Lately I've been experimenting a lot with soymilk baking. It might sound strange, but I'm using it as an almost entire replacement for butter and/or canola oil. Usually I still use a little butter, because it really helps the taste buds pick up the flavor of the baked good, but soymilk actually works great--and you can't taste the "soy" flavor!
A few days ago I made some creamy double chocolate powder puff cookies, I used soymilk, then I took them to the school where I work with 4th grade girls, and they loved them! This is how I know whether or not something is good and not just healthy: when a bunch of 9 year olds can eat a baked good and not even think twice about it being healthier than the desserts they'd normally eat! One thing I noticed about baking with soymilk that I really love is that it makes things very soft and moist, I even think it tends to work better than butter in that department. But why don't you try this recipe out and tell me what you think!
This is a cake I called a soymilk sunrise cake because I think it would be perfect in the morning around breakfast, it could easily replace the sticky buns, cinnamon rolls, and even donuts. It's a lot healthier, not to mention faster/easier to whip-up, and it even has a good amount of protein from the soymilk and eggs. This recipe only makes a small amount (enough batter to fill a 9" pan), but that's the perfect amount for a small gathering or family get-together at breakfast time (or any time, really). It's also good with tea (that's how I had it), and tastes pretty nice with strawberry or any other fruity jam on top. Of course, it especially tastes good with powdered sugar, one of my favorite dessert toppings.
So here's the recipe for this very fluffy, lightly sweet soymilk cake (Preheat oven to 350)
In one large mixing bowl you can add then mix these ingredients:
1 cup cake flour (it doesn't have to be cake, but it comes out much better this way)
1/2 cup vanilla soymilk (the Soy Dream brand is the best tasting!)
2 TBSP sour cream
2 TBSP salt-free butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
2 TBSP brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
Bake for 26-30 minutes in a 9" cake pan, then it's done! See how easy that is!
Further reading: BBC Good Food baking guidance.