A simple, yet incredibly delicious cake recipe. The caramelised apple bottom goes perfectly with the rich moist cake body. I love this cake.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British, European
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword apple cake, dairy free apple cake, easy apple cake, vegan apple cake
Prep Time 15mins
Cook Time 25mins
Total Time 40mins
Servings 8
Calories 339
Ingredients
Cake Batter
100gMargarine or Vegan Butter
150gCaster Sugar
100gAlmond/Soy Yoghurt
100mlAlmond Milk
200gSelf-raising Flour
1 1/2TeaspoonsBaking Powder
1TeaspoonVanilla Essence
Caramelised Apple Bottom
4MediumApplesany variety will do, I like to use spartan red
1TeaspoonCinnamon
2TablespoonDemerara Sugarit's fine to use plain caster sugar if you don't have
1TablespoonCorn Starch
1TablespoonMargarine or Vegan Butter
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 200˚C/390˚F (fan oven).
Whisk together the margarine and sugar for the cake batter in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
Add the rest of the wet batter ingredients - the yoghurt, almond milk and vanilla and whisk to combine with the butter. (Don't worry if your mixture begins to split, it will sort itself out when you add the flour)
Add the batter flour and baking powder to the bowl and whisk until evenly combined. You should have a thick but runny batter. Reserve.
Now you can prep your apples. Remove the core from your apple and slice into thick half moons, about 1/2 a cm (1/4 inch) thick. (I don't tend to peel the apples as I like the bite of the skin but if you prefer a more smooth caramelised bottom peel the apples before slicing).
Melt the margarine in a saucepan over a medium heat, toss in the apples along with the rest of the caramelised ingredients (cinnamon, corn flour and sugar). Stir the pan until the flour, cinnamon and sugar has combined with the margarine. Gently cook the apples, stirring often for around 5 minutes, until they begin to soften a little.
Grease and flour a 20cm (8inch) cake tin and tip in the cooked apples. Arrange evenly over the bottom of the tin. Pour over the cake batter.
Place the cake in the oven and cook for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean.