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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
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: American, German
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 10
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.

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Notes

    Use a digital kitchen scale (Amazon affiliate link) to weigh the dry ingredients, especially the flour.
  1. You could add more spices, for instance: ½ teaspoon allspice, ¼ ground ginger, and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg.
  2. You could also add about ½ cup chopped walnuts/hazelnuts/almonds or even some chocolate chips.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 162mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g