Sunday, March 24, 2013

Vegan yet yummy coffee cake

I was in the mood to bake thanks to some craptastic news from a friend, so here is the recipe for future reference.

This turned out really delicious- I would easily serve this to non-vegans as a healthy(ier) option.

2 c unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c sugar (I used the organic evaporated cane stuff)
1t powder
1t soda
2 1/4 c flour (I used 1 c white wheat, 1 c whole wheat, and 1/4 c oat bran)
1.5T cinnamon
1T vanilla
1/4 c oil or melted margarine (I used oil)

Topping:

1/2 c old fashioned oats
3T cold margarine (or slightly softened)
1/4 c brown sugar
Lots of cinnamon (1-2T depending on how much you like!)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease (spray with Pam) a round cake pan (or I guess an 8-9" square is fine too).

Mix the cake stuff together, wet and dry separately then mix. Pour into greased round cake pan.

Mush the butter and sugar and cinnamon together with a fork until combined. Then mix in the oats. Dot the top of the cake with the topping.

Bake at 350 F for appx 48 min (that's how long mine took, anyway), until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool for at least 5 min. Serve warm. Possibly with ice cream (or guilt free frozen blenderized bananas).

Big hugs to my friend.