Vegan Cinnamon Loaf Cake with Streusel

Name: Vegan Cinnamon Loaf Cake with Streusel
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Cinnamon Cake
Ingredients: 30g all-purpose flour; 25g brown sugar; 1.5 Tablespoons salted vegan butter (softened); 200ml soy milk; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 190g all-purpose flour (sifted); 150g light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0.5 teaspoon allspice; 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 50ml canola oil (rapeseed); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon maple syrup

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Festive Cinnamon Treats

If you love all things, you'll adore this vegan cinnamon cake which is topped nicely with crumbly streusel. The cake itself is really light and soft and makes a perfect festive sweet treat.

For more festive cakes, see my vegan gingerbread loaf cake and vegan biscoff banana cake recipes.

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Ingredients For This Recipe

A shot of the ingredients needed for my vegan cinnamon cake.

Brown Sugar
Vegan Butter
Soy milk
Apple cider vinegar
All-purpose flour
Light brown sugar
Ground cinnamon
Allspice
Nutmeg - compliments the cinnamon flavour very nicely
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Canola oil - this is the same as rapeseed oil
Vanilla extract
Maple syrup - adds a nice sweetness to the cake

A small slice of vegan cinnamon cake on a brown-rimmed white plate. The rest of the loaf cake is on a marble platter in the background.

How To Make Vegan Cinnamon Cake

Step By Step Instructions

For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step One

Make the streusel first. Mix the brown sugar and the flour in a small bowl.

A photo of flour and brown sugar combined in a small, grey bowl. This is for the streusel.

Step Two

Add the vegan butter. Use your hands or a fork to make a crumble.

The vegan butter has been added to the streusel mixture,

Step Three

Grease two loaf cake tins with vegan butter.

Step Four

Make the vegan buttermilk by combining the soy milk and apple cider vinegar.

A shot of curdling vegan buttermilk inside a glass jug.

Step Five

Combine the dry cake ingredients inside a bowl. Mix well.

The dry ingredients for the cinnamon cake combined inside a large, glass bowl.

Step Six

Add the wet ingredients to the bowl.

The wet ingredients have been added to the mixture.

Step Seven

Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the cake batter is smooth.

The cake batter after the flour has been folded in. It is a light brown and very smooth.

Step Eight

Pour the cake batter into the cake tins and sprinkle the streusel onto it.

The cake tins are filled with the cake batter and topped with thick chunks of the streusel.

Step Nine

Bake the cakes, then set aside to cool.

Two baked cakes inside their cake tins cooling down.

Tips For Making Cinnamon Cake

Don't Over Mix The Cake Batter

This will mean that the texture of your cake will become dense. Fold the batter instead until all the flour pockets are gone. This will give you a lighter cake.

Avoid Over Baking

This cinnamon cake dries out fast if it is left in the oven. Make sure you remove the cakes from the oven as soon as 20 minutes are up or until a skewer comes out clean.

Customise This Recipe

Add some glaze to the top of the cake if that is what you prefer. Mix water into powdered sugar until you get a consistency that you like.

A side angled image of a slice of my vegan cinnamon cake. The streusel has created a 'marbling' effect on the top of the cake.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add extra cinnamon to the cake batter?

I wouldn't personally add any more than an extra half teaspoon. No matter how much you like cinnamon adding too much will make the flavour too strong.

How To Store My Cinnamon Loaf Cake

Store at room temperature for 3 days inside an airtight storage container.

A whole cinnamon loaf cake with the front sliced off. It is moist and soft inside.

More Cinnamon Recipes

Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Banana Muffins