Trying to make desserts for a vegan is hard! Almost everything you bake or make has butter, eggs or milk in the recipe. My son, who is the vegan, does not eat any dairy products at all. He drinks almond milk, and substitutes butter with coconut oil. I do have a very good chocolate cake recipe, that he loves (check this blog for my Chocolate Dessert Cake featured for Mother's Day) that is all natural, but other than that I was at a loss as to what to make. I now have this new recipe someone shared with me to try. No mixer was required to mix it, just a whisk and 3 bowls. Easy as that and good to boot! This cake proves, you do not have to give up anything by not using dairy in baking. It is full of flavor, raisins and walnuts. If you don't like raisins or walnuts just leave them out. You can top this cake with a glaze that is also non dairy. So pull out your fork and enjoy a piece, or two or three, with a cup of coffee or tea. This is certainly an Autumn, sit on your porch and watch the leaves fall, kind of dessert. A little something extra - the house smells fantastic as it's baking! Recipe below. To print this recipe and other recipes in this blog, click and highlight the recipe then send to your printer.
All of my ingredients for the cake.
Dry ingredients in a large bowl, then whisk them together.
All the wet ingredients and the sugar in a medium bowl and mix together. Dust the raisins and the chopped walnuts with flour in a small bowl. This is so they do not sink to the bottom of the cake.
Spray a Bundt pan with Bakers Joy, or grease with oil and flour. The cake is baked and cooling.
Perfect Bundt cake full of raisins and walnuts, and so moist.
Glaze, cut and....
Enjoy! Rich tasting, moist and delicious.
Vegan Applesauce Cake
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups of unbleached flour
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of ginger
2 1/4 cups of unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 cups of dark brown sugar
1/2 cup of canola oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
1/2 cup of raisins
Maple Syrup Glaze
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a Bundt pan with Baker's Joy, or grease with oil and dust with flour. Tap the pan to remove any excess flour. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Whisk together. In a medium bowl, combine the applesauce, brown sugar, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Whisk together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Do not over mix the batter. In a small bowl, add about 2 tablespoons of flour, and coat the raisins and the walnuts. Fold into the the batter.
Fill the prepared Bundt pan and spread the batter evenly. Bake for 45 - 50 minutes, depending on your oven, until a cake tester inserted comes out clean. Rotate the cake halfway through the baking process. Remove from oven and let cool before turning out of the pan. Loosen the cake around the edges with a knife and invert on to a cooling rack. If you are glazing the cake, let it cool completely before frosting. Transfer to a cake plate to serve.
Maple Syrup Glaze
1 cup of confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup
1 - 2 tablespoons of water
Mix together, using 1 tablespoon at a time to your desired consistency. Drizzle over the cake.
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