VEGAN APPLE CRUMBLE CAKE
This Vegan Apple Crumble Cake is so moist and delicious! It’s made of sweet vanilla cake, soft, juicy apples, and a melt-in-your-mouth crumb topping. Such a divine layered treat for breakfast or dessert that everyone will love!
For The Crumb Topping
- ¾ cup cane sugar
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup vegan butter (melted) or coconut oil
Cake and Apple Layers
- ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour ((may substitute with1/4 cup coconut flour))
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅔ cup cane sugar
- ½ cup vegan butter (melted) or coconut oil
- ½ cup vegan yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups apples (lightly cooked or uncooked) ((fuji, gala, honey crisp, pink lady, etc. ~2 apples))
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8 sized dish and line it with parchment paper. Melt the two ½ cup portions of the vegan butter in separate dishes. Let them cool. Take the vegan yogurt and plant milk out of the refrigerator so they can start to come to room temperature.
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Crumb Topping: Mix the sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in the melted vegan butter until it's crumbly. Don’t over-stir so that some of the crumbs remain larger. Cover the bowl and refrigerate it for now.
- Mix the plant milk and apple cider vinegar to create a vegan buttermilk. Set it aside for a few minutes to allow time for it to curdle.
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Peel and dice the apples into bite-sized pieces, (it is optional if you wish to steam them lightly).
- Whisk the dry cake ingredients together (flour, baking powder, cane sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg) in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients (melted vegan butter, vegan yogurt, and vanilla). We will wait to fold the wet and dry ingredients together until just before assembling the layers.
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Fold the wet and dry ingredients together just until they’re combined. Try not to over mix the batter.
- Assemble the layers by spreading the cake batter into the bottom of the baking dish. Place the apple pieces in a single layer above the batter. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the top and press it down a bit.
- Bake it for 55-60 minutes. Test the center with a toothpick that should come out clean. Let it cool for at least 15 minutes. Enjoy!