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The Fluffiest Apple Cake

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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 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Servings 8
Calories 339

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 100 g Margarine or Vegan Butter
  • 150 g Caster Sugar
  • 100 g Almond/Soy Yoghurt
  • 100 ml Almond Milk
  • 200 g Self-raising Flour
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Caramelised Apple Bottom

  • 4 Medium Apples any variety will do, I like to use spartan red
  • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoon Demerara Sugar it's fine to use plain caster sugar if you don't have
  • 1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
  • 1 Tablespoon Margarine 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 565IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg