Vegan Nutty Apple Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 115g vegan butter (1/2 cup)
- 65g + 150g brown sugar (1/3 cup + 3/4 cup)
- 250g applesauce (1 cup)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 180g plain flour (1.5 cup)
- 1.75 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 50g dark chocolate, chopped
- 100g mixed nuts, chopped
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180 c (350 f)
Beat the butter with 150g brown sugar
Add in the applesauce, vanilla, almond milk and mix until smooth
Separately, mix the flour, baking powder and cinnamon
Sift and fold in the flour mixture into the butter mixture
Stir the remaining sugar (65g) with the chopped apples
Stir in half the apples into the batter as well as the chopped chocolate and mixed nuts
Pour the batter into a cake pan (lined, non stick or greased)
Sprinkle over the remaining apples and press lightly into the batter
Bake for 20-35 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean
Cool fully, then slice and enjoy!
