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
Shayla says
Hi there. Great recipe. I'm going to try it next week, but wanted to know about leaving out the walnuts. My son is allergic to eggs and nuts of all kind, and flax. Anything else to suggest adding in place of the nuts? Or, can they just be omitted? We're not big raisin fans either.
Thanks. I will be using your site a lot, I'm sure!!
Shayla
You could surely omit the nuts Shayla. If you do want to add something maybe you could add a 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips, but I'm not sure how sweet the cake will become.
jiji says
~_~ i tried out ur cake it was awesum... i luv ur website..i am planning on makin more of ur recipes ....thnx 😀 😉 😛 ❗ ❗
Kris says
Thanks for such a yummy post! It made my Friday Linky Love.
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Cata says
Hello!
Thank you indeed for this fantastic recipe!
I put your link in my blog.
http://www.catascraft.com/2010/06/torta-al-kamut.html
Regards from Tuscany.
Cata
You're welcome Cata.
Rupa says
for my 2nd try on this recipe, Can i reduce the butter to half and replace the 2 tablespoons of butter with unsweetened applesauce ?...if yes, how much applesauce ?
thanks !!
Rupa, the quantity of butter is already very less only. Unless you eat the entire cake the butter per serving of cake is very less. Anyways, you can substitute equal quantity of applesauce for the butter you wish to replace.
Rupa says
Hi Madhuram,
I made this cake yesterday and it was real good.
Question: There is no use of baking powder in this recipe.
Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful eggless cake recipes with us.
luv
- Rupa
Yes the original recipe did not have baking powder in it as well.
Hetal says
Madhuram,
i tried this recipe today, followed it to the T but it came out more like apple cobbler instead of cake. First i thought three cups of shredded apples are too much to 1 cup of flour but went ahead with it (i also used whole wheat pastry flour). Didn't come out as fluffy as yours look in the pic. I do not know where things went wrong. First i thought i will use vinegar as egg substitute but the batter looked very dry so used the EnerG with soy milk. In my experience, i have found vinegar to be be best egg substitute for fluffy cakes. The taste of this cake however was awesome. Plus it was full of apples and walnuts so didn't feel too guilty eating it. Anyway let me know what are your thoughts on this.
Hi Hetal, I'm sorry it did not work out for you. It was a very fluffy cake and I too was not able to slice it perfectly. I agree with you that vinegar gives the fluffiness for egg free cakes. Did you blend the EnerG in a blender? I feel that simply whisking it with a fork does not give desired results. After a couple of trials, I also feel that using warm water/milk while blending gives better results. I'll try to bake this cake once again and will give you the feedback.
geetha says
Hi
Can't wait to bake this cake.Your website is a great resource for novice bakers like me..
Just wondering if I could use flax seeds instead of Energer egg replacer..If yes,how much shd I be using?Also was thinking of doing brown sugar instead of white..what's your opinion?
Thanks
Geetha
Thanks for your kind words Geetha. Blend together 1 teaspoon of flax seed powder with 1/4 cup water. Don't just use a fork, use a blender/food processor for good results. You can go with brown sugar. In any case reduce the quantity of sugar as I have mentioned in the Notes section because it was way to sweet.
Priya Srinivasan says
hi madhu,
yummy cake!!!
tried it this weekend, was good. but not as fluffy as yours. 😥 I used 1/4 cup yoghurt(instead of egg) and also used 3 tbsp milk too. may be bcoz of this???
but the taste was great!!! 🙂
That might be the reason Priya. Thank you very much for trying it.
Devika says
Dear Madhu,
Thanks a lot for your reply! :)I live in Abidjan which is in a country called Ivorycoast/Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa. I tried locating the store through the link you posted, but it didnt throw up any responses. Anyways, thanks once again. Will definitely try this with applesauce/yoghurt and let you know the feedback.
Regards,
Devika
jayaguru says
Hi Madhu,
I have been trying your various recipes esp. baking ones and everything has turned out well. Thanks for all the eggless baking . Btw., I have a question., since my husband is soy milk allergic, could you please suggest a replacement for that!.
Thanks,
jayaguru
Rice milk is a very good alternative. Actually I prefer rice milk to soy milk, because some brands of soy milk result in a sticky mass of dough in baked goods, but I have not experienced that with rice milk. You can also try almond milk and oats milk. Everything is available in health food stores or even in the organic aisle of regular supermarkets. If your family is not vegan go with regular cow's milk itself.
Devika says
Dear Madhu,
Im glad that my friend refered me to your blog. The country I live currently in has very limited options for vegetarians, so your blog is like god sent for me.
This cake looks delicious, but i had needed a few clarifications. Ener-G isnt available here, so does the quantity of the yoghurt/applesauce have to be the same as that of Ener-G. Also, can you pls pass on the recipe for Apple sauce.
Regards,
Devika
Thank you very much Devika. Use 1/4 cup of yogurt or applesauce in place of Energ. The rule of thumb is using 1/4 cup of substitute for every egg to be replaced. For applesauce, peel and core the apples. Cook it (either stove top or in microwave oven with little water) and blend it into a smooth puree and use it. If you tell me in which place you live I can check if some other brand egg replacer is available there. For example I came to know that there is Orgran brand egg replacer powder in Australia. Also check the following link to see if EnerG is available in your place. It's a list of distributors in various continents.
http://www.egglesscooking.com/forums/where-to-find-egg-substitutes/can%27t-find-ener-g-in-local-stores-check-this-link/
hema says
the apple cake looks absolutely delicious...what can used instead of ener-g and silken tofu?
thanx in advance,
hema
really like your blog
Thank you Hema. Are you asking about a replacement in this recipe or in general? Other substitutes are apple sauce, prune puree and even yogurt.
leila says
In our country it is very difficult to find Soy Milk could I substitute it with normal cows or buffalo's milk (full cream or semi-cream)?
Leila, you can use any liquid, water, dairy milk or even apple juice.
Hayley says
I just love your site. Everything you post incorporates flavors I love. This cake sounds incredibly moist and delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much Hayley. Yes, it was unbelievably moist for an eggless cake.
Dimah says
Wow, that looks moist, rich and delicious!
Vaishali says
How moist and gorgeous this looks! Absolutely a winner.
Even I couldn't believe how moist it was for an eggless cake. Wish it was not so sweet.
roma says
Madhu, that is one moist and delicious looking piece of cake.
Hope you are doing well. With a hard disk crash I have been disconnected for a while now. Great to see you on a roll here.
Thanks and I'm fine Roma. I was wondering what happened to you. I saw that you had not posted in a long time.
sia says
can I use some other egg replacer in this cake..like banana?
Sure, you could use 1 medium size banana nicely mashed. But the drawback is the cake is going to have the flavor of the banana. Try applesauce instead.
Kamakshi says
Hi,
Really nice to see an eggless baking blog.I dont think I can get EnerG in chennai yet.But anyways thanx a ton for the recipes.
Thank you very much for the compliments Kamakshi.