Caramel Apple Cake

This caramel apple cake is a delicious spiced apple cake layered with vanilla and caramel! Made without eggs or dairy, it's a showstopping vegan cake that is SO easy to make!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings Slices

Calories 274kcal

Author Arman

Ingredients

3 cups flour white, wholewheat, or gluten free * See notes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 tablespoon vinegar
2 cups milk of choice I used unsweetened almond milk
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
2 cups sugar white, brown, coconut, or sugar free subs ** See notes
1 1/3 cups butter vegan or standard, softened
1 cup vanilla frosting
1/4 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease and line 2 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine your flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the rest of your ingredients until smooth. Let sit for 5 minutes.
Gently fold through your dry ingredients into the wet, until just combined. Transfer the cake batter amongst the two cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool in the pans for 30 minutes, before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cool, frost the cake. Spread half the vanilla frosting on a cake, covered with the caramel. Place the second cake on top and cover with the remaining frosting. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, for the frosting between the cake to firm up.

Notes

* If you use gluten free flour, be sure it is a baking blend, using xanthan gum.

** If you use sugar free subs, use either monk fruit sweetener or erythritol.

TO STORE: Cake should always be stored in the refrigerator, covered. Be sure to let the cake sit for 30 minutes before serving.

TO FREEZE: Store the cake in the freezer, in a sealable container, for up to 6 months.

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