A favorite from Easy Vegan Cooking: Over 350 Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion by Leah Leneman.

This is great for children who cannot have eggs or dairy.  With a gluten free flour substitution it could be gluten free also.

Apple Coffee Cake
Topping:
½ cup raw cane sugar
I tsp cinnamon
2 tbs. vegan margarine
3 tbs. whole wheat flour

Cake:
2 cups whole wheat flour
Pinch sea salt
4 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
⅓ cup raw cane sugar
1 ⅓ cups soya milk
4 tbs. vegetable oil
¾ lb. apples

1)     Mix the topping ingredients in a small bowl until crumbly and set aside.
2)     Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and sugar in a bowl.  Stir in the milk and oil.  Spoon into a greased pan.
3)     Peel, core and slice the apples. Press them on top of the batter.  Sprinkle with the topping.
4)     Bake at 350 F for about half an hour.

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