Vegan Cocoa Apple Cake

Modified: Oct 15, 2024 by Madhuram · 94 Comments.

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My another successful baking experience with Taste of Home's recipe! I had bookmarked this apple cake recipe quite a while ago and got the chance to try it recently and it was a super duper hit. The original recipe by itself is egg free and vegan but I made some healthy changes.

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I decided to use whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose flour, reduced the quantity of oil and substituted some of it with unsweetened applesauce and the result was a very moist, delicious and guilt free vegan cocoa apple cake. This recipe is quite similar to the whacky vegan chocolate cake except for the fact that we are using lemon juice instead of vinegar. This is my first experience with lemon juice as an egg substitute and I was not sure what to expect but was super excited after tasting the cake because it was so soft and light. I was quite unsure about the quantity of lemon juice because I have read that 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 1 teaspoon of baking soda can be used to replaced 1 egg and that vinegar can be substituted with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and this recipe uses only 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. I was going back and forth about using 1 teaspoon or 1 tablespoon but finally decided to follow the original recipe itself and was completely satisfied with the apple cake. Vegan Apple Cake

Recently I baked a peanut butter quick bread with whole wheat flour and it tasted yucky and I had to throw it away just like that. I don't know if its the brand of whole wheat flour or the recipe. So I'm not sure how this recipe would turn out with plain whole wheat flour as against whole wheat pastry flour. So if you don't have whole wheat pastry flour go with all purpose flour itself as mentioned in the original recipe. Regular whole wheat flour doesn't work well in all recipes. But I have to mention that my bottle gourd chocolate cake came out very well with whole wheat flour. That was a different brand of flour, so I guess its the brand that makes the difference.Recipe

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Ingredients Used: apple, baking soda, cocoa powder, lemon, Sugar-White, unsweetened applesauce, valentines day, whole wheat pastry flour

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VK says

August 24, 2020 at 3:08 am

Is there any substitute for apple sauce? Can I make this cake without apple sauce?

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- Madhuram says
  
  August 26, 2020 at 2:53 pm
  
  You can try pureed silken tofu or flax eggs instead of applesauce.
  
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Ashwini says

September 14, 2019 at 2:27 am

Is whole wheat pastry flour the same as maida or is it atta?

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- Madhuram says
  
  September 14, 2019 at 4:01 pm
  
  Whole wheat pastry flour is not maida, Ashwini. It's whole grain flour milled from a soft variety of wheat so that it's not stripped off the nutrients and minerals like maida. You can use the atta like Deep brand, Ashirwad etc instead which is also whole grain flour.
  
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sangeeta says

September 01, 2018 at 5:50 am

I did not have the applesauce so increased the amount of oil to a half cup. It turned out great and light as you promised.

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- Madhuram says
  
  September 04, 2018 at 8:22 am
  
  You're very welcome Sangeeta.
  
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Kanti says

June 14, 2017 at 9:31 pm

Can I use milk or any juice in place of water?

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- Madhuram says
  
  June 18, 2017 at 8:44 pm
  
  Yes you can use Kanti.
  
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Morana Smolcic says

April 22, 2017 at 3:36 am

Hi Madhuram! Would you mid telling me the mass of 1 cup you use? Thank you!

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- Madhuram says
  
  April 22, 2017 at 7:57 pm
  
  Please check this baking measurement chart.
  
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nupur jain says

June 23, 2015 at 9:37 pm

Hi! Here in India i dont think we get unsweetened applesauce too easily. Could tell me how to make my own applesauce or any substsitute? Thanks in advance 😀

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- Madhuram says
  
  June 24, 2015 at 11:57 am
  
  http://www.egglesscooking.com/homemade-applesauce-recipe/
  
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Shobha says

August 08, 2014 at 2:09 pm

Hey Madhuram !!
I baked this cake for my dad's birthday and i think it turned out quite nice...all thanks to you..btw i used a pressure cooker fr baking as i prefer it more over an oven!! And could you give me storage suggestions pls ?

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- Madhuram says
  
  August 18, 2014 at 8:45 pm
  
  Thanks Shobha. I have never baked in a pressure cooker, so curious to know how the texture was. Do you mean storage suggestions for storing the cake? Cut it into slices and store it in an air-tight container. Cakes do tend to harden slightly when stored in the refrigerator. In that case keep it out a couple of minutes before serving.
  
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helpp says

April 23, 2014 at 3:10 pm

I tried making this, but it turned out rather chewy and rubbery and didn't rise very well.(It still tasted great though). Can you please give me some tips on what I may have done wrong?

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- Madhuram says
  
  April 23, 2014 at 7:24 pm
  
  Did you by any chance over beat/mix the batter? That's the only thing I can think of.
  
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Monika says

March 04, 2014 at 12:39 am

what is applesauce in vegan cocoa apple cake recipe. can we make it at home?

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- Madhuram says
  
  March 05, 2014 at 9:19 pm
  
  http://www.egglesscooking.com/homemade-applesauce-recipe/
  
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carol says

October 22, 2013 at 2:02 pm

In this recipe can lime be used instead of lemon? Also I don't have pastry flour...what can I substitute it with? Please reply...your pic is tempting ...I wanna try it...

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- Madhuram says
  
  November 10, 2013 at 5:41 pm
  
  I have not used lime so far. Maybe it will work. You can use equal portion of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour as a substitute for pastry flour.
  
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Rita says

October 21, 2013 at 4:34 am

Thank you so much for your recipe! Perfect cake!

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- Madhuram says
  
  November 10, 2013 at 5:42 pm
  
  You're welcome Rita.
  
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