This Spiced Vegan Apple Bundt Cake is loaded with fall favorite favorites like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Enjoy this dessert while watching the leaves fall outside or serve it up on a holiday table because this cake is too good to keep to yourself! (Though you may try).
Recipe: $4.76 | Per Serving: $0.40 | Servings: 12
I've served this cake to my husband's family and despite no one here being vegan, not a single person missed out on anything. This cake was well received by everybody and some even asked for seconds. It went over just as well (if not better) than this Vegan Apple Upside Down Cake.
Made with chunks of fresh apples and filled with warm spices, this easy apple bundt cake is packed with flavor in every bite. The soft and moist texture and crumb of the cake is also something that will have you stopping mid-bite to say "wow, this IS good." Or at least, that's what it would do if you were my mother-in-law, haha.
If you're looking for more show-stopping desserts be sure to try our Peaches and Cream Bundt Cake and Lemon Bars with Graham Cracker Crust.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- It's delicious for days. While this cake is made with no eggs or milk, this cake is still very moist and lasts that way for days if stored properly. Recipes like this (and our Eggless Banana Bread) are too good to ignore.
- Simple ingredients. We use a lot of basic pantry staple ingredients for this recipe, like vinegar, flour, sugar, and spices.
- It's a fall favorite. Apples or pumpkins, fall has them both, and while my husband is team pumpkin, I am team apple 100%, so I have to squeeze as many apple recipes as I can during those fall months.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Granulated sugar- You'll need some sugar for added sweetness, but sugar also helps to give the cake a softer and more tender crumb as well.
Vinegar- This will work well as another leavening agent. You can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Vegetable oil- For added fats that will keep the cake nice and moist, make sure to use vegetable oil or canola oil.
Apples- Use your favorite baking apples for this recipe. If you like your apples a little more tart like me, then Granny Smith apples would be great, but sweeter ones will work well too!
If you still have apples on hand make sure to try them in our Apple Pie with Graham Cracker Crust, Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler, and Apple Cider Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting.
Spiced Glaze- You need some powdered sugar, spices (like ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground cloves) and some water to make a tasty glaze for this cake.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Vegan Apple Bundt Cake
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare your bundt pan by greasing the inside and coating it with a light dusting of flour. Set aside.
Step 2: In a small bowl, toss the apple chunks together with 1 tablespoon of flour to coat, and then set it aside.
Step 3: Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, and spices with a whisk in a large mixing bowl until well blended.
Step 4: Add in the vanilla extract, almond extract, vegetable oil, water, and vinegar.
Step 5: Fold in the apple chunks until well mixed, and then pour the batter into your prepared bundt pan.
Step 6: Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
Step 7: Allow the cake to cool for about 15 minutes in the pan before turning it over onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Step 8: Once the cake has cooled, prepare the icing by whisking the ingredients together until smooth.
Step 9: Drizzle the icing over the top of the cake and allow it to set before slicing and serving.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Selecting Apples- Opt for baking apple varieties like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Gala for the best results. These apples maintain their texture well during baking and provide a delicious flavor to the cake.
- Preparing the Apples- Peel the apples and slice them into 1-inch or smaller-sized chunks. Ensure they are small enough to cook through during baking but large enough to be enjoyed in each bite.
- Cooking Technique- Cooking the apple chunks briefly in the microwave for about 2-3 minutes can help prevent them from floating to the top of the cake during baking. This ensures a more even distribution of apples throughout the cake. Allow the cooked apples to cool before incorporating them into the batter.
- Apple Placement- Keep in mind that the apple pieces will naturally rise to the top of the cake during baking, resulting in them being on the bottom when the cake is inverted. Cooking the apples slightly can help mitigate this effect, ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout the cake.
💭 Recipe FAQs
If desired you can make the cake as directed but pour it into a prepared 9x13 baking dish. It should cook in about 40 minutes, but double-check with a toothpick for it to come out clean before removing the cake from the oven. After the cake has cooled, you can top it off with the spiced icing.
If kept properly covered at room temperature, this vegan bundt cake can last about 3 days and still be great. For a slightly longer storage solution, you can keep the cake well covered in the fridge for about 5 days to a week.
I haven't personally tried it, but if you decide to give it a shot, I'd recommend using a 1:1 gluten-free baking substitute for the best results.
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour, plus 1 Tablespoon ($0.40)
- 2 medium apples, peeled and chopped into ½ inch pieces ($1.76)
- 1 teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ($0.01)
- 2 cup granulated sugar ($0.72)
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon ($0.32)
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger ($0.16)
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice ($0.08)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.03)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract ($0.31)
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil ($0.47)
- 2 cup water ($0.00)
- 2 Tablespoons vinegar *See note ($0.08)
Spiced Powdered Sugar Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar ($0.36)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ($0.02)
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg ($0.01)
- 1 pinch ground ginger ($0.01)
- 1 pinch ground cloves ($0.01)
- 1-2 Tablespoons water ($0.00)
Instructions
Apple Spice Cake
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour the inside of a bundt pan. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, toss your apple chunks with 1 tablespoon of flour until well coated and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, and spices with a whisk until well blended.
- Add in the vanilla extract, almond extract, vegetable oil, water, and vinegar.
- Fold in the apple chunks until well mixed and then pour the batter into the bundt pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before flipping onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Spiced Glaze
- Prepare the icing by mixing the powdered sugar with the spices and a tablespoon of water until well mixed.
- Slowly whisk in more water, a little at a time, until you've gotten a pourable consistency.
- Transfer the icing to a baggie with a snipped corner or use a spoon to drizzle it over the top of the cake. Allow to set.
- Slice and serve your cake.
Notes
- Use white or apple cider vinegar based on availability.
- Opt for baking apple varieties like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Gala.
- Peel and slice apples into 1-inch chunks for softening when baked.
- Expect apple pieces to float to the cake's top when inverted.
- For even distribution, microwave apple chunks for 2-3 minutes and let them cool.
- Optionally, bake in a 9x13 dish for 40 minutes and add spiced icing afterward.
- Covered properly, this vegan bundt cake stays fresh for 3 days at room temperature or up to a week in the fridge.
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