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Our 21 Best Cake Recipes for Alternative Diets

Gluten-free almond cakes. Dairy-free chocolate cakes. Vegan cupcakes. There's a dessert here for everyone.
Slices of chocolate macaroon cake on small plates with the remaining whole cake on a serving platter.
Photo by Alex Lau
  • Two slices of vegan chocolate cake on plates with espresso.
    Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
    1/21

    Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake

    If you're looking for the ultimate crowd-pleaser of a vegan dessert, this chocolate cake is the top-shelf choice. Even guests not following a vegan diet may declare it the best chocolate cake they've ever eaten.

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  • Image may contain Food Dessert Cake and Bread
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Anna Stockwell
    2/21

    Flourless Pistachio Cake With Strawberry Meringue

    This gluten-free looker combines a tender pistachio cake with a cloud of pink strawberry meringue. Cut into it to see the stunning bright green and pink layers.

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  • A slice of olive oil cake getting more olive oil drizzled on top.
    Photo by Alex Lau
    5/21

    Olive Oil Cake

    Olive oil cake only improves the longer it sits—this dairy-free version will keep on your counter for days (not that it’ll last that long).

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  • Raspberry and coconut breakfast loaf on a white rectangular plate.
    Photo by Martin Poole
    6/21

    Raspberry and Coconut Breakfast Loaf

    Dairy-free and gluten-free, this cake relies on dried coconut and ground almonds for flavor and texture.

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  • Slices of chocolate macaroon cake on small plates with the remaining whole cake on a serving platter.
    Photo by Alex Lau
    7/21

    BA's Best Chocolate Macaroon Cake

    This is a gluten-free and dairy-free cake version of the chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons that are a Passover staple. Any nut will work in place of the almonds.

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  • Image may contain Cupcake Food Creme Cake Dessert Cream and Muffin
    Photo by Jon Edwards
    8/21

    Vanilla Chai Cupcakes

    Like a soy chai latte turned into cake, these tiny desserts are moist, tender, and lightly spicy, thanks to the combination of ginger and cardamom. Go ahead and pair with a steaming hot chai latte...you won’t overdo it.

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  • Image may contain Food Creme Cupcake Dessert Cake Cream Icing Confectionery Sweets and Bread
    Photo by Rebecca Bent
    11/21

    Vegan Apple Cider Cupcakes

    This is the quintessential fall cupcake turned vegan. Prepare the apple cider just as if you were going to drink it, boiled with plenty of whole cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.

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  • Image may contain Fudge Food Dessert Chocolate Glass Cocoa Ice Cream Cream and Creme
    Chris Gentile
    12/21

    Double-Deep-Chocolate Hanukkah Layer Cake

    How does this dairy-free double-layered chocolate cake stay moist without cream or butter? It leans on coconut milk for moisture. Espresso powder in the frosting brings out a deeper flavor that plays off the chocolate brilliantly.

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  • Image may contain Food Dessert Creme Cream and Cake
    Zoe Singer
    19/21

    Gluten-Free Coconut Layer Cake

    Almond flour gives this coconuty sponge cake its rich flavor and golden color. If you’re cutting back on sugar, you can swap out the white chocolate and coconut topping for unsweetened whipped cream and fresh strawberries.

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  • Image may contain Cupcake Food Creme Dessert Cake Cream Icing Bakery Shop Egg Confectionery and Sweets
    Tara Donne
    20/21

    Vegan, Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes

    These vegan AND gluten-free vanilla cupcakes require a bit of shopping (for ingredients like potato starch and arrowroot powder), but once you take a bite, it'll all be worth it.

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  • Gourmet's Flourless Chocolate Cake on a serving plate with two slices cut out.
    Photo by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boystova
    21/21

    Flourless Chocolate Cake

    This rich, chocolate-loaded cake is flour-free; by extension, it’s gluten-free. Eggs give the cake a lighter-than-air texture that adds to its decadence.

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