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Vegan Irish Apple Cake Recipe

Jen Cardenas
This Vegan Irish Apple Cake is a delicious combination of fluffy cake, apple slices, and streusel topping.  It’s full of cinnamon flavor and isn't too sweet. It's perfect for St. Patrick's Day!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Irish
Servings 10 servings
Calories 352 kcal

Ingredients
  

Streusel Topping

  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup oats
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoon vegan butter, cut into small pieces
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Cake

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¾ cup non-dairy milk
  • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 granny smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Line the bottom of a 9" round cake pan with parchment paper and lightly coat with non-stick oil spray.
  • Next, make the streusel topping. In a medium bowl, add all streusel ingredients. Use your hands to mix well and break up the vegan butter into even smaller pieces. The topping should have a crumbly texture.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients for the cake: the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • Mix in the non-dairy milk, oil, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract until combined. Do not overmix.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake pan. Layer the thin apple slices on top of the batter.
  • Add the streusel topping over the apple slices.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan.
  • Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
  • Store leftover cake in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Notes

  • Make sure your apple slices are nice and thin so that they cook through.  Traditionally, Granny Smith apples are used in this cake but you can substitute with any kind of apple you'd like.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 20-30 minutes so it’s easier to cut.
  • If you have a springform pan, I recommend using it so it’s easier to plate.  But it’s not a necessity.
  • About 10 minutes before it's done baking, I like to check to see if there are any areas of the topping that are "flour-y". If there are, I just spray with a little oil spray and then let it continue baking the final 10 minutes.

Equipment

  • 9" round cake pan

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 296mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 3gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 69IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 2mg
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