This Vegan Apple Crumb Cake is a New York-style crumb cake that is topped with tons of that coffee cake streusel we all love. It is easy to make and packed with cinnamon apple chunks. The perfect brunch recipe for Fall!
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I am a firm believer that streusel makes all baked goods better, so I add it to any recipe I can. I pile it high on recipes like Cherry Crumb Cake, Peach Coffee Cake Muffins, and Vegan Apple Crumble. It adds a buttery, cinnamony crunch that's irresistible!
And this Vegan Apple Crumb Cake recipe is New York-style, which means tons of streusel baked on top of a tender, moist cake swirled with cinnamon apples. It is so easy to make and is the perfect brunch treat for Fall.
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Why You'll Love This Vegan Apple Crumb Cake Recipe
- This recipe requires simple, easy-to-find ingredients.
- And it is so easy to make.
- This Vegan Apple Crumb Cake is completely dairy-free and eggless, so anyone can enjoy it.
- It is a New York-style crumb cake, which means tons of streusel topping.
- And most importantly, it is absolutely delicious!
Ingredient Notes
All-Purpose Flour: All-purpose flour is in the crumble topping and in the cake layer itself. I don't recommend swapping in a gluten-free flour blend.
Applesauce: I love to incorporate unsweetened applesauce into cakes and muffin recipes like my Vegan Raspberry Lemon Muffins to keep them super moist.
Vegan Butter: I like Country Crock Plant Butter Sticks, but use your favorite!
Cinnamon: Cinnamon is tossed with the apples for a delicious cinnamon apple swirl and added to the crumb topping for big cinnamon flavor in every bite.
Sugar: You will need both light brown sugar and granulated sugar for this recipe.
Chopped Apple: My favorite apple to use in baking is Cosmic Crisp. But you can also use Granny Smith if you prefer. And if you don't have apples on hand, make my Vegan Coffee Cake!
How to Make Vegan Apple Crumb Cake
Step 1. In a medium bowl, combine chopped apple, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir until the apple is evenly coated, then set aside.
Step 2. In another medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix to combine, then pour melted vegan butter into the bowl and stir until no dry pockets remain.
Set aside.
Step 3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, applesauce, melted vegan butter, non-dairy milk, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
Step 4. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until no dry streaks remain.
Then, add the cinnamon apples.
Step 5. Fold the cinnamon apples into the crumb cake batter just until they are distributed. I like to leave the ripples of cinnamon throughout the cake batter!
Step 6. Scrape the batter into a prepared 8-inch square cake pan and use a butter knife or an offset spatula.
Then top the batter with streusel and gently press it into the batter with your hands.
Bake the Vegan Apple Crumb Cake in a 350* oven for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Recipe FAQs
Transfer the coffee cake to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Or freeze for up to a month.
Coffee cake usually has a cinnamon sugar ripple in the middle and a little less streusel than crumb cake.
New York-style crumb cake has a single layer of cake topped with much more streusel than coffee cake. Typically the ratio of cake to streusel is 2:1 for New York crumb cake.
Don't overmix the batter. It is okay if there are a few lumps. They will bake out.
Expert Recipe Tip
For big chunks of crumb topping, squeeze handfuls of the crumble in your hand to make it stick together. Then, lightly break it up over the top of the Vegan Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake.
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Vegan Apple Crumb Cake
Equipment
- 1 8-Inch Square Pan
- 3 Mixing Bowls
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Rubber Spatula
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
For the Cinnamon Apples
- 1 ¼ Cup Chopped Apple, cut into about ½" cubes About 1 medium apple
- 2 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
For the Streusel
- 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour see note
- ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 6 tablespoon Non-Dairy Butter, melted and cooled
For the Apple Cake
- 1 ¾ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ⅔ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ⅔ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- 7 tablespoon Non-Dairy Butter, melted and cooled
- ¼ Cup Non-Dairy Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
To Dust on Top the Cake
- 1 tablespoon Powdered Sugar optional
Instructions
To Make the Cinnamon Apples
- In a medium bowl, combine chopped apples, sugar, and cinnamon. Toss until the apples are evenly coated, and set aside.1 ¼ Cup Chopped Apple, cut into about ½" cubes, 2 tsp Granulated Sugar, 1 tsp Cinnamon
To Make the Crumb Topping
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Then, add melted butter and stir until no dry pockets remain. The mixture should look crumbly, but stick together when squeezed. Set aside.1 Cup All-Purpose Flour, ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar, packed, 1 ½ tsp Cinnamon, 6 Tbsp Non-Dairy Butter, melted and cooled
To Make the Apple Crumb Cake
- Preheat oven to 350*F Grease an 8-inch square baking pan and line it with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk and set aside.1 ¾ Cups All-Purpose Flour, 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder, ¼ tsp Kosher Salt, ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- In a large bowl, combine sugar, applesauce, melted non-dairy butter, non-dairy milk, and vanilla. Stir to combine.⅔ Cup Granulated Sugar, ⅔ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce, ¼ Cup Non-Dairy Milk, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, 7 Tbsp Non-Dairy Butter, melted and cooled
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until the batter is formed. Then, add the cinnamon apple mixture and fold them into the batter with a spatula just until the apple is distributed and there are streaks of cinnamon throughout the batter.
- Scrape the batter into a prepared 8-inch square baking pan and use a spatula to spread it evenly into the corners. Then, squeeze handfuls of the crumb topping in your hands to make it stick together and lightly break it up evenly over the batter. This will help create big crumb chunks. Then, gently press the crumb into the batter with your hands.
- Bake in a 350* F oven for 40-43 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow the crumb cake to cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then gently move it to a cutting board to continue cooling.
- Dust with powdered sugar, if desired, slice and serve.1 Tbsp Powdered Sugar
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