Vegan Birthday Cake

Celebrate your birthday the right way with this easy and delicious vegan birthday cake! Made with simple ingredients and can easily be made gluten-free!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 3/4 ts baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups cold water (use room temp water if substituting coconut oil)
• 3/4 cup of oil (canola, coconut, etc)
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8" or 9" round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; whisk to evenly distribute.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together water, oil, vanilla, and lemon juice.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry and combine with whisk. Do NOT overmix!
5. Quickly pour into prepared pans and place into the oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.