not thaw before adding to the batter was they will be too moist and difficult to combine.
• Granulated sweetener: We only need 1/4 cup to sweetener this cake thanks to the fruit. I used coconut sugar but granulated monk fruit sweetener or stevia works well too.
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder: to help this cake bake up!

How to make the easiest vegan strawberry cake

To start: preheat oven to 350F/180C and line a 8 x 8 square cake pan with baking paper.

Wet ingredients: in a large bowl, mix together the mashed banana, strawberry yoghurt, and vanilla until smooth.

Dry ingredients: mix in the oat flour, baking powder and sugar until well combined.

Strawberries: lastly, fold ion the chopped strawberries then add to cake pan. Note the batter will be quite thick*.

Bake: place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes (I stick a toothpick in and when it comes out clean – it is ready!)

Strawberry yoghurt frosting: while the cake bakes, make the strawberry frosting. Add the yoghurt, coconut butter and fresh strawberries to a food processor or high speed blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and refridgerate.

Frost cake: once the cake is completely cooled, spread over the frosting then top with extra sliced strawberries if desired. Slice and enjoy!

Please note: this isn’t a fluffy sponge cake recipe. The cake will slightly rise but be more dense.

How to make homemade oat flour

Good news, you can easily make your own oat flour right at home to use in this strawberry cake recipe. Simply place your rolled oats in a blender or food processor and blend or pulse them until they’re smooth and resemble flour. This should only take a minute or two and is the most affordable option. So easy!

How to store cake

• Refrigerator: for maximum freshness I recommend storing it in the fridge for 4-5 days, frosted.
• Freezer: this cake freezes well! Simply slice and place a few slices in snap lock bags or freezer friendly bags for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature once you are ready to eat. You can either freeze the cake WITH the frosting or WITHOUT it. If freezing with the frosting, make sure to defrost in the fridge as it will melt in the microwave.

Strawberry Nutrition Facts

Strawberries are one of my favourite, nutrient-dense berries! Did you know that 1 cup of strawberries provides 140% of your daily vitamin C needs? They are one of the highest food sources of vitamin C which plays a key role in keeping our skin healthy and preventing cell damage (it’s an antioxidant).

Like other berries, strawberries are also a great source of gut loving dietary fibre; 1 cup provides 3 grams.

Strawberries also contain small amounts of potassium, vitamin B6, folate, phosphorus, and magnesium.

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