Vegan Coffee Cake with Maple Cinnamon Streusel {Eggless}

This moist vegan coffee cake is topped with a buttery, maple cinnamon streusel crumble. It makes for a cozy fall breakfast or snack. With a cinnamon-flavored filling and maple icing drizzled on top, this dairy free and eggless crumb cake pairs perfectly with a hot cup of coffee or tea on a chilly day. 

This post was originally published on August 29, 2020 and has been updated on November 5, 2023.

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Why You’ll Love this Vegan Coffee Cake

Its officially fall which means blankets, candles, sweaters, warm cups of afternoon tea …and anything maple or cinnamon flavored. This Easy Vegan Coffee Cake combines both cinnamon and maple into a cozy treat. Here are a few of the reasons I LOVE this recipe and you will too: 

• Moist Vanilla & Cinnamon Flavored Cake: The crumb cake is made with both vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.

• Flavor Packed with Fall Spices: Traditional spices help warm up the flavors of this recipe.

• Buttery Cinnamon Streusel Crumble Topping: Dairy free butter helps create a delicious streusel topping!

• Completely Eggless & Dairy Free: This cake is allergen friendly, but tastes just like traditional coffee cake!

What is Coffee Cake?

Despite the name, classic coffee cake isn’t coffee flavored, but is meant to be the perfect treat to pair with your morning cup of coffee or tea. 

If you’re a coffee lover looking for a coffee-flavored cake, I have a delicious Vegan Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake that you can bake up! It uses instant coffee powder for an intense coffee flavor.

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The Ingredients

To make the best vegan coffee cake, you’ll need the following simple ingredients:

• Vegan butter: I prefer Violife, Country Crock Plant Butter or Earth Balance Buttery Sticks in this recipe. You can learn more about which vegan butter brands are the best for baking here!

• Dairy free yogurt: I prefer Silk Unsweetened Almond Yogurt

• Granulated white sugar & brown sugar

• Dairy free buttermilk: this is non-dairy milk (like almond milk, soy milk or oat milk) mixed with apple cider vinegar

• Maple syrup

• Pure vanilla extract: also called vanilla essence

• All purpose flour

• Old fashioned oats: for the streusel

• Baking powder & soda: these are the leavening agents that help create a fluffy cake

• Cinnamon & spices

vegan crumb cake components

This coffee cake has four main components:

1. The vanilla cinnamon flavored crumb cake
2. The maple-cinnamon filling
3. The streusel topping
4. And the maple drizzle on top

Substitutions

• Maple syrup: Adds the perfect amount of sweetness. Maple syrup can be subbed for another liquid sweetener.

• Brown Sugar: This can be subbed for another granulated sweetener like coconut sugar or cane sugar.

• Cinnamon: To bring in some warm fall vibes. Cinnamon can be subbed for apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice blends.

• Vegan Butter: Adds tons of moisture to the cake. It can be subbed 1 for 1 with dairy based butter, vegetable oil or coconut oil.

• Dairy-free yogurt: Replaces the eggs in the cake. If you don’t have vegan yogurt you can try one of the substitutions listed in this Vegan Egg Substitute Guide.

📌 TIP: If you’re looking for some additional maple flavor, I recommend using maple extract! This adds way more flavor than you get from just maple syrup.

Helpful Equipment

• Baking Dish or Cake Pan

• Small Bowl: to mix the streusel ingredients 

• Large Bowl: to make the cake batter

• Rubber Spatula: to spread the thick cake batter

Step-By-Step Instructions

Exact ingredient quantities are listed in the recipe card below!

STEP 1: Preheat the oven and prep the baking dish by greasing it.

Make the Cinnamon Filling & Streusel

STEP 2: For the filling- combine the maple syrup, all purpose flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl until a powdery crumble forms.

STEP 3: For the streusel- combine the vegan butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon in a small bowl. The mixture should form large crumbles. 

Make the Cake Batter

STEP 4: In a large mixing bowl, beat the vegan butter and sugar together.

STEP 5: Then, add the non-dairy yogurt, non-dairy buttermilk, maple syrup, and vanilla. Mix until combined.

STEP 6: Add the dry ingredients to the same mixing bowl with the wet ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon). Use a fork to combine the flour mixture, then mix the wet and dry ingredients together until combined and a very thick batter forms. 

Assemble the Cake

STEP 7: The first layer is made of half the batter, followed by the maple-cinnamon filling sprinkled on top of the cake batter. Then, you’ll spread the rest of the batter over the filling and top it all off with the streusel crumble. 

STEP 8: Bake the cake for 40-45 minutes!

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Serving

While the cake is baking, make the drizzle by combining the powdered sugar and maple syrup together in a bowl. The consistency should be thin enough to be pourable or spoonable.

📌 TIP: Let the cake cool for 20-30 minutes before drizzling the maple glaze on top. This will prevent the icing from melting.

Storage Tips

This cake is amazing the next day or even after storing it in the freezer. 

• Fridge: wrap the cake in plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container and store in the fridge for 2-3 days.

• Freezer: after 3 days, I recommend freezing individual slices of the coffee cake to help lock in the moisture. Wrap the slices with plastic wrap and place them in a freezer proof baggie. Freeze for 2-3 months.

• Thawing: the cake can be defrosted in the fridge overnight, or it can be left at room temperature for a few hours.

Baking Tips for a Moist Eggless Coffee Cake

Traditional non-vegan coffee cakes often use buttermilk or sour cream to maintain a super moist texture. We can achieve a similar texture with a few dairy free and egg free ingredient swaps! 

• Use dairy free yogurt and some super easy-to-make vegan buttermilk: These two ingredients create a thick, dense batter that will keep the cake moist once baked. 

• Use softened vegan butter (over oil): This keeps the cake from being too dry and crumbly.

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Get ready to curl up with a slice of this delicious Coffee Cake, a cup of coffee (or a cup of tea), and a good book. This moist, flavorful, spiced cake makes for a perfect fall breakfast, brunch, or snack.  

Want more baking ideas? Check out these Eggless Recipes:

• Eggless Chocolate Cake with Lava Center
• Eggless Apple Cinnamon Cake
• Vegan Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Fudgy Eggless Brownies
• Vegan Pound Cake
• Vegan Blueberry Buckle
• Cinnamon Swirl Bread

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