Vegan Cocoa Apple Cake
Check out this amazing vegan cocoa apple cake recipe. Its simple to bake but has a great taste!
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- ¼ cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Water
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Applesauce (dry measuring cup)
- 1 tablespoon Oil (I used canola)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Apples Peeled, Cored & Diced into small pieces
- ¾ cup Granulated Sugar (See My Notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 Mins. Lightly grease and line the cake tin with parchment paper. Spray the paper with non stick cooking spray as well.
- In a medium size bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Break the lumps in baking soda if any and mix it well with the flour.
- In another bowl mix together the water, applesauce, oil, lemon juice and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry mixture and stir until just moistened.
- Fold in the apples and sugar into the batter and pour it in the prepared pan.
- Bake it for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. I checked mine after 30 minutes and it was done perfectly.
Notes
The original recipe mentioned to use ⅔rd cup of sugar which is approximately 10 tablespoons. I read the review which mentioned that the apple cake was not sweet enough, so I increased it to ¾th cup; which is approximately 12 tablespoons. I felt that the cake could have been a bit more sweet. I don't mind the mild sweetness but another 2 tablespoons wouldn't have hurt. So if you have a sweet tooth you may want to increase the quantity of sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
