Vegan Apple Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel
Vegan Apple Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel is the perfect way to say hello to fall! This coffee cake is so fluffy and has a gooey and sweet streusel filling that will make your mouth water! Made with delicious ingredients like apples, brown sugar, butter, flour, and walnuts, this recipe is the most cozy dessert that you can enjoy while the weather starts to cool down.
Ingredients
Apple Coffee Cake
- ½ cup almond milk
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup melted vegan butter
- ¼ cup applesauce
- ⅔ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 apples, peeled and diced
Cinnamon Streusel Filling
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup softened vegan butter
- ½ cup oats (rolled oats, quick oats, etc)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- extra cinnamon and crushed walnuts, to top the cake before baking
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Grease a 9x9 inch pan and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Peel and dice two apples, then place in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add in almond milk and apple cider vinegar and let sit for 2 minutes.
- Next, add in vanilla extract, melted butter, applesauce, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt and stir together.
- Add in remaining dry ingredients and whisk together. Once well mixed, stir in apples with a spatula.
To make Cinnamon Streusel
- In another medium sized bowl, make your crumble. Mix together all ingredients with your hands until nice clumps form together.
- Pour 3/4 of the batter in your lined baking dish and spread out evenly. Then add in your crumble and spread out all over the batter. Add in remaining cake batter, spread out evenly and top with additional cinnamon and crushed walnuts.
- Let the cake bake at 350ºF for one hour, or until the top of the cake becomes golden brown and you can stick a toothpick in the cake and it comes out dry.
- Let cool for about 15-20 minutes before removing cake from the baking dish.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
Notes
How to store: Place in the fridge for up to one week.
Can also be placed in the freezer for up to one month.