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 moist apple spice cake with an autumnal flavor meets a surprisingly fresh frosting made with cashews, maple syrup, and our HEALTHBAR Ceremonial Matcha. The cake is soft, packed with apples, and the spice blend lends a pleasant warmth—perfectly balanced by the light, creamy matcha layer on top.

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

🍏 For the dough

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

🍵 For the frosting

  • 200 g cashews (soaked for at least 1 hour)
  • 60 ml plant-based milk
  • 70 ml 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 oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat). Line a loaf pan with baking paper or grease it.

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

3. Baking
Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth it out, and bake in the oven for about 60 minutes. Don't forget to do the toothpick test. Then let it cool completely.

4. Mix the frosting
Drain the soaked cashews and blend them with plant-based milk, maple syrup, and HEALTHBAR Matcha in a high-performance blender until creamy.

5. Assemble
Spread the matcha frosting over the cooled cake and dust with a little matcha powder or chopped pistachios, for example. Serve chilled.

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💡 Tips & Tricks

  • The cake tastes even more moist 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 tastes wonderfully moist on its own. But the matcha frosting adds a special freshness and color.
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 in the refrigerator for 2–3 days—simply spread it on just before serving.
Can I make the recipe gluten-free?

Yes! Replace the spelt flour with a gluten-free baking mix and add 1 teaspoon of psyllium husk or a thickener if desired.

📊 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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