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German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen) - vegan style

makes 1 18-20cm cake dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: cake
Cuisine: German
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g self-raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 25 g custard powder or corn flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 150 ml dairy-free creme fraiche or yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150 ml oat milk
  • 80 g dairy-free margarine
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • For the topping:
  • 1 or 2 eating apples
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp icing sugar (to decorate if desired)

Equipment

  • 1 18-20cm springform cake tin

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade. Grease and line a spring-form cake tin
  2. Sift together the flour, custard powder or corn flour and bicarbonate and set aside
  3. In another bowl, mix together the creme fraiche/yogurt, oat milk and vanilla and set aside
  4. Cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy
  5. Alternately add the flour and milk mix (about 1/3rd of the mix each time) and stir well between each addition.
  6. Pour into the cake tin and level off.
  7. Peel and core the apples and finely slice
  8. Decoratively lay the apple slices onto the top of the cake.
  9. Mix together the Demerara sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle an even layer over the top of the apple slices.
  10. Bake for 40-50 minutes until he cake is cooked through and golden on top.
  11. Cool briefly in the tin before unmoulding and cooling on a wire rack. Once cool, dust with icing sugar and enjoy.