The BEST Apple Crumb Cake (vegan)
This Apple Crumb Cake is easy to make, vegan and SO GOOD. Built with three tasty layers: moist & light cinnamon vanilla cake, gooey & soft chunky apples and topped with a buttery, crumble that will be hard to resist!
Ingredients
Crumble
- ⅓ cup quick oats
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- pinch sea salt
- ¼ cup vegan tub butter or margarine I use Country Crock
Cake
- DRY INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup white whole wheat flour
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- WET INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup soy milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
Apples
- 2-3 medium granny smith apples (or similar variety) (at least 2 heaping cups chopped)
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and prepare 9" springform or cake pan with a light spray of non-stick spray or parchment paper.
Prepare Crumb Topping
- In a medium bowl whisk together all the crumb ingredients, except for butter. Add butter to the bowl and use a fork to mash butter into dry mix, until fully incorporated and crumbs form. Set to the side.
Prepare Cake Layer
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until no dry flour remains in the bowl. Set aside.
Prepare Apple Layer
- Peel, deseed and chop apples into bite sized pieces. Toss in a bowl with cinnamon and sugar and mix until all apple is coated.
Assemble & Bake
- Pour cake batter into prepared pan and give it a little wiggle to spread it evenly along bottom of pan. Layer cinnamon apples evenly over the top of the cake batter. Use your hands to crumble the crumb topping evenly over the top of the apple layer.
- Bake for 35-37 minutes, until topping is golden brown. Let cake cool for at least 20 minutes before removing from pan or slicing.
Notes
Important Note on doneness- You can try to test for doneness by using a toothpick stuck in the middle to ensure batter is no longer wet. However, please be aware, that apple layer may leave a gooey residue on the toothpick so this may not be 100% reliable.
Storage- Leftover can be stored in an airtight container for 1 day or in the fridge for up to 4 days.