Recipe by Dora’s Table; recipe and photo courtesy of California Strawberries
Makes 10 Mini Cakes
The Equipment:
4-oz. mason jars, cupcake pan
The Milk Syrup:
1 c. oat milk
1 c. almond milk
1 c. soy milk
½ c. sugar
Combine three milks and sugar in a medium sauce pot. Bring to a low simmer for 20 minutes. Strain and remove from heat. Transfer to a container and let cool in the refrigerator until ready to use. You should have about 2 cups of milk syrup.
The Cake:
1 ¼ c. almond milk unsweetened
2 t. apple cider vinegar
1¾ c. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking powder
½ t. baking soda
½ c. sugar
¼ c. vegetable oil
1 t. vanilla extract
6 T. aquafaba liquid from a can of chickpeas
Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a cupcake pan lightly with oil.
In a small bowl, whisk together the soy milk and apple cider vinegar. In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda and mix well. Add the milk-vinegar mixture to the bowl with the flour, add the oil, and vanilla, and whisk to bring it all together.
In a large bowl, whip the aquafaba using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment or a hand-held mixer, at medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 4 minutes. Fold in the whipped aquafaba into the cake batter with a spatula, until it has completely incorporated.
Pour the batter into the cupcake pan, filling each cup 2/3 of the way, and bake in the middle rack of the oven, for 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let the cupcakes cool for 5 min, and remove from the pan, and let cool completely on a rack.
For Garnish:
3 c. dairy free whipped topping
1 pint California strawberries, hulled and sliced
To Assemble each cake: Cut 1 inch off the top of the cupcakes using a serrated knife. Place each cupcake inside of a 4-oz. mason jar and poke the surface of the cake with a fork. Be sure to press the fork all the way down through the cake. Pour 2½ tablespoons of the milk syrup into each cake. If necessary, use a knife to slide along the edge of the cake so the milk syrup pours down the side of the cake. When you’re ready to serve, top the cake with whipped topping, and arrange the sliced strawberries on top and serve.