This vegan apple cake is moist, delicious, and bursting with juicy apple chunks! It all gets topped off with a sweet cinnamon-spiced crumble topping and vanilla glaze.
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup organic brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup vegan butter, chilled
- 1 cup smooth unsweetened applesauce
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup organic granulated sugar
- ½ cup organic brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon powdered ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups peeled and diced (½ inch) apples (2 to 3 medium apples)
- 1 cup organic powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon unflavored non-dairy milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly oil the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
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To make the crumble topping, stir the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a small bowl.
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Cut the butter into about 4 pieces, then add then to the bowl. Use a pastry cutter (or alternatively a fork or couple of butter knives) to cut the butter into the flour mixture.
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Once the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, place the bowl in the fridge to chill while you make the batter.
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Stir the applesauce, oil, milk and vanilla together in a small container such as a liquid measuring cup.
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Whisk the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
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Pour the applesauce mixture into the mixing bowl with the flour mixture and stir just until combined.
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Fold in the apples.
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Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and smooth it out with a spoon or spatula. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the batter.
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Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Transfer the cake to a cooling rack.
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Whisk the glaze ingredients together while the cake cools, adding extra powdered sugar if it seems too thin, extra milk if it seems too thick.
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Once the cake is cool, drizzle the glaze over it.
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Slice the cake and serve.