Apple and Almond Cake
If you've got almond essence, cooking apples and flaked almonds, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and mixer. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin with baking parchment.
- Cream the softened butter and caster sugar together with an electric mixer for 3 to 4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a spoonful of the flour with each to stop the mixture curdling, then stir in the almond essence.
- Sift in the remaining self-raising flour and baking powder and fold gently until just combined into a smooth batter.
- Peel, core and thinly slice the cooking apples, then fold about two-thirds of them through the batter.
- Spoon the batter into the tin, level the top, arrange the remaining apple slices over the surface and scatter with the flaked almonds.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until risen, golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, then cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out and dredging with icing sugar.
You'll use: Oven · Mixer
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Self-raising Flour
- 1 cup plain flour + 1½ tsp baking powder + ¼ tsp salt
Tips & common questions
How long does Apple and Almond Cake take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Apple and Almond Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Apple and Almond Cake is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Vegan Mocha Almond Fudge Avocado Cake (4673005754).jpg by Vegan Feast Catering, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.