Applesauce Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour – 185 grams
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• ¾ cup Applesauce – unsweetened
• ¼ cup oil – use oil which has a neutral taste and flavor
• ¾ cup raw sugar or regular white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla powder or 1 scraped vanilla bean
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar or lemon juice

Steps

1. Put applesauce, oil and sugar into a mixing bowl.
2. Stir thoroughly with a wired whisk until the oil is evenly incorporated.
3. Add apple cider vinegar, regular vinegar or lemon juice to the wet mixture.
4. Before baking, give the oven 15 minutes to preheat at 180 degrees C/356 degrees F.
5. Sieve all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and a pinch of salt directly into the bowl of wet ingredients.
6. Add vanilla powder, scraped vanilla bean or vanilla extract.
7. Lightly fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture without overdoing it.
8. The resulting batter should have a light feel.
9. Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
10. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees C/356 degrees F for 35 to 40 mins.
11. When baking is complete and an inserted toothpick comes out clean, let the cake cool a little before removing it from the pan. Set it on a wired rack or tray to cool.
12. Allow for your oven's baking time, which may be shorter or longer than stated.
13. Slice and serve the eggless cake with milk, tea or coffee.