Vegan lemon cake | Nourish plant-based living

Ingredients

• Makes a 2-layer 15cm cake
• True
• 1½ tbsp white chia seeds, ground (see tip)
• False
• 4 tbsp boiling water
• 220g vegan butter or margarine room temperature
• 200g caster sugar
• 350g plain all-purpose flour
• 2½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 125ml soy milk
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 100ml lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
• 2–3 tsp lemon essence (to taste)
• 1 lemon, zest only
• buttercream
• 400g icing sugar
• 125g soft vegetable shortening
• 125g high-quality vegan butter, room temperature
• 2 tsp hot water
• 1 tbsp vanilla bean extract
• ½ tsp almond extract