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A thick slice of vegan apple cinnamon cake on a shiny, white plate. It is very moist and topped with maple glaze.
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5 from 2 votes

Soft Vegan Apple Cinnamon Cake with Maple Glaze

This vegan apple cinnamon cake is one of my favorites. The spices go well with the sweetness of the apples and don't forget that maple glaze!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Apple Cinnamon Cake
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 12 Slices
Calories: 239kcal
Author: DJ

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 large cooking apple I used Granny Smith
  • 200 ml soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 190 g all-purpose flour sifted
  • 150 g light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 50 ml canola oil rapeseed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup

Maple Glaze:

  • 160 g powdered sugar sifted
  • 6 Tablespoons maple syrup
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preparation:

  • Preheat your oven to 177 Celsius (350F).
  • Secondly, grease two 20cm x 10cm loaf cake tins with vegan butter. Set aside. 

Make the apple cinnamon cake:

  • Firstly, remove the core and skin from the apple. Chop your baking apple into 1cm squares. Set aside.
  • Make your vegan buttermilk. Do this by mixing the apple cider vinegar into the soy milk. Let your vegan buttermilk curdle for 8 minutes. While you are waiting, measure out your other apple cinnamon cake ingredients.  
  • To a mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Combine well.
  • Pour in the curdled buttermilk to your dry ingredients along with the canola oil, vanilla extract and maple syrup. Fold the dry into the wet but avoid over mixing. Finally fold in the chopped apples.
  • Equally, pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tins. Bake them in the center of the oven for 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Allow the cakes to cool in the tins for 15 minutes then transfer them over to a cooling rack.

Make the maple glaze:

  • Add your powdered sugar to a small bowl then add maple syrup one teaspoon at a time. The consistency of the glaze should be quite thick.
  • Spoon your maple glaze over the apple cinnamon cakes.

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Notes

  • These are one of my favorite kinds of baking apples along with Braeburn apples. They have a beautifully sweet flavor and a good, firm texture which means that they don't become too mushy after being baked. These apples also caramelize nicely.
  • I love to serve this cake with one of the following three things: dairy-free vanilla ice cream, dairy-free single cream or vegan custard. All three options are great so it's incredibly difficult to choose between them. Of course, these apples cakes also taste great on their own.
  • If you'd prefer the cake to be just a little bit drier, make sure that you place it into the fridge for at least an hour after it has cooled down at room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 74IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg