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Vegan Cocoa Apple Cake

Modified: Oct 15, 2024 by Madhuram · 94 Comments.

4.43 from 7 votes
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Vegan Cocoa Apple Cake

My another successful baking experience with Taste of Home's recipe! I had bookmarked this apple cake recipe quite a while ago and got the chance to try it recently and it was a super duper hit. The original recipe by itself is egg free and vegan but I made some healthy changes.

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I decided to use whole wheat pastry flour instead of all purpose flour, reduced the quantity of oil and substituted some of it with unsweetened applesauce and the result was a very moist, delicious and guilt free vegan cocoa apple cake.

This recipe is quite similar to the whacky vegan chocolate cake except for the fact that we are using lemon juice instead of vinegar. This is my first experience with lemon juice as an egg substitute and I was not sure what to expect but was super excited after tasting the cake because it was so soft and light.

I was quite unsure about the quantity of lemon juice because I have read that 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 1 teaspoon of baking soda can be used to replaced 1 egg and that vinegar can be substituted with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and this recipe uses only 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. I was going back and forth about using 1 teaspoon or 1 tablespoon but finally decided to follow the original recipe itself and was completely satisfied with the apple cake.

Vegan Apple Cake

Recently I baked a peanut butter quick bread with whole wheat flour and it tasted yucky and I had to throw it away just like that. I don't know if its the brand of whole wheat flour or the recipe. So I'm not sure how this recipe would turn out with plain whole wheat flour as against whole wheat pastry flour.

So if you don't have whole wheat pastry flour go with all purpose flour itself as mentioned in the original recipe. Regular whole wheat flour doesn't work well in all recipes. But I have to mention that my bottle gourd chocolate cake came out very well with whole wheat flour. That was a different brand of flour, so I guess its the brand that makes the difference.

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Vegan Cocoa Apple Cake

Vegan Cocoa Apple Cake

Madhuram
Check out this amazing vegan cocoa apple cake recipe. Its simple to bake but has a great taste!
4.43 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Cooling Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Servings 16 Cake Squares
Calories 92 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 and ½ cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
  • ¼ cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Water
  • ¼ cup Unsweetened Applesauce (dry measuring cup)
  • 1 tablespoon Oil (I used canola)
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Apples Peeled, Cored & Diced into small pieces
  • ¾ cup Granulated Sugar (See My Notes)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 Mins. Lightly grease and line the cake tin with parchment paper. Spray the paper with non stick cooking spray as well.
  • In a medium size bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Break the lumps in baking soda if any and mix it well with the flour.
  • In another bowl mix together the water, applesauce, oil, lemon juice and vanilla extract.
  • Pour the wet ingredients over the dry mixture and stir until just moistened.
  • Fold in the apples and sugar into the batter and pour it in the prepared pan.
  • Bake it for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. I checked mine after 30 minutes and it was done perfectly.

My Notes

The original recipe mentioned to use ⅔rd cup of sugar which is approximately 10 tablespoons. I read the review which mentioned that the apple cake was not sweet enough, so I increased it to ¾th cup; which is approximately 12 tablespoons. I felt that the cake could have been a bit more sweet. I don't mind the mild sweetness but another 2 tablespoons wouldn't have hurt. So if you have a sweet tooth you may want to increase the quantity of sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Marilyn says

    October 16, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    I didn't have applesauce so I used a mashed banana, and I'm not vegan anymore so I used a tablespoon of butter (vegetable oil turns to a transfat when heated), and I used 1 and a quarter cup whole spelt flour and 1/2 cup of cocoa, and a handful of chocolate chips. I baked it in a ceramic coated cast iron pan greased with coconut oil (I'm almost out of coconut oil or I would have used that instead of butter.)

    It turned out great - thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 17, 2010 at 8:11 am

      Thanks for trying the recipe and for the tips.

      Reply
  2. side dish recipes says

    October 15, 2010 at 3:56 am

    looks so yummy I'll like to do this dish weekend.

    Reply
  3. Krsna says

    October 10, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Hi Madhuram,
    i tried this. turned out
    pretty good i did a mousse icicng on this:)it was really tasty.

    Thanks,

    Reply
  4. Sharmilee says

    October 10, 2010 at 3:27 am

    Apple is my fav fruit so surely my taste bud wud luv it...perfect cake and texture u've got!

    Reply
  5. Sarah says

    October 09, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    Thank you - this looks wonderful, I'm going to make it today. I love your site.

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 10, 2010 at 6:40 pm

      Thanks Sarah.

      Reply
  6. Paula says

    October 09, 2010 at 2:33 am

    this looks so delicious!

    have a nice time!
    Paula

    Reply
  7. samata says

    October 08, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    The cake looks scrumptious.Did you notice any difference in the
    crumb / texture of the cake with the lemon juice ; Also i've
    noticed that vinegar gives coarser crumb , did you notice that
    or is it only me?

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 10, 2010 at 6:46 pm

      Hmm...I think I didn't notice any difference in the texture. It looked and tasted like any ordinary cake.

      Reply
  8. Subhashini says

    October 07, 2010 at 6:15 am

    can i use any alternate for "Unsweetened Applesauce"?
    I dont think that i will get this in my place.

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 10, 2010 at 6:53 pm

      Applesacue is as easy as cooking potatoes Subhashini. You can very well make it yourself. Just peel and cut the apple, add couple spoons water and cook it in the microwave oven/stove. Blend the cooked apples in a mixie and applesauce is ready.

      Reply
  9. Amber Sackett says

    October 06, 2010 at 8:18 am

    YUMMM. we didn't have pastry flour so we used all purpose. also we added come spiced clove.
    also we used 3/4 raw sugar.

    it was so moist and yummy

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 10, 2010 at 6:56 pm

      That was so quick Amber. Thanks for trying the recipe.

      Reply
  10. Jay says

    October 05, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Hi Madhuram,
    I recently bought whilte whole wheat flour from Trader Joe's.
    I am yet to use it for baking. Can you please tell me if white whole wheat flour can be used in place of whole wheat pastry flour?
    Also, in the above recipe, what variety of apple did you use?

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 10, 2010 at 6:59 pm

      Jay, white whole wheat flour is surely better than regular whole wheat flour when it comes to baking. It's been a while since I used it, so I really don't remember the taste and texture of it in baked goods. So I would suggest you to start with 50% of white whole wheat flour and all purpose flour each and depending on how much you like it you can increase the quantity of WWWF in your subsequent tries.

      Reply
  11. Latha says

    October 05, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Looks fantastic.

    Reply
  12. vandana rajesh says

    October 05, 2010 at 12:31 am

    Looks so very tempting...tried your chocolate banana cake and was just superb, everyone at home
    just loved it. This too is bookmarked, can't wait to try it

    Reply
    • Madhuram says

      October 10, 2010 at 7:08 pm

      Thanks Vandana.

      Reply
  13. My Man's Belly says

    October 04, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    This cake sounds delicious! I'm always looking for ways to make our favorite recipes healther.

    Reply
  14. Priya says

    October 04, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Great looking and scrumptious cake..looks super moist..

    Reply
  15. meeso says

    October 04, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    Lovely healthy recipe for cake!

    Reply
  16. Rachana says

    October 04, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Wow! Love this vegan version... the cake looks perfect.

    Reply
  17. Hari Chandana says

    October 04, 2010 at 10:27 am

    mouth watering cake.. yummyy !!

    Reply
  18. satya says

    October 04, 2010 at 9:03 am

    wow love this vegan version ...looks so delicious n soft ..yummy
    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

    Reply
  19. harini-jaya says

    October 04, 2010 at 8:45 am

    sounds gr8..only that my kids not choc fans..

    Reply
  20. CurryLeaf says

    October 04, 2010 at 8:32 am

    Wow.Love your version Madhu.Too good it looks.
    I would but defly go for 1 cup of sugar 😀

    Reply
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