Vegan Coffee Cake Recipe (Gluten Free)

This vegan coffee cake is hands down the best recipe ever! It has a perfect flavor and texture, you'll have no idea it's gluten free.

Coffee cake is a great option for holidays and celebrations. It goes perfect on it's own or with a nice warm cup of coffee.

Ingredients

To make this coffee cake recipe vegan and gluten free we'll need to skip some of the classic ingredients and instead use whole food plant based ones!

For the cake itself you will need:

• Oat flour - to keep this recipe gluten free make sure to select certified gluten-free flour. You can also make your own in a blender!
• Fine grain almond flour - this is another excellent flour to use in baking when you're avoiding all-purpose flour, I include it in many of my recipes.
• Cane sugar - this vegan coffee cake recipe was tested with many different sugars and cane sugar gave the best result for the main cake.
  • You can use coconut sugar but it will give you darker color and slightly different flavor.
• Dairy free milk - choose any plant-based milk such as cashew milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, or soy milk. If you don't need to keep this coffee cake vegan feel free to use dairy milk.
• Unsweetened apple sauce - using unsweetened allows you to control the taste of the coffee cake.
• Apple cider vinegar -
• Baking powder
• Sea salt
• Vanilla extract

And gather these items to make the coffee cake crumble topping:

• Brown sugar or coconut sugar
• Cinnamon
• Melted butter or coconut oil

How to Make Coffee Cake

This vegan recipe is so easy to put together, here is what you need to do:

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients: the flours, cane sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
2. Pour in the wet ingredients: the coconut milk, apple sauce, vinegar, and vanilla and whisk again.
3. Combine the coconut or brown sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl and set the mixture aside.
4. Spread half the batter into a prepared square baking dish.
5. Sprinkle half of the sugar and cinnamon streusel mix over the top.
6. Cover the streusel mix with the remaining batter.
7. Top with the rest of the dry streusel mix.
8. Drizzle the melted butter all over.
9. Bake and let it cool before cutting.
10. Enjoy!

Hot tip! Bake this vegan coffee cake in Rubbermaid DuraLite™ Bakeware. The sleek modern design looks good so that you can serve it in the bakeware itself, and seal any leftovers in the same dish with the lid!

What to Serve with Coffee Cake

There's nothing wrong with enjoying a slice all on its own, this coffee crumb cake is that good! But you can also dress it up with toppings, or pair it with other food.

Try any of these toppings drizzled or spread on for a little extra flavor:

• Vegan Butter
• Coconut Butter
• Icing
• Healthy Homemade Vegan Chocolate Sauce
• Vegan Caramel Sauce
• Homemade Nutella
• Date Paste

This recipe can be served as a breakfast coffee cake, for a snack, or for a dessert! Pair it with any of the following foods or drinks:

• Coffee - duh!
• Protein Coffee Smoothie
• Homemade Vegan Eggnog
• Healthy Vegan Hot Chocolate
• Vegan Chocolate Milk
• Easy Vegan Scrambled Eggs
• Homemade Vegan Hash Browns
• Fruit Salad
• 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
• Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream

Flavor Variations

Some people like to get creative and stir in extra goodies to the coffee cake topping or the cake itself, you can too!

• Do not add more than ¼ cup of extra ingredients or it could affect the final results.
• Chunky mix ins like cubed apples, blueberries, or chopped nuts are fun, but you may need to reduce the liquid in the batter a bit so the mix isn't too moist.
  • If you mix chopped nuts into the topping you do not need to adjust the recipe.
• Chocolate chips or dried fruit are also delicious and no adjustments need to be made.
• Add a teaspoon or two of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves to the cake batter.
• Top with an icing glaze.

Preparation and Baking Tips

• Make this recipe oil and butter free by leaving them out fully, or try using a touch of coconut milk over the top instead.
  • Without any butter, the top rises more like a traditional cake and doesn’t have that signature gooey cinnamon streusel like topping.
• For the best texture you need accuracy with the flours. Which is why I include precise weights. If you don’t have a scale, then you can purchase this fairly inexpensive one.
  • If you prefer to measure, then measure the flours by scooping your measuring cup into the flour versus spooning it into it. This is how I measured when getting my weights.
• Use a square baking pan, either 8 inch for a thicker cake, or 9 inch for thinner.
  • You can also double the recipe and bake it in a 9x13 inch dish.
  • Rubbermaid DuraLite™ Bakeware are available in multiple sizes so you're ready for any amount of people!
• Prepare the baking dish with butter or coconut oil
  • If you are oil free make sure to use a non stick pan or parchment paper.
• Ovens vary, start checking it at 35 minutes look for a toothpick to come out clean when the top is just getting firm.
  • Because of the nature of the streusel it will look a little gooey on top but that’s ok. Focus on the toothpick and make sure it has crumbs instead of batter coming out.
• Let this cool in the pan, about an hour. If you cut it too early, then the inner streusel layer will be oozy. It still is delicious but won’t look as pretty!

Storage Tips

• This vegan coffee cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.
• Store right in the Rubbermaid DuraLite™ Bakeware you baked it in for easy oven to table to fridge!
• If you need to keep it fresh longer, place the cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Coffee cake can also be frozen! Seal it well in an airtight freezer safe container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

The Best Bakeware to Use

How often can your baking dish also be used to serve, and store all your vegan cake recipes?! I've yet to see it, until now.

In addition to being absolutely gorgeous, Rubbermaid DuraLite™ Bakeware are amazing for these reasons:

• They are extra lightweight which adds to the elegance, yet they're break and chip resistant! So never fear if you're a but of a clutz.
• The design allows them to nest easily while being stored, which saves precious space in kitchen cabinets, and they stack in the fridge too!
• They're safe for it all! Bake (at high heat none the less, safe up to 550°F!!), store in the fridge or freezer, reheat in the microwave, then wash in the dishwasher.
• Variety, for every single thing you need they've got it, all the was from ramekins to large casserole dishes.