I had half a dozen apples in the fridge. I browsed the index for recipes with apples and found this vegan apple cake recipe. The recipe was very simple, used only one egg, so easy to substitute the egg. The cake came out very well. It was very moist and fluffy, but over the top sweet.
The original recipe used 1 cup sugar and the apples I used were sweet too, so the cake became very sweet. So I have changed the recipe to ¾ cup of sugar. I was wondering what to do with the cake, then got this (wonderful) idea. I was not sure whether it would work, but I was totally surprised and happy with the result.
Check the My Notes section to see what I did. But this vegan apple cake recipe is definitely a keeper for its easy prep and unbelievably moist and fluffy texture for a vegan cake.
This is yet another recipe from the Taste of Home Baking Book.
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Recipe
Vegan Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons Softened Butter (I used Earth Balance - 4 teaspoons)
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 1 and ½ teaspoons Ener-G (in place of 1 Egg)
- 2 tablespoons Water
- 3 tablespoons Soy Milk (if using Ener-G)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour (I used Whole Wheat Pastry Flour)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon (I used ¼ teaspoon)
- ½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg (I did not use)
- 3 cups Apples Peeled And Diced
- ¼ cup Walnuts (I used ½ cup Chopped)
- As Needed Whipped cream/Ice cream (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350F for 15 minutes. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Since the quantity of butter is very less, the creamed mixture was dry and resembled coarse crumbs.
- In a blender/food processor blend together Ener-G, water, soy milk and vanilla extract until nice and foamy.
- Add the Ener-G mixture to the creamed butter/sugar and beat everything together with the hand mixer until thoroughly combined. This mixture looks creamy like a white sauce.
- In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg (if using). Add this to the wet ingredients. The batter will be thick.
- Stir in apples and nuts. Mix it thoroughly.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with just a few crumbs. Mine was done around 38 minutes. You can also see that the cake starts pulling from the edges.
- This cake can be sliced directly from the pan while its still warm, so no need to wait for the pan to cool to invert it and then slice it.
My Notes
- The original recipe mentioned only 3 tablespoons butter. Since I had only 4 tablespoons (½ a stick) remaining from a stick, I used it entirely. Did not want to keep the balance 1 tablespoon in the fridge. I think that extra tablespoon of butter helped to get the amazing texture for the cake.
- The apples were required to be diced, but I grated it because I was not sure if my son would eat the cake if it had chunks of apples in it. He usually eats all fruits and especially apples and pears are his favorite. But I can never guess him. The apples were really invisible, so if you have a picky eater sneak the apples by grating.
- I was wondering what to do about the sweetness. If it's not sweet enough you can always sprinkle some powdered sugar, have it with vanilla ice cream etc. But how to reduce the sweetness. Then I got this idea of coating the cake with unsweetened chocolate so that the bitterness would offset the sweetness. I wanted to try it immediately but did not have it at home. Sent my husband immediately to the grocery store and he got the Baker's unsweetened baking chocolate.
- It's a pack of 8 individually wrapped squares of plain chocolate. I wanted to test very little first. So melted 3 squares in the microwave oven. Cooled it a little bit. I decided to shaped the cake into small balls and dip it in the melted chocolate so that it would resemble truffles. Since the cake was slightly warm and moist I was able to proceed with the idea and shaped them into small balls. Dipped the cake quickly into the melted chocolate and placed it in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I had a perfect slice of cake as well. My husband dipped 3 sides of the cake in the chocolate. I placed the baking sheet in the fridge for the chocolate to set. I couldn't contain my excitement to taste it. Managed to wait until the next day morning. The chocolate had set perfectly and I took a bite of the apple cake truffle and was literally doing the happy dance. It tasted so good! The bitterness of the unsweetened chocolate took care of the sweetness perfectly. The taste was phenomenal. I'm very glad that I tried this vegan apple cake.
Nutrition
Priya Sriram says
I never realised there could be so much recipes without egg. Really wonderful job!
Welcome to my blog Priya.
Priya says
MAdhu u know wat i too prepared apple cake with egg replacer powder..will post soon in my blog, i have just send my 5th entry for ur event, am just enjoying baking with egg replacer powder..thanks a lot for introducing me this awesome replacement wonder which makes me to come up with different bakes nowadays...
Priya, I have to thank you for your enthusiasm. I really mean it. Thanks once again.
Archy says
Love apple cake, i make it eggless without using any egg replacer, shall try this version too, I love ur site !! Wonderful collection of recipes 🙂 !!\
Yes I have seen it and I have it in the links. Thank you very much Archy.
Usha says
Looks moist, delicious and fantastic....I really need to buy ener-g egg replacer and give it a try 🙂
Yes Usha, try some recipes and send it to the event.
nithya says
Wow this is so good.I had picked up the Taste of Home book too,made cookies,cakes and desserts.Apple cake looks very tempting:)
That book is my favorite Nithya. It's a collection of "no-fail" recipes.
krystyna says
Thank you so much!
I love apple cake and your modificated recipe + comments are very clear that it is very yummy, easy to make and good cake.
My best wishes to you!
Thank you Krystyna.
jaishree says
Hi Maduram, Thanks for visiting my blog...I am first time here.. I never had a chance to get to know you...I am so happy to have come across it at least now...your blog is amazing..love it:)yummy N tempting cake.
Welcome to my blog Jaishree.
anudivya says
That is some serious stuff Madhuram... Love the scant use of butter and the use of apples.
I knew you would love this recipe.
Happy Cook says
Wowo it lookss so moist and delicous.
Yes it was moist and delicious. Thanks Happy Cook.
sumarajesh says
its looks very good and kool dessert after having dinner..looks perfect
priya says
Wow,the cake looks great!!1Is it a must to add soy milk if using Energ?
Priya, you can use any liquid. Dairy milk, apple juice or even water. Its that the ener-g mix measures only to 2 to 3 tablsepoons whereas if you want to replace an egg you should use atleast 1/4 cup of substitute. So to make good that difference I used soy milk, because I had it at home and since I was making a vegan cake.
Mattie says
Wow, that's a lot of apples for a cake. It looks scrumptious. Nice one!
Thank you very much Mattie.
kamala says
Wish I could stay near ur place Madhu..Coming up with so many wonderful cakes and cookies...I couldnt find the EnerG here..
Thanks Kamala. Do you have a Whole Foods or Trader Joes, you can find it there definitely.
mahimaa says
you always post such delicious, mouthwatering desserts.. not fair madhu. I am not much into baking though i love cakes and cookies.
Thanks Mahima. You should start baking. You are very creative, you can definitely whip up some amazing stuff.
Sweatha says
Thanks for the reply Madhu,I actually had sent you a mail yesterday.God Knows what happened 😐 .Thanks again for the reply and expect entries from next week onwards. 🙂
You're welcome Sweatha. Eagerly waiting for your recipes.
Ashwini says
yummy and mouthwatering especially the piece dipped in chocolate
Yes it was yummy.
Anjali Damerla says
Looks yummy, Madhu.
I have to look into this Ener-G thing. Never used it before.
Do you think that Ener-G is a better replacement for egg than Tofu? Just curious.
I think Ener-G would be better than tofu. From my recent experiments I see that Ener-G doesn't give that dense texture like silken tofu does. But I can be sure about this if I use Ener-G in the recipes I have used silken tofu as an egg substitute.
Sweatha says
Tempting cake,I love aples and the cake is too tempting.Did you get my mail? Do we have to refrigerate the egg replacer after opening it.Please do comment.
Sweatha I have not received any mail so far. I don't think refrigeration is required. I've kept it out only.
SS says
Creative , very ...
Thank you.
jayasree says
Yummy... The piece dipped in choco is so tempting that I feel like grabbing it from the screen.
Thanks Jayasree, the chocolate covered one tasted really good.