Dairy-Free Classic Yellow Cake Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the best dairy free milk for cake? ›

Among other milk alternatives like almond milk, soy milk and oat milk, soy milk is by far the best for baking. I learned this over the course of several years and many cookies, cakes, muffins and pies. Moreover, some people will tell you that you must swap full-fat coconut milk in for heavy cream or half-and-half.

Yes, most Duncan Hines Cake Mixes are Kosher Parve (OU) and contain no dairy ingredients.

It's made with coconut milk and oil instead of regular milk and butter, but still has that same rich flavor and fluffy texture. I promise you will never know it's both dairy free and gluten free. It's finished off with my homemade buttercream. I opted for chocolate, but vanilla works well too.

CONTAINS MILK AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS. MAY CONTAIN EGG AND SOYBEAN INGREDIENTS.

WHAT SUBSTITUTE IS BEST TO USE INSTEAD OF EGGS IN CAKE? Substitutes like vinegar and baking soda, plain yogurt or buttermilk can help keep cake light, airy and structurally sound. Replace each egg with 1 teaspoon of baking soda combined with 1 tablespoon of vinegar, ¼ cup of plain yogurt or ¼ cup of buttermilk.

For years, thankfully, Duncan Hines has been known for making cake mixes free from milk and egg.

What are good vegan butter substitutes? In baking, you can use vegan butter, applesauce, dairy-free yogurt, coconut oil, coconut butter, olive oil, nut butter, mashed banana and mashed avocado. In cooking, you can use olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable stock, or avocado oil to replace butter.

From its introduction, Cool Whip was labeled and advertised as non-dairy, but as of 2018 it contains skimmed milk and sodium caseinate, a milk derivative. Even before the skimmed milk was introduced, Cool Whip was classified in Jewish dietary traditions as dairy because of the sodium caseinate.

SUMMARY. Oreo cookies are made without any animal products. However, the company that makes them says these cookies are made in facilities that handle milk. As a result, there may be traces of milk in Oreo cookies.

Is Betty Crocker yellow cake vegan? ›

If you're looking to make a quick and easy vegan cake, you may consider making a box cake. Some box cake mixes are accidentally vegan, like the Betty Crocker yellow cake mix. You can use egg alternatives with these box cake mixes, with varying results. One egg replacement you can try is club soda.

Since most boxed cakes require that you add eggs, milk and butter after, most major brands such as Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker are already vegan!

The more fat you have in milk, the more the texture of the bake will change. You want bakes to be moist, so this means you should choose milk with a higher fat content to achieve this. Therefore the best milk to use during baking is in most cases whole milk.

For both oat milk and almond milk, you'll want to go with the full fat versions to help ensure that your baked goods are just as delicious and moist as if you used dairy products. You can also use both almond and oat milks in your cooking (like creamy soups and sauces).

Wondermilk. Out of the listed options, the So Delicious Dairy Free Wondermilk tops as the best brand that closely resembles actual milk in terms of consistency, creaminess and slightly sweet mild flavor. It contains coconut and oat milk, with hints of oat taste and full texture.

“Any recipe that has milk can simply be swapped to lactose free milk,” Baker says. “The only difference is that the milk sugars are separated, so it behaves the same way in cooking and baking.”