Vegan Coffee Cake
This vegan coffee cake is a delicious addition to your morning cup of Joe. It’s the perfect combination of fluffy cake and cinnamon streusel goodness—and it’s completely vegan!
Ingredients
Coffee Cake
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 ¼ cups plant-based milk unsweetened, such as almond milk
- ¼ cup neutral cooking oil such as vegetable oil, generic cooking oil
- 3 tbsp applesauce unsweetened
- ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- cooking spray
Cinnamon Streusel Topping
- ¾ cups brown sugar
- ½ tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp vegan butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F / 172 C, and spray a 6 x 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray.
Prepare the Cinnamon Streusel
- In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, vegan butter and cinnamon together.
Make the Coffee Cake
- In a small bowl, combine vinegar with the plant based milk. Stir then set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Combine with a wooden spoon.
- Pour wet ingredients - milk mixture, oil, apple sauce and vanilla extract - into the dry ingredients. Combine.
- Then pour only half of the batter into the baking pan.
- Sprinkle half of the cinnamon streusel over the batter in the pan, then pour the other half of the batter over top. Sprinkle again with the rest of the streusel.
- Bake for 40 - 45 minutes. Double check by inserting a toothpick in the middle- it’s ready when it comes out clean. Remove and let cool down before serving.
Notes
- See article above for tips, tricks, and variations.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 314
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 314kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 114mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 199mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 145IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 121mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.