Vegan Apple Cake
Incredibly delicious vegan apple cake stirred in one bowl and using just a few ingredients. Soft, moist, sweet, and full of apples.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: American, German
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 10
Calories: 300kcal
- 300 g/ 10.6 oz/ 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 150 g/ 5.3 oz/ ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon Note
- pinch of salt
- 100 ml/ 3.4 fl.oz/ ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons neutral-tasting oil sunflower, canola
- 250 ml/ 8.5 fl.oz/ 1 cup nut milk almond, oats, soy, etc
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 apples a total weight of about 750 g/ 1.7 lbs
- some icing sugar
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a springform with baking paper. Size: about 24 cm/ 9.5 inches, a little smaller or larger is fine.
Peel and cube the apples. Mix with 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice to stop them from browning and set aside.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
Mix together the oil, nut milk, vinegar, vanilla in a small jug or bowl.
Gradually whisk the wet ingredients into the dry.
Carefully fold in the apples (and nuts or chocolate chips, if desired).
Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Let rest in the springform for about 10 minutes. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.
Sprinkle with some icing sugar before serving. The cake can be served lukewarm or at room temperature. See above for serving suggestions.
Use a digital kitchen scale (Amazon affiliate link) to weigh the dry ingredients, especially the flour.
- You could add more spices, for instance: ½ teaspoon allspice, ¼ ground ginger, and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg.
- You could also add about ½ cup chopped walnuts/hazelnuts/almonds or even some chocolate chips.
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 162mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g