Happy New Year! (+ Apple Cake Recipe)

Happy New Year everyone!

I'm a bit late making this post, I was resting after all the holiday rush!

I didn't take any pics of our New Year's Eve dinner, but this is what we had before it was cooked. All pretty decent!

For my vasilopita this year, I went the non-traditional route and chose an apple cake. The recipe looked very simple, I cut down the spices in half because my partner is not a fan. Feel free to follow the original recipe for a more heavily spiced version.

2 cups plain flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground

1/4 tsp nutmeg, ground

1/4 tsp cloves, ground

1/4 tsp salt

Egg replacer, equivalent to 2 eggs

½ cup vegan butter softened - not melted

1 cup sugar

1 cup applesauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 apple, peeled and chopped in small cubes, ~1cm

Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

In another bowl cream the butter with the sugar. Then mix in the rest of the wet ingredients (except apple pieces) and gradually add the dry mixture. Fold in with a spoon or spatula until it's incorporated. Add in the apple pieces and fold to distribute. Place mixture in a greased cake tin and bake at 180°C for 45-55 minutes.

I made icing sugar decorations to convert it into a vasilopita but you absolutely don't have to! We were very impressed with the flavour, we'll definitely be making it again!