HELP Can you make a cake without eggs? If so,

[nbermas]

what are your recipes? I would love to make a lemon or lime and coconut something but don't know what to use instead of eggs? Thank you

[BGV91]

Hello there,
yes of course it is completely possible although it would depend on the flavor and the role the eggs play in the recipe. For example in some cases the eggs are moisture and binding ingredient and sometimes it functions as the leavening agent. Here are a few links on some good charts that give more details on some substitutions. You can also do some research on google for vegan cakes as well.

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/faqs/f/eggsubstitute.htm
This particular site details the necessary ratios

http://www.foodsubs.com/Eggs.html

http://tipnut.com/egg-substitutes/

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=7678.0

[ipsedixit]

Apple sauce or tofu are good substitutes for eggs.

[Erika L]

Check out "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World." It has 75 recipes (and I think includes one for lime and coconut ones) and not one of them has eggs.

[thecountryrose]

Oh, the Mircle Whip cake is just awesome to make. It is best if kept in refrig and dont even think about wating it till it is cold, because to me it tastes terrible at room temp.

[lgss]

The problem with that is that Miracle Whip contains eggs.....

[thecountryrose]

opps, That is true but still so good

[shelly7725]

I can not eat eggs because I'm very allergic to them. My grandmother had given me the most simple recipe. and you won't believe it but it works. Take a box of Chocolate cake mix with pudding in the mix. Add nothing but a can of diet coke.. Has to be DIET COKE) Mix and bake. I was told to use diet 7 up for your white cakes but never try that so I really dont konw if it will work, Good luck... It's very good.

[lexpatti]

I just made one with diet 7-up (but with butterscotch cake mix). I also heard that any cake mix box and 1 can of pumpkin will do the same. (it will seem too thick when mixing but cooks up wonderfully) - I want to try a carrot cake mix with this pumpkin.

[morphone]

go here and search for 'cake':

http://www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/...

you'll find a billion and one egg-free cake recipes.

[lgss]

We had a gluten-free vegan (no animal products) wedding cake from Flying Apron Bakery in Seattle (it's pictured on their special orders link)!

[lupaglupa]

Are you allergic to eggs, avoiding them for ethical reasons or just don't have any around? One option is to make a mayonaisse cake, but that only works if you can/will eat eggs.

[lgss]

We're vegan so we use egg replacer
http://www.ener-g.com/store/detail.as...
or ground flax seed with water.

[funniduck]

i find vegan recipes at www.vegweb.com

[queenscook]

First off, I'd suggest googling something like "vegan cake recipes." As for me, I have a great recipe for an Applesauce-Raisin Cake with Caramel Icing for the November 2000 issue of Cooking Light. One time I was making it, it just occurred to me that there were no eggs in it, and I could make it for a get-together where some vegans were attending! Here's the link:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/rec...

[Super Salad]

One of Isa's (famous vegan baker) cookbooks has a recipe for coconut lemon bundt cake. It is a delicious cake and egg and dairy free. I don't have the recipe and most people don't post it (in support of Isa) but if google thoroughly you will find it. It is a good recipe and very easy.

[marina13]

i second this - it's very tasty.

[corgette]

One of my favorites is the "fluffy white cupcakes" recipe from The Vegan Lunchbox," although I use real milk for the milk/vinegar mixture, since I have that, and I find it brings a nicer richness than soymilk. She calls for almond and vanilla extracts, but I've made it with lemon juice and zest, and I don't see why you couldn't use coconut either.

http://shmooedfood.blogspot.com/2006/...

[Emme]

Cool article
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/357584/how_to_bake_an_eggfree_cake.html

Scroll down for the Macadamia Coconut Sponge Cake w/ Lime Cream Cheeese Frosting
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/answers2/frontend.php/question?qid=20080220031817AAC2Fce

Egg-Free Baking
http://www.eggfreebaking.com/structur...

[coastie]

ive been experimenting using flax seed as an egg substitute. It says it can be done. amount to use on box side. Ive been happy with the results but haven't used it anyplace i have to count on creaming yet

[slofood]

There is a cake recipe out there from the 50s or 60s called Crazy Cake or Wacky Cake. It uses vinegar and baking soda to rise. No eggs. It's a very good cake, although I've only seen it done in chocolate. I'm sure if you Googled it you'd find many recipes.

[sarah galvin]

This is not from any cookbook but has been passed down through the years.

Wacky Cake

3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 c cocoa
2 t baking soda
2/3 c vegetable oil
2 T vinegar
1 T vanilla
2 c water

Combine dry ingredients. Make three holes: pour oil into one, vinegar into the other and vanilla into the third. Pour water ovall all and mix thoroughly. Pour into waxed paper lined 9"x13" pan. Bake 350 for 30 minutes or until tester comes out clean. When completely cooled remve cake from pan, and remove waxed paper. Wrap in foil and freeze if you want to use it at a later date.

Note:

This recipe originated in the 50's and was a favourite for anyone in a hurry. Might have been called Crazy Cake, Lazy Cake or Blue Monday Cake.

A suggestion for an "easy" icing is to top warm cake with chocolate chips or peppermint patties. Or it can simply be dusted with icing sugar.

This can be halved to make an 8"x8" or can easily be made into cupcakes. It is a favourite to be cut into desired shapes and decorate for birthdays or special occassions.

I can't believe I still had this recipe!

[rayman86]

My Grandmother has a similar recipe... very very good recipe. One of the MOISTEST cakes I have ever eaten. I think hers uses a lot more wet ingredients though.

[modthyrth]

I've made many variations of crazy cake. Only figured out about a year ago that if you don't add the cocoa, and instead add something else, it doesn't have to be chocolate cake (doh). So far, I've tried making variations of
--pumpkin
--strawberry
--vanilla caramel
--chai tea
--peanut butter

It's an incredibly versatile, easy recipe. And the chocolate version, incidently, is my favorite chocolate cake recipe ever. I've tried many others and keep coming back.

Off the top of my head, to make a coconut lime variation, I'd probably eliminate the cocoa from the recipe (of course), replace it with flour. Mix in a cup of coconut and a splash of coconut extract. Bake the cake, use a soak of coconut milk. Lime buttercream or Lime cream cheese icing--and definitely cover the cake with more shredded coconut.

[BerkshireTsarina]

My recipe was called Cockeyed Cake, which I really like! It's excellent, but I never thought to try extra versions, like you have. Dumb question: how do you go about converting it to, say, pumpkin or peanut butter, both of which are high on my taste lists?

[modthyrth]

I just kind of wing it and experiment, honestly. First step, eliminate the cocoa powder and replace with flour. I know that canned pumpkin is an excellent substitute for fats in recipes if you're trying to cut fat and calories, so I simply eliminated most of the oil and added a can of pumpkin. I still used 1 T of oil to help shorten the gluten strands, so that the cake wouldn't have that rubbery texture that ff cakes have. I threw in some appropriate spices--cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom--perhaps added a bit of water if it looked too thick. It turned out amazingly well.

The peanut butter cake was even easier. I simply didn't add the cocoa powder, and did add about a cup of PB2 powdered peanut butter product. See www.bellplantation.com for more information on this glorious product. I just added enough so that the batter tasted peanut-buttery. Bake as normal. I made peanut butter cupcakes with peanut butter filling and honey buttercream the one time I made this variation. Excellent.

[sdlium]

Can you explain the "soak of coconut milk"?

[goodhealthgourmet]

i'm pretty sure modthyrth meant to soak the cake with coconut milk by pouring it over the top. this thread is a couple of years old, so you may not get a response...

[sdlium]

I figured it's a stretch, but thought I'd ask as I'm looking for some ways to modify "Crazy/Wacky" Cake to do a coconut cake. Can you offer any suggestions about quantity of Coconut Milk - 1 Cup, 2 etc.?

[funniduck]

Try subbing the water with coconut milk 1:1.
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=221...