Are you looking for vegan cake mix brands? You’re in the right place! In this article, we’ll list some of the top dry and boxed cake mixes that are plant-based and as free of cruelty as possible. Let’s begin.
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Do note: We don’t consider super-trace ingredients that could go either way, such as mono and diglycerides, because it’s impossible to identify their origins and isn’t that effective to worry about from a cruelty-free perspective.
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Cherryvale Farms Instant Indulgence Mug Cake Mix
Ok, so who doesn’t love a good mug cake.
They’re convenient, easy to make, and the perfect size for just you, so there’s no sharing if you don’t want to.
These take the guesswork out of it for you, along with the dairy that most mug cakes require.
With these, you add water, and you have a delicious sweet cake.
The ingredients are as follows: Unbleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Palm Oil, Sorghum Flour, Oat Fiber, Organic Vanilla Flavor, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Non-GMO Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate/Leavening), Xanthum Gum, Sodium Alginate, Salt.
The Vegan Knife Cupcake and Cake Mix
This cake mix has pretty good reviews, though a few people say it doesn’t get very fluffy and that the flavor isn’t very good, that seems to be the only issue, and that was just a couple.
It’s made to work with non-dairy milk and comes in four flavors, Birthday Cake, Chocolate, Cinnamon Sugar, and Vanilla Spice.
The ingredients are as follows: Pure cane sugar, Garbanzo bean flour, potato starch, sorghum flour, tapioca flour, white rice flour, baking powder, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, salt, xanthan gum.
Cocomama Dark Chocolate Layer Cake Mix
Remember that chocolate cake from “Matilda” that was absolutely to die for; this had to be the mix they used because it yields the same results. A soft fluffy cake that has a rich, decadent chocolate taste.
This cake mix bakes super moist and tastes completely homemade once it’s finished.
The ingredients are as follows: Organic Cane Sugar*, Unbleached Wheat Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Organic Cocoa Powder*, Baking Soda, Espresso Powder, Sea Salt, Ground Vanilla Beans.
Better Batter Cake Mix
This cake mix is another good one.
It has pretty great reviews, and all of them say this cake is the best, even without the frosting.
It bakes a very moist cake and doesn’t have a weird smell or aftertaste as some mixes can, especially when they’re dairy and gluten-free.
They have a few flavors and sell online; they even make brownie mixes.
The ingredients are as follows: Sugar, white rice flour, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), brown rice flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, canola oil, potato flour, xanthan gum, pectin, baking soda, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate monohydrate).
Really Great Food Company Cake Mix
This cake mix has absolutely no bad feedback that I could find.
Everyone says it’s one of the best mixes they’ve ever tasted, and it comes in this giant box, enough to make two cakes.
It’s a small family-owned company, so they’re really big on quality and consistency.
And it’s not made in a factory where it risks cross-contamination, so there are no worries here.
The ingredients are as follows: White rice flour, potato starch flour, cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, aluminum-free baking powder, baking soda, vanilla powder, xanthan gum, salt.
Julie’s Original Cake Mix
So, they only make the white cake, which is kind of like a vanilla flavor, but it is some of the best white cake mixes you’ll ever bake.
It’s versatile and can not only make cakes, but muffins, cobblers, and madeleines.
It’s made to work with just non-dairy milk and oil, so it’s really easy to prepare, and once you’ve got the batter going, you can make almost anything with it.
The ingredients are as follows: Cane sugar (vegan), rice flour, sorghum flour, potato starch, aluminum-free non-GMO baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), sea salt, and xanthan gum.
Quntu Quinoa & Passion Fruit Cupcake Mix
I’m not really a big fan of quinoa because it can be very grainy, especially when it’s ground into flour.
These are a little gritty but not so much that it compromises the entire texture.
They taste spectacular.
The passion fruit makes this mix very distinctive; there’s not another one out there like it.
It’s sweet and fruity, which is why the less than stellar texture can be forgiven.
The ingredients are as follows: Organic quinoa flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, passion fruit flavor, vanilla, salt.
ZenSweet Baking Vanilla Bean Cake Mix
This cake mix has a very strong vanilla taste.
It also uses coconut flour and this unique ZenSweet blend that has monk fruit extract to make it extra sweet.
It rises nicely and makes perfectly rounded cupcakes.
It’s very easy to make, though it does require eggs, so you’ll have to substitute that with an egg replacer, but it shouldn’t cause any issues.
The ingredients are as follows: ZenSweet (Erythritol, Inulin, Monk Fruit Extract), Almond Flour, Tapioca Flour, Coconut Flour, Baking Soda, Vanilla Bean, Sea Salt.
Ardenne Farm Cake Mix
This is a smaller brand, and not many people buy it because it can be hard to find.
But those who do buy it give nothing but rave reviews on this mix.
It’s easy to make, comes in a few flavors, and bakes very moist and decadent.
The recipe does require eggs, but you can always substitute that out for something else (like a flax egg) or use an egg substitute.
The ingredients are as follows: Cane Sugar, Gluten-Free Flour Blend (White Rice Flour, Brown Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Tapioca Flour), Cocoa, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diglycerides), Baking Soda, Non-GMO Aluminum-Free Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Xanthan Gum, Salt, Natural Vanilla.
Simple Mills Cake Mix
Simple mills stand out from the crowd by using almond flour in their mix, and it makes the fluffiest cakes.
They are a little dense and thin as regular cakes, but that thick, fluffy cake packs a punch.
Almost like a bakery-style.
The ingredients are as follows: Almond Flour, Organic Coconut Sugar, Arrowroot, Organic Coconut Flour, Baking Soda, Sea Salt.
Madhava Organic MMM…Super Yummy Cake Mix
Betty Crocker better steps aside because Madhava is coming for that top spot.
Words cannot describe how good this cake mix is. It may be the type of wheat they use in their mix, but this bakes very moist, it’s good with or without frosting, and makes the best cake pops.
They do take a little bit longer to bake unless you’re doing mini’s, but it’s well worth the wait.
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The ingredients are as follows: Organic wheat flour, organic cane sugar, organic coconut sugar, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch), organic flavoring, organic spelt, organic vanilla flavoring, salt, organic Kamut® Khorasan Wheat.
King Arthur Flour Yellow Cake Mix
King Arthur makes pretty good mixes.
Almost none of them have bad reviews, and with good reason. It makes cakes just like on the box.
They’re light and fluffy while still maintaining volume and super sweet.
They put a lot of sugar in their mixes on top of natural vanilla, so that’s probably why.
It calls for milk and eggs, but using a substitute doesn’t compromise taste or texture.
The ingredients are as follows: Cane sugar, modified tapioca starch, rice flour, potato starch, cornstarch, emulsifier (rice starch, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono-and diglycerides), baking powder sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), natural vanilla flavor, salt, xanthan gum.
Kinnikinnick Foods Cake Mix
This has a very simple ingredient list.
Usually, angel food cake requires some extra work on the back end to get it that right density and texture, but for some reason, this one works with just five ingredients.
It has a usually soft but crumblike texture and is extremely sweet. It would almost be too much, but the cream of tartar allows for some balance.
The ingredients are as follows: Sugar, potato starch, white rice flour, cream of tartar, salt.
Authentic Foods Gluten-Free Vanilla Bean
This cake mix can tend to make dry cakes.
So, you have to be careful and tweak your wet ingredients to void that.
If you manage to get the moisture level right, then this will be amazing; it has a strong vanilla flavor, almost like what you would taste in a milkshake.
The ingredients are as follows: Evaporated cane juice, rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, baking powder, non-iodized salt, natural, gluten-free flavors, vanilla bean, xanthan gum.
Cherrybrook Kitchen Cake Mix
This is like if Betty Crocker decided to go vegan.
These cakes are very moist and have the tendency to remind you of when grandma used to bake as a kid.
They have the same perfectly fluffy and sweet texture.
And it comes in a few flavors, including chocolate.
The ingredients are as follows: White Rice Flour, Evaporated Cane Juice, Potato Starch, Granulated Brown Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Leavening (Non-Alluminated Baking Powder, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Calcium Lactate (No Dairy Derivatives), Xanthan Gum, Sea Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Citric Acid, Guar Gum.
Pamela’s Products, Chocolate Cake Mix
Ok, don’t let the packaging deceive you.
This is a smaller brand, so the packing isn’t very ornate, but man, does this bake a great cake.
It’s easy to make and doesn’t have a very long bake time.
It’s rich and full of chocolate flavor, almost like a German chocolate cake.
The ingredients are as follows: Evaporated Cane Sugar, Brown Rice Flour, Organic Cocoa Powder (processed with alkali), White Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Inulin, Grainless & Aluminum-Free Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Potato Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sweet Rice Flour, Sea Salt, Gluten-Free Flavor, Xanthan Gum.
Lydia’s Gluten Free Lemon Cake Mix
This lemon cake has a light, refreshing profile with a spicy undertone.
It’s a lemon cake, there’s no doubt about that, but it has a mix of cinnamon and nutmeg in there as well to throw you off your game and really kick it up a notch.
It can be a little dry, but a tweak here and there could probably fix that.
The ingredients are as follows: Raw Cane Sugar, Brown Rice Flour, Lentil Bean Flour, Baking Soda, Grounded Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Sea Salt.
The Caker Cake Kits
The Caker makes the unique combinations out there.
The one pictured is Ginger Pear Pistachio.
The cake and the glaze that comes with it are sweet ginger, and the mix also includes raw pistachios.
The cake is flat and very dense, but the glaze and pistachios go perfectly with this kind of cake.
I wouldn’t recommend frosting, just the glaze.
The ingredients are as follows: Glaze (ginger, icing sugar), mix (spelt flour, blanched ground almonds, cane sugar, pure ground ginger, baking powder, salt), Premium raw pistachios.
Namaste Foods Spice Carrot Cake
Everyone loves a good carrot cake.
It’s sweet, spicy, and always full of flavor. This carrot cake mix is no different. It has the same melody of flavors in a traditional carrot cake and bakes just as moist and delicious as something you would buy in the store.
It does call for eggs, but as always, that can be substituted.
The ingredients are as follows: Cane sugar, sweet brown rice flour, brown sugar, tapioca starch, arrowroot powder, rice milk powder, citrus fiber, baking soda, salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves.
Namaste Foods Cinnamon Sugar Cake Cup
This is another cake in a cup.
It’s not as fluffy as the other mug cake we have on the list, but it is tasty.
It’ll remind you of a sweet cinnamon sugar donut.
IT’s really easy to make and is done in around a minute and a half, so it’s quick too.
When you need a quick fix for your baked good craving, this will get the job done.
The ingredients are as follows: Organic cane sugar, organic white rice flour, organic tapioca starch, organic brown rice flour, organic arrowroot powder, organic pumpkin powder, sodium bicarbonate, citrus fiber, salt, cream of tartar and organic cinnamon.
123 Gluten-Free Deliriously Delicious Cake Mix
This cake mix is a little different from the ones on this list, mainly because you have to add your own sweetener.
It’s pretty comprehensive other than that.
They say it’s easy to make, but I couldn’t find the directions anywhere.
It’s free of all the major allergens and is really rich chocolate that pairs well with vanilla ice cream or any ice cream.
The ingredients are as follows: Rice flour, cocoa processed with alkali, tapioca starch, aluminum-free, corn-free baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, tapioca starch, monocalcium phosphate), vanilla powder, baking soda, cellulose gum (stabilizer), salt.
European Gourmet Bakery Organics Cake Mix
This is a pretty basic cake mix.
There’s nothing inherently special about it, but it is pretty good.
If you want a safe bet, no special flavors, no extra fix-ins, just a regular vegan cake, this will get the job done.
It does contain all organic ingredients, so that’s a plus, and it’s really easy to make as well.
This also does call for eggs, but again you can always substitute for something else.
The ingredients are as follows: Organic sugar, organic wheat flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, organic vanilla flavor, sea salt, organic gum blend (organic guar and locust bean gums). Contains wheat.
Bob’s Red Mill Cake Mix
Good things come in small packages, and this is no exception.
Don’t let the minimalistic packaging fool you; they take pride in this mix, and it shows in the quality and consistency.
It does make very dense cakes, but they’re rich and chocolatey, so it’s not too much of a con.
A few reviews say that you have to add some secret ingredients, like extra vanilla, to take it up a notch.
The ingredients are as follows: Sugar, gluten-free flour blend (sweet white rice flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, whole grain sorghum flour, tapioca flour, xanthan gum), cocoa powder, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), baking soda, sea salt, natural vanilla powder (sugar, cornstarch, vanilla extract.
Duncan Hines Classic Mix
It’s ok to jump for joy because your favorite cake mix did make it on the list.
These are generally vegan, but some contain eggs, so always check the ingredients.
The yellow cake mix is safe for sure.
And these mixes also aren’t made specifically to work with vegan wet ingredients like soy milk, so that it might require tweaking, but it’s not hard to get it right.
The ingredients are as follows: Sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, propylene glycol mono, and diesters of fats, mono- and diglycerides), leavening (sodium bicarbonate, di-calcium phosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate). Contains 2% or less of: wheat starch, salt, dextrose. Artificial flavors, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, colored with {yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake}.
Pillsbury Chocolate Cakes Mix
The doughboy has come to the rescue with this decadent chocolate cake.
It’s so amazing it’s hard to keep it on the shelves.
This cake is super moist and chocolatey.
And it’s available in most grocery stores, so it’s easy to get your hands on if you’re in a pinch or just craving chocolate cake.
The very simple ingredient list easily works with vegan wet ingredients.
The ingredients are as follows: Sugar, wheat flour, cocoa processed with alkali canola oil, leavening (calcium phosphate, baking soda), salt, corn starch, xanthan gum, natural flavor.
Hey, I’m Joey. I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid and love everything about it. You can find my writing about food, kitchen appliances (such as blenders) and much more. Thanks for stopping by!
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