Vegan Tahini Coffee Cake
This legendary coffee cake will blow your mind. The 4 part recipe is easy to make and has insane flavor from the sweetened tahini glaze. The cake is so moist you won't believe it is vegan.
Ingredients
For Cake
- 3 cups AP Flour
- 2 cups unsweetened plant milk
- 1 ½ cups organic sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Middle Layer
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
Crumble Topping
- 8 tbsp vegan butter melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ cup oats
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Tahini Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened plant milk
- 3 tbsp tahini
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
Make Cake
- Combine all liquid ingredients (plant milk, olive oil, apple sauce, tahini, vanilla) plus salt and baking soda in a bowl and mix well by hand or using beaters at slow speed
- Add flour and sugar with beaters running on slow and mix until batter forms. Put aside until assembly.
Middle layer
- Combine brown sugar, tahini and cinnamon until mixed and crumbly
Crumble Topping
- Combine melted vegan butter, sugar, oats, flour and cinnamon until a crumbly dough forms.
- In a large oiled baking pan make one layer with half of the cake. Then make a layer with cinnamon, tahini and sugar mixture. Pour remainder of cake over and top with crumble mix.
- Bake for 35 -40 minutes. Check at 35 minutes by inserting a toothpick in the center. If it is clean when removing then it is done. If batter clings to the skewer keep cooking in 5 minute increments.
Tahini Glaze
- Combine tahini, powdered sugar and plant milk. Mix well to avoid lumps.
- Let the cake cool at least 30 minutes before cutting into 12 pieces and drizzling with the glaze.
Nutrition
Calories: 572kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 8gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 377mgPotassium: 218mgFiber: 3gSugar: 58gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 125mgIron: 3mg
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