Vegan Apple Crumb Cake | Aromatic Vanilla Cake

It is beginning to settle down right here barely, the times are getting shorter and I can inform fall is knocking on the door.  Apple season is right here and I could not be extra excited!  I really like fall and all the goodies that include it involving apple, pear and pumpkin!  I picked up some apples final weekend as a result of I needed to kick off fall baking season with one thing scrumptious!  I used to be craving a cake with streusel, so what I made a decision on was this Vegan Apple Crumb Cake!

I began off with my vanilla cake batter, and added in some warming spices together with the vanilla.  Some cinnamon and nutmeg.  I really like them a lot with apples!  This cake batter is very easy to make, and it makes use of flax eggs which I all the time have the components available for.  I used complete wheat pastry flour on this however in the event you needed to make use of all function flour or perhaps a gluten free all function flour like Bob’s Crimson Mill Gluten Free All Objective Baking Flour (which I’ve used earlier than with success) you need to use these as a substitute in the event you desire. I used a granulated sugar on this, however maple sugar may very well be used as effectively in the event you desire that.

I stirred loads of chopped apples into the cake batter to make for a moist, flavorful and scrumptious cake!  I needed it to have loads of struesel too, so I made a scrumptious crunchy oat streusel.  It is a streusel that I take advantage of on prime of different goodies like crisps, pies and on this occasion truffles and I all the time like it a lot!  Its candy, crunchy, somewhat salty and I may eat it by itself nevertheless it it wonderful with fruit!

This cake smelled wonderful whereas baking and I couldn’t wait to attempt it!  It was tender and scrumptious, moist with candy apples, scented with cinnamon and vanilla and the crunchy struesel made it excellent!  It’s so good served heat with some coconut milk ice cream!  In case you are within the temper for a scrumptious apple deal with, undoubtedly give this Vegan Apple Crumb Cake a do this fall!

Vegan Apple Crumb Cake

Makes 1 9×9 inch cake

Streusel:

• 3/4 cup natural rolled oats
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp natural complete wheat pastry flour
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 5 Tbsp coconut oil

Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups all function flour
• 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp baking powder (1/2 tsp plus 1/4 tsp)
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 flax eggs (2 Tbsp golden floor flax seed combined with 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp filtered water, allowed to take a seat quarter-hour)
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp avocado oil or different impartial oil
• 1/2 cup plant primarily based milk (I used Oatly however you need to use what you like)
• 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped apples

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F levels, and line a 9×9 inch sq. cake pan with parchment on the underside and oil the perimeters.
2. In a big bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and whisk to mix.
3. Add the flax eggs, avocado oil, oat milk, vanilla, and beat with an electrical mixer for a couple of minute (or 3 minutes if doing it by hand with a whisk).  Add the apples and blend till evenly distributed.
4. Pour the cake batter into the ready pan.
5. Place the cake within the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes till the cake is completed within the middle (you’ll be able to insert a toothpick into the middle and it comes out nearly clear with a number of moist crumbs).
6. Take away from the oven and let cool 20 minutes, then take away the cake from the pan by slicing across the sides, putting a plate on prime then inverting it and tapping on it.  You possibly can take pleasure in heat, or let cool and serve later.