Apple Cinnamon Cake

Enjoy this vegan apple cake with breakfast or as a dessert.  This healthy alternative to traditional sugary teacakes has a nice autumn flavor and goes well with a warm mug of apple cider. 

Ingredients
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 ½ tablespoons baking powder
¾ cup raw sugar
½ cup olive oil
½ cup orange juice
½ cup walnuts
2 small apples, grated
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 drop Cinnamon Bark oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly coat cake tin with olive oil.
2. Juice orange in bowl and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, ground cinnamon, and baking powder. Set aside.
4. Grate the apples. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, add sugar, olive oil, and Cinnamon Bark oil. Mix together using a handheld or free-standing mixer.
6. Add the flour mix and the orange juice to a bowl with sugar and oil alternatively and keep mixing.
7. Add the apples and the walnuts and fold in gently with a spoon until just combined.
8. Pour the mixture into baking dish and bake for 45 minutes (or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed clean). Slice and enjoy.

Tip: The mixture will look a little dry until after the apples are added. This cake is best right out of the oven, but is good for a week.

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