Easy Vegan Coffee Cake Recipe. Simple soft Vanilla Cake topped with a delicious Streusel. Classic Cinnamon Streusel Coffee cake. Vegan soyfree nutfree Recipe. Glutenfree option.Makes One 8 by 8 inch pan or use 9 by 9 inch brownie pan

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 9
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

Wet:

  • 1 cup non dairy milk (such as almond or soy)
  • 1 tbsp applesauce or non dairy yogurt or more non dairy milk ((applesauce or yogurt work best))
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1/3 cup sugar (1 tbsp more for sweeter)
  • 1/4 cup neutral oil (, or use 3 tbsp applesauce to make oil-free)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • a few drops of almond extract ((optional but wonderful))

Dry:

  • 1.5 to 1.75 cups of flour ((I use 1 1/4 cup unbleached all purpose and 1/2 cup wheat flour, or all unbleached all purpose), see GF option in notes)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Streusel:

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 to 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp vegan butter (or use oil)
  • 1.5 to 2 tbsp oil (, refined coconut or other neutral like safflower)

Method

  1. Line a pan with parchment with parchment hanging on the edges. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F (176 C). In a bowl, mix in the wet ingredients until the sugar is fully combined.
  2. In another bowl, whisk 1 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. (Add spices of choice if you like. Add berries, or pineapple, or candied ginger if you like. Add 2 tbsp almond flour to the dry for additional texture (optional)).
  3. Fold into the wet until just about combined. Add more flour if needed 1 tbsp at a time to make just slightly thick batter. Pour into a parchment lined pan.
  4. In a bowl, add the dry streusel ingredient and mix well. Add the vegan butter and oil and mix it in with your fingers until well distributed and crumbly. Spread over the cake batter.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 45 mins (depends on the pan, cake height etc). Cool for 10 mins, then remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing. Store on the counter for upto 2 days, refrigerated for upto 7 days, freeze (slices) for upto a month
  6. To make cupcakes/muffins: Bake for 22 to 24 mins for regular size muffins.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.