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vegan applesauce cake pieces on a white plate

Vegan Applesauce Cake

This Vegan Applesauce Cake is easy, delicious, and super moist. Ready in under an hour and free of refined sugars and oil.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Bread, Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 slices
Calories 184 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

Crumble Top

  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 4 tbsp cane sugar
  • 2 tsp oil

Maple glaze

Instructions
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the applesauce and vanilla extract. Next, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until no streaks of flour remain.
  3. Transfer the cake batter to an 8-inch square baking dish.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix the ingredients for the streusel topping until a crumbly texture is achieved. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the entire top of the cake batter. Use as much or as little as you'd like.
  5. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. The edges of the cake should be golden brown.
  6. Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to come to room temperature.
  7. While the cake is cooling, make the maple glaze by mixing all ingredients in a small mixing bowl until the powdered sugar has dissolved.
  8. After the cake has reached room temperature, drizzle the maple glaze overtop of the cake in the desired amount.
  9. That's it! Enjoy!

Notes

*A note about granulated sugar: Not all granulated sugar is vegan. Make sure to choose a USDA Organic variety (or variety otherwise noted to be vegan) to ensure it is not processed with bone char, an animal ingredient.
**Please note: The nutritional information provided for each recipe is an estimate and may vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients used, portion sizes, and preparation methods. For accurate nutritional details, consider consulting a registered dietitian or using a trusted nutritional calculator.
 
  • Not Vegan? Use melted vegan butter instead of oil in the streusel topping, or use dairy milk to make the glaze.
  • Oil-Free? Omit the oil in the streusel topping and sprinkle just granulated sugar over the cake prior to baking.
  • Refined Sugar Free? Omit the streusel topping and drizzle maple syrup over the cake instead of the maple glaze.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice**Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 469mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 17IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 2mg
Keyword dairy-free, easy, egg-free, no added sugar, nut-free, oil-free
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