I love almond anything. I even love anything almond-scented. This cake was a breeze to make and has a cake/cookie consistency. In fact, the dough is very cookie dough-like, so don’t be alarmed–it’s supposed to be that way! A slice of this is perfect for dessert or with that morning tea or coffee.
INGREDIENTS:
Cake:
1/2 C Earth Balance margarine
1 C sugar
3 tsp Ener-G Egg Replacer
4 Tbs water
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
1/4 C Tofutti sour cream
2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
Strudel:
1/2 C brown sugar
1 Tbs flour
2 Tbs butter
Glaze:
1/2 C powdered sugar
1/4 tsp almond extract
2-3 tsp non dairy milk
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg replacer and water; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Add “egg” mixture to butter mixture and combine well. Add vanilla and almond extracts and stir well to combine. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour and sour cream to the butter mixture, but do it alternatively; starting and ending with the flour. The mixture will resemble cookie dough.
For the strudel, chop up the butter, add the brown sugar and flour and use a pastry blender to make it crumbly. Grease a bundt pan and sprinkle 1/3 of strudel in the pan. Next, take take 1/2 of the dough and using your hands, spread it somewhat evenly in the pan, on top of the strudel. Add another 1/3 of the strudel, then the other half of the dough. Sprinkle with remaining strudel.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Meanwhile, to make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, almond extract, and the nondairy milk. Drizzle over warm cake and enjoy!
(It will most-likely look like an over-grown doughnut)!
Recipe: Adapted from cooks.com
I love this “over-grown donut”! And I know my hubby would too! Do you think you could sub soy yogurt for the tofutti sour cream?
Absolutely–I don’t see why not. 🙂
This looks VERY delicious! Great recipe.
This looks so delicious! I have just started changing my diet and going from someone who ate meat almost every day to cutting it out altogether. Some days I really feel like I’m floundering. I’m constantly thinking about what I should be reading but have no clue where to begin. Still, I was slowly beginning to put a pantry together but kept getting lost in too much information and way too many complicated ideas; so when I found your blog, it made me really happy because you make things seem very easy to do and it always looks so good! The ingredients for this are already on my grocery list for this week. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I think you’ll like the coffee cake–it’s kind of a mix between cake and a cookie. I’m glad that I’ve been able to help in your quest to eliminate meat and I am more than happy to help you put together a pantry and/or any other vegan/vegetarian advice. It can be a daunting endeavor, but it doesn’t have to be–just a little trial and error and talking with people who have been there and can point you in the right direction. Feel free to email me personally if you ever have any questions or need advice! 🙂 epicureanvegan@gmail.com Thanks for visiting!