This apple cake with quark contains no oil or refined sugar, yet is wonderfully moist. The natural sweetness of the banana in the batter and the apples on top, combined with simple plant-based ingredients, makes for an aromatic and light pastry. Perfect for anyone who wants to bake consciously without compromising on taste.

Apple cake with quark

A moist cake with fresh apples and a creamy layer of soy quark. A simple recipe that is quick to make and perfect for any coffee table. It is ideal for everyday enjoyment, with coffee, or as a healthier alternative to classic apple pie.

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Apple cake with quark

Moist apple cake with quark topping. A simple recipe with fresh apples—perfect for a quick, fruity cake.

Course cake

Keyword Apple, Banana, Date flour, moisty, oil-free, quick, Soy curd, Vegan, Whole spelt flour

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 4 person

Ingredients

• 100 g whole spelt flour
• 150 g spelt flour type 1050
• 20 g corn starch
• 12 g baking powder
• 50 g date flour
• 1 banana
• 1 – 2 large apples
• 250 g sparkling water

Topping

• 220 g soy quark
• 1 large splash of lemon juice
• 1 pinch of turmeric powder
• 3 tsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp lupin flour
• 4 tsp sparkling water
• 1 tsp locust bean gum

Instructions

• Mix all dry ingredients together.
• Peel the banana and mash it with a fork.
• Mix together with the mineral water and dry ingredients to form a smooth dough.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius top and bottom heat.
• Line a cake pan with parchment paper and pour in the batter.
• Wash and peel the apples and cut them into thin slices. Arrange these on top of the cake.
• Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
• In the meantime, prepare the quark mixture. To do this, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Finally, sprinkle in the locust bean gum and stir in quickly. The mixture thickens very quickly due to the locust bean gum.
• After baking for 20 minutes, remove the cake and spread the quark mixture on top. Then bake for another 20 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.

Tips

If you use very sweet apples, you usually need less additional sweetener—varieties such as Elstar or Jonagold are particularly well suited for apple pie. Boskop is another variety that is particularly crumbly. It is precisely because of these characteristics that Boskop is one of the classic baking apples. It breaks down easily in cakes, apple strudel, or applesauce and develops an intense aroma.

Interesting to know

Quark is ideal as a cake topping because it develops a creamy, slightly airy consistency when baked. Soy quark is a vegan alternative. You can buy it ready-made or simply make your own soy quark.