Try this egg-free apple cake recipe if you are after a way to use apples. It uses a lot of Granny Smith apples, and you will love its cinnamon flavor and moist crumb. It’s a great alternative to Vegan Red Velvet Cake or Vegan Lemon Meringue Pie if you like moist, flavorsome cakes.
Ingredients For Cake Batter
Here are the ingredients you need to bake a delicious vegan cake with apples.
All-Purpose Flour or white spelt. I haven’t tried it with gluten-free flour blends. Baking Soda – To make it rise. Baking Powder – To make it rise even more. Cinnamon and Ginger – for their fall flavors. Unsweetened Applesauce or you can replace this with vegan yogurt. Granny Smith – Peeled, chopped in small cubes. Melted Vegan Butter or any neutral oil you prefer like light olive oil or canola oil. Soft Brown Sugar or coconut sugar if you prefer a refined sugar-free option. Plant-Based Milk like almond milk, oat milk, or soy milk. Apple Cider Vinegar or lemon juice.
Ingredients For Toppings
Vegan Butter – Softened, not melted or you can also use firm coconut oil. Cinnamon – for flavor. Sugar – You can also use coconut sugar or brown sugar. Vanilla Extract – to give it even more flavors. Granny Smith – peeled, cored, and finely sliced. Sliced Almonds – or sliced pecans.
How To Make A Vegan Apple Cake
This plant-based apple cake is very easy to make and requires only minimal wholesome ingredients.
Add-Ons
You can stir some nuts, dried fruits or chocolate chips in the cake batter. Try folding in 1/3 cup of some of the following.
Chopped Walnuts or pecans Dried Raisins or cranberries Pumpkin Seeds or sunflower seeds Dairy-Free White Chocolate Chips
Serving Apple Cake
This apple cake is packed with fall flavors and it’s delicious serve with:
A scoop of vegan ice cream – vanilla or coconut flavor Whipped coconut cream Vegan yogurt
Allergy Swaps
Below are some ingredients substitutions if you need.
Gluten-Free – I didn’t try all-purpose gluten-free flours. It might work well if you use a blend that is a 1:1 swap to wheat flour. Beware, gluten-free flour always change vegan cakes texture into a more gummy, packed chewy crumb. Nut-Free – Swap the almond milk for soy milk, oat milk, or coconut milk. Refined Sugar-Free – Unrefined cane sugar or coconut sugar works.
Here are my answers to make this vegan apple cake recipe.
