Vegan Apple Cake
This vegan apple cake is incredibly moist, lightly perfumed with vanilla, and topped with beautifully arranged sliced apples that caramelize slightly in the oven. The batter comes together in one bowl in just a few minutes, and you get a soft, tender crumb that is completely eggless and dairy-free. It is a straightforward, honest cake that lets the apples shine. Lovely for breakfast with coffee or as a simple dessert any day of the week. Also try my Vegan Peach Cake, Blueberry Loaf Cake, or Frying Pan Apple Cake.
Eggless Dairy-Free Apple Cake
This SIMPLE VEGAN APPLE CAKE is super moist and easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (100 g) Superfine (Granulated) Sugar
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) Water, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) Vegetable Oil
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Vanilla Extract
- 1 ¼ cup (175 g) All-Purpose flour
- 1 tbsp (12 g) Baking Powder
- 1 Medium Size Ripe Apple, Sliced (175-200g)
Toppings
- 1 Medium Size Ripe Apple, Sliced (175-200g)
- Granulated White Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350oF (180oC).
- Grease sides and bottom of round cake pan (7 inch, 18 cm diameter). Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- To a bowl, add sugar and water. Mix until sugar dissolves completely.
- Then, add oil and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Sift in flour and baking powder.
- Mix until dry flour is no longer visible. DO NOT OVER MIX (mix until dry and wet ingredients are just combined).
- Add sliced apples and gently fold into batter.
- Transfer batter to prepared cake pan. Spread batter evenly.
- Top cake with sliced apple.
- Bake in preheated oven at 350oF (180oC) for 45 minutes.Then sprinkle top of cake with granulated white sugar.Bake at 350oF (180oC) for an additional 5 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes out clean.
- Let cake cool down for 5-10 minutes in pan. Then, transfer to wire rack to cool down completely.
Video
Notes
Video timing: Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 45 minutes, add the sugar topping, then bake for another 5 minutes: 50 minutes in total.
The total uses the existing preparation estimate plus the cooking and any separately listed preheat time. Allow additional cooling time and extra batches where applicable.
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