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Vegan Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel

Moist, tender, and deliciously spiced, this Vegan Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel is a wonderful dessert, breakfast, or afternoon snack with coffee
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 9
Author: Liv King

Ingredients
 

Vanilla Cake:

  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour properly measured
  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Vegetable Oil
  • ¾ cup Applesauce unsweetened
  • ¾ cup Plant Milk unsweetened
  • 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 tablespoons Vanilla Extract

Cinnamon Sugar Filling

  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon

Streusel Topping:

  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • ¾ cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
  • cup Vegan Butter cold

Sweet Drizzle:

  • ½ cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2-3 teaspoons Plant Milk unsweetened
  • Splash of Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8x8 pan.
  • Make the cake batter: Whisk together the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. 
  • Whisk together the vegetable oil, applesauce, plant milk, and apple cider vinegar in a medium sized bowl.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a spatula until combined. Avoid overmixing.
  • Make the cinnamon sugar filling: Whisk together the brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and cinnamon in a small dish. Set aside.
  • Make the streusel topping: Whisk together brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl. Use a fork or clean hands to crumble the vegan butter into the dry ingreidents until it resembles a crumble.
  • Pour half of the cake batter into the greased 8x8 pan. Sprinkle the cake batter with the cinnamon sugar filling. Pour in the remaining half of the batter on top of the cinnamon sugar filling. Then, evenly coat the top with the streusel.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  • Remove the cake from the pan and continue to cool on a wire rack. This cake is best served warm but you want to make sure the cake cools so the crumb structure doesn’t get crushed when slicing.
  • Make the glaze: Whisk together the powdered sugar, plant milk, and vanilla extract. Drizzle over the cake and slice into 9 pieces.

Notes

This coffee cake is best served warm. I highly recommend reheating leftovers in the microwave or oven before serving.
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