Apple Almond Cake | plant-based, vegan
As many of you know, I really like to bake, and apple season is a very good excuse to make the most amazing apple desserts. Today I will show you one of my favorite apple treats: The Apple Almond Cake. This is a deliciously moist, flavorful, and delicate cake, perfect for the fall season. It is a crowd-pleaser and easy to make.
If you have never been to an apple orchard and picked your own apples, you may want to put this on your bucket list. It is an amazing experience. Here in New England, we have the most wonderful apple orchards designed for the apple experience. I love to walk down the various apple rows, looking for just the right kind of apple for whatever I want to make that day. There are lots of options: green, red, yellow, sweet, tart, crispy, etc. And many places also have freshly squeezed apple cider from just the right mixture of apples, and apple juice takes on a completely new meaning.
Let’s talk about Apple Almond Cake Ingredients:
Apples:
The most important ingredient in this apple cake is the apples, and you can use whatever kind you prefer. McIntosh is an excellent choice, but you can also use Honeycrisp, Cortland, Gala, Pink Lady, etc. I love that we put fresh apples directly into the batter of this cake. It makes the cake so moist and scrumptious.
Coconut oil:
I use coconut oil instead of margarine. If you don’t mind the coconut flavor, you can use unrefined, but if you would prefer not to taste the coconut, use refined.
Ground Flax Meal:
It is always good to add some fiber and extra nutrient, even to a cake, ground flax meal also helps bind the cake.
Almond Flour:
Almond four is a wonderful, healthy, and nutritious flour to add to cakes. I mix this with regular flour, and it makes a light and delicate cake. If you prefer to make this cake a little healthier, you can substitute some of the white flour with white whole wheat flour, which will give you more fiber and nutrients.
Almond Extract:
In order to give the cake a slight almond taste, I add a touch of almond extract. It helps the almond flavor pop, not too much, but just right.
Sliced Almonds:
For the topping, I use sliced almonds. It makes the cake look really pretty, and the extra crunch factor adds to the experience. If you do not have sliced almonds, you can use chopped almonds.
I hope you enjoy this cake. It is one of my favorite apple cakes. It reminds me of the fall experience, the pumpkins, the apple cider, the spice, and the apple orchards. Apple season is one of my favorite seasons, and it is happening right now. Time to make an apple almond cake.
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Apple Almond Cake
Ingredients
Topping:
- 3/4 cup sliced almonds
- 3 tablespoons all natural cane sugar
- 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
Cake:
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup all natural cane sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon ground flax meal
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup plant-based milk
- 2 apples, McIntosh, peeled and chopped
Instructions
Topping:
- In a small bowl, add sliced almonds, sugar, almond flour, cinnamon, and cardamom. Stir to combine. Add the melted coconut oil and stir to combine. Set aside.
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- In a medium-size bowl, cream coconut oil and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth in texture.
- Next, add mix in the vanilla and almond extract. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, sift the dry ingredients: flour, almond flour, salt, baking powder, and stir to combine.
- Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture a little at a time; alternating by adding the milk a little at a time.
- Next, fold in the fresh chopped apples.
- Transfer the cake mixture to a greased 8in cake pan (see note), and smooth the top.
- Add the sliced almond topping.
- Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out with just a couple of crumbs on it.
Notes
- Place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of the greased cake pan. It makes it easier to remove the cake from the pan after baking.
- You may want to place a piece of foil loosely over the top of the cake during the last 10 minutes of baking time to prevent the almonds from getting too toasted, but this is a personal preference.
I made this and it was delicious! Thank you!
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for trying my recipe! It is one of my favorites. Thank you also for the 5-star review. It really helps me a lot.
This is so good!! Thank you so much for sharing such good recipes!! My husband and I have tried several of your recipes in the last three weeks and look forward to trying many more! Also looking forward to your cookbook when it’s finished ????
Thank you so much, Kelley! You have been so kind and encouraging. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hi, made this cake today and it was delicious!!Just wondering do you normally use US measurement or UK measurement?
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for trying my recipe and for the 5-star review! At the moment I use US measurements.
Amazing thank you, I replaced the flour with brown rice flour for GF reasons and it was perfect.
Light spongy and the almond topping is heavenly.
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Sarah! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed this apple almond cake recipe. Thank you for letting me know about the GF option and thank you for the 5-star review.
Im about to make this for a third time in one month, It’s especially nice if kept in the fridge to keep its firm and taste, because I used my own gf flour blend Rice, almond tapioca , other wise it can be a bit crumbly but it absolutely does not affect the beautiful light yummy flavour , the topping is the crown though , thank you I’ll be checking out more of your recipes Ani xx ciao
Thank you for your sweet comment, Sarah! I am so happy you enjoyed the apple almond cake! Your gluten-free flour blend sounds amazing. I made a very similar one when I worked in a gluten-free wedding cake bakery a few years ago. Thank you for your 5-star review! It means a lot to me.