Apple Spice Cake (WFPB) (Uses an 8" square pan)


Ingredients

3/4 cup sucanant (drie sugar cane juice -- can substitute granulated sugar)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground or grated nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk, such as soy, rice, or nut milk

1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Scant 1/4 cup maple syrup

Scant 1/2 cup canola oil

2 Tablespoons cognac

1 teaspoon vanilla

1-1/2 cups chopped apples

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 35 degrees, and line an 9-inch square baking dish with wax or parchment paper. Start  by adding the apple cider vinegar to your 1 cup of soy milk. Set the milk aside. (It will sort of curdle a little but that's fine.)
  2. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together. In another bowl, mix all the wet ingredients together. Combine the wet and the dry, and then add the apples. If you wish, you may add  chopped toasted almonds, walnuts, or pecans.
  3. Pour/spread the batter into the pan and bake 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  4. The spices from this cake will fill your house with the most amazing scent. Worth baking for that reason alone. The cake is dark, moist, and perfectly sweet. Serve this with a dusting of powdered sugar to make it pretty, or serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla frozen dessert. This thing is so easy to make, and comes together so quickly. You could make muffins out of these too, but make sure to adjust the baking time.

Notes

You could try peach, apricot, or pear juice in place of the cognac. I think that would be a great flavor addition to this recipe. Vanilla is a great substitution too.

Credit

The Vegetarian Health Instiotute