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8+ Delicious Cakes for Every Occasion, Including Vegan Apple Cake

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8+ Delicious cakes for every occasion, including this Vegan Apple Cake with fragrant cinnamon and the addition of 4 juicy apples to lock in moisture.
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Diet Vegan
Keyword Apple, Cake, Cake Recipes, Vegan Cake
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1 cake
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

Vegan Apple Cake

  • 1 ½ cups light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup coconut oil in solid form
  • ¼ cup apple sauce
  • 1 cup 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
  • 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 apple sauce, 1 cup 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.