15 Tasty Gluten-Free Vegan Cakes for National Cake Day!

If you can’t eat gluten, you do not have to give up the most classic celebration dessert… cake! There are plenty of gluten-free cake recipes at your disposal. You’ll be so happy with the results that cake won’t just be for celebrations anymore and you could totally fool your gluten-eating friends.

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Here is a list of 15 vegan and gluten-free cake recipes, courtesy of our Food Monster App!

1. Double Decker Carrot Cake

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No-bake carrot cake with a silky cashew cream cheese frosting? Yes please! If you like carrot cake, you will love Michaell Johnson‘s Double Decker Carrot Cake that has zero consequences. You can eat this vegan carrot cake for breakfast, lunch dinner, or dessert, guilt free!

2. Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake

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This Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake by Pauline Hanuise is the ultimate in rich, chocolate flavor. Feel free to use a lighter percentage of chocolate, but the dark chocolate really makes this dessert ultra-fudgey and intense. Either way, it’s a chocolate lover’s dream!

3. Blueberry Cake With Coconut Frosting

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This Blueberry Cake by Hana Mendes is gluten-free cake in disguise. By that, we mean that the texture is so amazing, nobody would ever know that it’s gluten-free unless you told them. Fresh blueberries are stirred into the batter, adding little bursts of fruity flavor into every bite. The frosting is a combination of coconut cream and coconut yogurt that works like a dream. Blueberry powder is used to give it a gorgeous purple color.

4. Hot Cross Bundt Cake

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Cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper are swirled in Margaux Morton‘s delicious and moist Hot Cross Bundt Cake. This dessert is really simple to make and only requires the ingredients to be mixed, poured into a bundt mould, and then baked for 45 minutes. Top with a sweet and creamy tahini drizzle.

5. Chocolate Coffee Cake

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Calling all coffee + choc fans everywhere! Holly Jade‘s recipe combines coffee and chocolate to create a decadent chocolate coffee cake with a light coffee buttercream frosting, a latte cream filling, and a dark chocolate drizzle. The Chocolate Coffee Cake is light, crumbly, moist, and just perfect!

6. Salted Caramel Espresso Cake

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Jessica Precott‘s Salted Caramel Espresso Cake dessert is pretty much Heaven in cake form. Picture this: creamy cashew filling, rich espresso, salted caramel, and dark, decadent chocolate all on a crunchy walnut base. Yum! Save this recipe for a special occasion because this cake is not only delicious, it’s beautiful!

7. Beet and Chocolate Mousse Cake

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Krisztina Berta‘s decadent Beet and Chocolate Mousse Cake is augmented by the earthy flavor of beets and topped with a smooth and creamy chocolate mousse layer that makes these slices the ultimate chocolate dessert. And while you will have to have a bit of patience while waiting for the cake to set, there is relatively little prep work involved so once you pop it in the refrigerator, you can go out, live your life, and come home to a tasty treat.

8. Raw Orange and Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate and orange is one of the best citrusy and sweet combinations that is reminiscent of fall, winter, and seasonal holidays. Lili Basic Capaccetti‘s Raw Orange and Chocolate Cake recipe lets you enjoy the tasty combo while still being healthy! The orange juice and orange peel give a lovely refreshing citrusy note that goes so well with other flavors.

9. Strawberry Upside Down Cakes With Vanilla Bean 

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Simple, fluffy vanilla mini cakes are the perfect canvas for sweet and juicy strawberries. Made from a blend of oat flour, millet flour, and arrowroot flour, Courtney West‘s Strawberry Upside Down Cakes are quite moist thanks to applesauce. Serve these individually-sized cakes with a cup of your favorite tea.

10. Crêpe Cake With Coconut Cream 

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Not only does Deniz Kilic‘s Crêpe Cake With Coconut Cream look absolutely fantastic – it’s also delightful to eat. While it looks like quite a production, this cake is actually very simple to make. Stack your crêpes atop on another and layer each with a bit of coconut cream and then top it off with a homemade strawberry sauce and voilà – an impressive dessert with no stress or hassle.

11. Rhubarb Champagne Cake

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Lisa Dobler‘s Rhubarb Champagne Cake is the pinnacle of luxuriously decadent desserts. The almond sponge cakes is layered with a rhubarb and champagne compote, stuffed with coconut cream, and finished with a canided rhubarb latice.

12. Mocha Chocolate Cake With Mocha Buttercream Frosting 

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If you’re craving a chocolate cake that’s a bit lower in sugar and has delectable coffee flavors, then make Sarah Jane Parker‘s gluten-free Mocha Chocolate Cake. This allergy-friendly cake is made without refined ingredients and is a rich indulgence that kills chocolate cravings.

13. Raw Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cakes

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Medha Swaminathan‘s individual Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cakes are completely raw, gluten-free, sugar-free! Made with only a handful of all-natural ingredients, these summer treats are both delicious and guilt-free. Creamy peanut butter banana ice cream sits on a grain-free chocolate crust and it’s all topped with a rich peanut butter hot fudge. These cakes are so good, you won’t want to share — good thing it’s single-serve.

14. Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Peanut Butter Cream Cake 

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If you want a crowd pleaser of a cake, Emily von Euw‘s Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Peanut Butter Cream Cake is it. Decadent and delicious, one bite will have your taste buds riding a wave of creamy goodness so rich that it will alleviate all guilt at cutting into something so beautiful.

15. Flourless Double Chocolate Cakes With Buttercream Frosting 

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Rita Marie‘s Flourless Double Chocolate Cakes have the absolute PERFECT texture: cakey, ooey-gooey, and a whole lotta fudgy.

We hope you enjoy these delicious gluten-free cakes. For more delicious recipes, download our Food Monster App where we have over 15,000 vegan and allergy-friendly recipes.

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