Vegan Apple Coffee Cake
A fluffy, plant-based apple coffee cake, filled with warm spices and naturally sweetened with apples. Vegan perfection in every bite.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large apple peeled and chopped
For the topping:
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut sugar, oil, and vanilla.
- Add applesauce and stir to combine.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until combined.
- Fold in the chopped apple.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top.
- For the topping: Mix brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the cake.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.