Moist Vegan Apple Cake with Streusel Topping
This Vegan Apple Cake With Streusel Topping is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of fall with fragrant cinnamon and the addition of 4 juicy apples to lock in moisture.
Equipment
Ingredients
Vegan Apple Cake
- 1 ½ cups light brown sugar tightly packed
- ¼ cup coconut oil in solid form
- ¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk I use coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 sweet apples, shredded I use Gala
Streusel Topping
- ¼ cup non-dairy butter, melted
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light or dark brown sugar tightly packed
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup powdered sugar to sprinkle on top optional
Instructions
Vegan Apple Cake
- Preheat an oven to 350°F and line or grease an 11-inch cake pan (springform preferred).
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and oil together until well combined.1 ½ cups light brown sugar, ¼ cup coconut oil
- Add apple sauce, milk, and vanilla extract and mix well.¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce, 1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- With your hand mixer on low, add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until a thick batter forms and set aside.2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt
- Peel the skin off the apples and use a cheese grater to shred the apple into a large mixing bowl.4 sweet apples, shredded
- Use a spatula to fold the shredded apple into the cake batter.
- Pour the batter into your prepped cake pan and set it aside to prepare your streusel.
Streusel Topping (Optional)
- Melt the butter in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until completely liquefied.¼ cup non-dairy butter, melted
- Add butter to a mixing bowl with brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Use a whisk to combine, forming a crumbly mixture. If your mixture isn't crumbly, add a little more flour, about 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is nice a crumbly.½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup light or dark brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Use clean hands to crumble the mixture on top of your cake.
- Bake cake for 30-40 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Sprinkle with powdered sugar (optional) and enjoy!¼ cup powdered sugar to sprinkle on top
Notes
- Grate your apple last to avoid it from browning.
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