Basic White Cake (Vegan)

• 1 cup raw cashews
• 2/3 cup water or 2/3 cup soymilk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup unbleached white flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Apple Cake Variation (optional)
• 2 large apples (optional)
• icing sugar, to your liking (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place cashews and water into blender and blend until very smooth.
3. Add sugar, salt, vanilla, egg replacer and lemon juice and blend again.
4. Pour blended ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add flour and baking powder and mix until well combined.
5. Pour batter into a 8"x8" cake pan that has been lightly sprayed with vegetable oil. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until done.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
7. Frost or decorate as desired and serve.
8. APPLE CAKE VARIATION:
9. Same directions as above except once patter is in the cake pan peel, quarter and core two large apples. Cut part way through the top of each apple quarter so that it fans out. Place the apple fans evenly across the top of the batter.
10. Put in the oven and follow same baking instructions.
11. Cool and sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.

cashews, water, sugar, salt, vanilla, egg substitute, lemon juice, unbleached white flour, baking powder, apple cake variation, apples, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/basic-white-cake-vegan-255547 (may not work)