Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Vegan Spiced Apple Cake with Salted Caramel is a vegan, vegetarian Ameican dessert made with flaxmeal, warm water, and ground raw sugar in about 55 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Ameican

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons flaxmeal
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup ground raw sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
  • 1 cup Spelt flour (, or use wheat flour (pastry flour preferable))
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • a generous pinch of nutmeg
  • a generous pinch of cardamom powder (optional)
  • 1 Large Ripe apple chopped small (1/4 - 1/2 inch)
  • 2 Tablespoons Maple syrup
  • Variations: Add chopped up walnuts/pecans (some crystallized ginger.)

Method

  1. Cake:
  2. In a bowl, add warm water and flaxmeal. Mix and let sit for 5 minutes.
  3. Add sugar, oil, coconut milk and whisk until sugar is well combined.
  4. Add vinegar and mix.
  5. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients - spelt, baking powder, baking soda, salt, spices.
  6. Add the dry to the wet and mix until well combined into a smooth batter.
  7. In a bowl, add chopped apples and maple syrup. Mix well to coat.
  8. Drop the apples into the batter. Fold to distribute well.
  9. Drop batter into parchment lined or well greased 8 inch cake pan.
  10. Bake in pre-heated 365 degrees F / 180ºc for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick from the center comes out clean.
  11. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
  12. Drizzle some salted caramel, or a dollop of whipped coconut cream or use cream cheese frosting.

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.