Apple spice cake with matcha frosting

Spicy. Juicy. Green. 🍏✨
This autumnal apple pie meets a creamy cashew matcha frosting – sweet, spicy, plant-based, and simply special. Perfect for chilly days or your next coffee get-together.

A juicy apple and spice cake with an autumnal aroma meets a surprisingly fresh frosting made from cashews, maple syrup and ours HEALTHBAR Ceremonial Matcha. The cake is soft, packed with apples and has a pleasant warmth from the spice mixture - perfectly balanced by the light, creamy matcha layer on top.

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✨ Ingredients for a loaf pan (approx. 12 pieces)

🍏 For the dough

  • 3 apples (e.g. Elstar or Boskoop)
  • 250g spelled flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 100g unrefined sugar
  • 1–2 tsp spice mixture (e.g. cinnamon, clove, cardamom)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 120g apple pulp
  • 90g coconut oil (liquid)
  • 250ml plant-based milk (e.g. oat or soy)

🍵 For the frosting

  • 200g cashew nuts (soaked for at least 1 hour)
  • 60ml plant-based milk
  • 70ml maple syrup
  • 2 tsp HEALTHBAR Ceremonial Matcha – to the product

Optional for dusting: some extra matcha powder

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🧑‍🍳 Here's how – step by step

1. Preparation Soak cashews in warm water for at least 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 180°C top/bottom heat. Line or grease a loaf pan with baking paper.

2. Prepare dough Core the apples and cut them into small cubes. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, spices, baking powder, salt) in a bowl. Stir in apple puree, coconut oil and plant-based milk. Finally, fold in the apple pieces.

3. Baking Pour the dough into the prepared pan, smooth it out and bake in the oven for about 60 minutes. Don't forget the swab sample. Then let it cool completely.

4. Mix the frosting Drain the soaked cashews and add plant-based milk, maple syrup and HEALTHBAR Matcha Process in a powerful blender to a creamy mass.

5. Putting it together Spread the matcha frosting on the cooled cake and sprinkle with a little matcha powder or e.g. B. dust chopped pistachios. Serve chilled.

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💡 Tips & Tricks

  • The cake tastes even juicier the next day.
  • Instead of a loaf pan, you can also use a small springform pan.
  • For more texture: Mix walnuts or raisins into the dough.
  • The frosting can also be served separately as a dip.
Can I make the cake without frosting?

Yes, it also tastes wonderfully juicy on its own. But the matcha frosting brings a special freshness and color into play.
Which apples are best?

Slightly sour varieties such as Boskoop, Elstar or Braeburn are best - they provide balance to the sweetness in the dough.
Can I prepare the frosting?

Absolutely. The matcha frosting will keep for 2-3 days in the fridge - just apply it just before serving.
Can I make the recipe gluten-free?

Yes! Replace the spelled flour with a gluten-free baking mix and, if necessary, add 1 teaspoon of psyllium husk or binding agent.

📊 Nutritional values ​​per piece (approx.)

Nutritional value Quantity per piece
calories 270 kcal
Fat 15 g
carbohydrates 28 g
protein 4 g

  • Vegan

  • Gluten free

    when using gluten-free flour

  • Perfect for conscious moments

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