WIKI NOTE: Apple Cake VS Apple Pie - The
apple cake differs from the apple pie in that it is a sponge cake baked
with fresh apple pieces in it. An apple pie is a fruit pie (or tart) in
which the principal filling ingredient is apple. The pastry is
generally used top-and-bottom, making it a double-crust pie, the upper
crust of which may be a circular-shaped crust or a pastry lattice woven
of strips.
YOU WILL NEED:
DRY INGREDIENTS:
1 and 1/4 cups wheat flour (plain or all-purpose)
1 cup panela sugar or unrefined cane sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup roughly chopped apple
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
WET INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup sunflower oil (or veggie oil, any neutral flavored)
3/4 cup vegetable drink (oatmeal, soy or hazelnut to taste)
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
NOTE:
Put raisins in a glass with a dash of water and the raisins
plump up.
TOPPING
Thin apple slices, to decorate
Sprinkle brown sugar on the top
NOTE: Homemade measurement units
LET´S COOK!
1. Preheat the oven to 180 º C. Grease a bread pan with margarine or sunflower oil.
NOTE: Standard dimensions for bread and loaf pans start at 8 ½ by
4 ½ inches. It's the perfect size for that amount of ingredients. If
you multiply the amount by the number of times that you want, you will
get a bigger cake. You have tons of different sizes of baking pans
depending on the final amount.
2. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl: brown sugar, flour,
baking powder, baking soda, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom), and a pinch of salt until
well-mixed. Optional: add chopped walnuts.
NOTE: Sift the flour for cakes. Sifting helps to remove any lumps and/or unwanted debris from the flour and also helps to combine the flour with any dry ingredients. If you don't have a strainer handy, you can also mix flour with a wire whisk or a fork.
3. Add roughly chopped apple to the bowl of dry ingredients. Mix it well with a wooden spoon.
4. Combine wet ingredients in a bowl: veggie oil, and vegetable drink (oatmeal, soy, or hazelnut) until well mixed. Optional: add raisins.
5. Pour the wet mix into the dry bowl. Mix everything slowly with a wooden spoon.
6.
Pour the mix into the bread pan.
7. Arrange the thin apple slices around the cake decoratively. Sprinkle brown sugar on the top.
8. Bake for around 40 minutes, until browned.
NOTE:
Don't open the oven, you can always leave the cake in the oven for a few more minutes.
9. Remove from the oven. Leave to cool.
NOTE: Serve as is or with vegan custard.
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