One Pan Celebration Cake
Vegan Celebration Cake: A Colorful Twist on Wacky Cake
Okay, so this recipe is a fun spin on my classic one-pan wacky cake, with a little extra flair to make it perfect for a celebration! It’s still simple, quick, and ridiculously easy to whip up—just with a festive twist.
Here’s the magic: take one wacky cake, delete the chocolate (gasp, I know), and add sprinkles. Lots of sprinkles. And voilà—a celebration cake that’s as cheerful as it is delicious! 🎉
This cake is proof that you don’t need fancy ingredients or complicated steps to create something special. Plus, it’s vegan, so it’s a treat everyone can enjoy.
Whether it’s for a birthday, an anniversary, or just a random Tuesday that calls for cake (because, let’s face it, sometimes Tuesdays need cake), this recipe is as fun to make as it is to eat. So grab your sprinkles and celebrate the simple joys of baking! ❤️🍰✨
One Pan Celebration Cake
Special Note: 1. I used a silicone bake pan but I regular non-stick pan also works just as well. And if you want to make a layer cake, simply double the recipe :).
2. The recipe here is for a lot of cream cheese frosting…because I love cream cheese frosting ;)! You can easily reduce amount, or entirely omit, of frosting.
Ingredients:
1 1/4c all-purpose flour
1c granulated sugar
3/4tsp baking soda
1/2tsp kosher salt (a little less if using table salt)
3 tbsp colourful sprinkles (half for batter and half for on top of frosting)
1c water
1/3c canola oil (bland flavoured oil)
1tsp vanilla extract
1tsp apple cider or white vinegar
Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz full fat cream cheese, room temperature (the brick kind, not the tub ‘spreadable’ kind)
4 tbsp icing sugar (more or less to taste)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and sprinkles in an 8” x 8” square metal, silicone or glass baking dish. Whisk together until uniform in colour. Use your fingers to break apart any lumps.
In a measuring cup add water, oil, vanilla extract and vinegar. Stir slowly with a fork or a whisk in small circles to blend. Mash, scrape and stir with a fork or spoon until the mixture becomes a smooth and uniform batter.
Scrape the sides of the baking dish with a rubber spatula and spread the batter in an even layer.
Carefully transfer the dish to the oven and bake until a bamboo tester (I use bamboo skewers, longer than a toothpick and easily reuseable) inserted in the center comes out clean, 28 - 33 minutes. (The skewer should come out looking like it has cake crumbs, and not frosting, clinging to it :))
Remove from the oven, let cool, then frost.
Cream Cheese Frosting: In a mixer, whip cream cheese.
Add icing sugar and vanilla.
Whip all ingredients together and spread on cooled cake.
Top with ‘celebration’ sprinkles :).
