I wanted to make a cake that was reminiscent of those little grocery store coffee cakes from my childhood. This vegan Apple Crumb Cake with Powdered Sugar Glaze did not disappoint. To meet my expectations, I doubled the streusel topping and if that wasn’t enough, added a simple powdered sugar glaze. Is your mouth watering yet? 🙂
Let’s start with the streusel topping…
Combine brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
Add melted vegan margarine and stir well.
Lastly, add the flour using a fork to combine. It should look all crumbly like this. Set aside while we prepare the rest of the cake.
Now, let’s make the cake…
In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the softened vegan margarine and sugar. Beat until well combined.
Add the vegan sour cream, applesauce and vanilla. It may look a little curdled, but I promise you. This situation is temporary!
In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients and add to the mixing bowl.
The result is the most beautiful, light and fluffy cake batter. Using an offset spatula, spread evenly into an 8″ x 8″ pan that you have prepared with cooking spray. But wait…there’s more! 🙂
The apple layer is next…
Add the diced apples and cinnamon to a small mixing bowl and toss until all of the apples are coated.
Place them on top of the uncooked cake batter and give them a light press into the batter.
Now, take your reserved crumble topping and spread evenly over top. Give it a good press into the apple layer.
Bake until golden. Cool for at least 20 minutes before adding the glaze.
Just look at this. You have a cake layer, an apple cinnamon layer and finally the crumb topping. Three layers of goodness!
Optional powdered sugar glaze…
But my mom requested a powdered sugar glaze and it was a good choice. Really delicious and simple to make.
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Apple Crumb Cake with Powdered Sugar Glaze
Ingredients
FOR THE CRUMB TOPPING:
- 1/2 c Light Brown Sugar
- 1/4 c Sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/2 c Vegan Margarine melted
- 1-1/4 c All Purpose Flour
FOR THE CAKE:
- 1-1/4 c All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 6 tbsp Vegan Margarine softened
- 1/4 c PLUS 2 tbsp Sugar
- 6 tbsp Applesauce
- 1/2 c Vegan Sour Cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 3/4 c Peeled and Diced Apples
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
FOR THE POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE:
- 1 c Powdered Sugar
- 3 tbsp Non-Dairy Milk more or less, to desired consistency
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare an 8" x 8" baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- To make the crumb topping, whisk brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt together. Add the melted butter using a fork to incorporate, then add the flour. Mix and crumble with a fork. Set aside.
- For the cake, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar together on high speed.
- Add the applesauce, vegan sour cream, and vanilla. Beat on medium-high speed until combined.
- On low speed, just mix in the dry ingredients until incorporated. Do not over mix. Spread the batter evenly into prepared baking pan.
- Toss the chopped apples and cinnamon together in a small bowl until well coated.
- Top the batter layer evenly with cinnamon apples. Lightly press into the batter.
- Top the apple layer evenly with crumb topping. Again, lightly press into the apple layer so that after baking, everything sticks.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Every oven is different, so keep an eye on it.
- Cool at least 20 minutes (or more) before applying the glaze.
- Whisk the powdered sugar and almond milk together until smooth. If it's too thick, add more almond milk. Too thin? Add more powdered sugar.
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