It’s apple season! So what better way to utilize them than by making a vegan apple cake. It tastes amazing and the combination of apples and cinnamon is heavenly. The best is it’s super easy to make, even if you have never baked before. All ingredients are available in your local supermarket. Preparations should only take 10-15 minutes. The perfect cake to have with coffee!
INGREDIENTS VEGAN APPLE CAKE:
Dry ingredients:
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 100 g brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
Wet ingredients:
- 150 ml dairy-free milk
- 75 ml coconut oil.
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Other ingredients:
- 2 apples
- Vegan butter to grease the baking pan
- Icing sugar
METHOD:
Preheat your oven to 180C (360F).
In a large bowl mix together all dry ingredients.
The take a measuring cup and add all wet ingredients.
Stir and mix with a spoon.
Using a hand mixer mix the dry ingredients and then pour the wet ingredients and mix together well until you get a smooth batter. If you don’t have a hand mixer you can also use a whisk for it.
Line a baking tin with baking paper and then grease the sides with vegan butter. This is to make sure the cake doesn’t stick to the pan.
Pour the batter into the cake tin and spread evenly.
Peel two apples, remove the seeds and cut each into 8 slices.
Now place the apple slices on the batter in a star shape.
Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
Let cool down and then sprinkle some icing sugar (and optional cinnamon) on top.
adapted from: https://www.exceedinglyvegan.com/