Recipe Directions
- 1. Place apples in food processor by themselves. Process them very briefly - just to reduce them to littler chunks - about the size of pieces of popped popcorn. Leave apples in food processor.
- 2. Now add all cake ingredients into food processor. Process briefly and slowly, stopping to monitor the process. You want to get the texture seen in the above pictures - you want to be able to see small chunks of apple, walnuts, raisins etc. Do not over-process!
- 3. Press cake down into a cake pan or square baking dish firmly.
- 4. Place all icing ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- 5. Ice cake.
- 6. Refrigerate your raw apple walnut cake for at least two hours. The cake and the icing will both harden up a bit in the fridge.
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
By The Rawtarian This raw apple walnut cake is inspired by my popular raw carrot cake recipe, but this recipe is made with apples instead of carrots and has some other minor tweaks, like less water, more spices and no sunflower seeds. One of the reasons that I love both the apple walnut cake and the carrot cake is for three reasons: (1) they are not too heavy tasting (2) so nice and moist! (3) they keep really well in the fridge and you can make them in advance for a party.
This recipe keeps surprisingly well - for 4 days or so. You can make this in advance and it holds its shape and does not get soggy (provided that you did not overprocess the cake). In fact, I actually think it tastes better as a leftover! You really must refrigerate it for at least two hours, or ideally even longer so that it will hold its shape and be easy to cut.
This recipe should always be kept in the fridge.
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Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Sodium.
- This recipe is low in Calories.
- This recipe is a good source of Protein, Iron, and Vitamin B6.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber, and Riboflavin.
Amounts per 101 g (4 oz) suggested serving
| Name | Amount | % Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 403 | 16 % |
| Protein | 9 g | 15 % |
| Fat | 30 g | 37 % |
| Carbohydrates | 33 g | 10 % |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g | 15 % |
| Sugars | 19 g | |
| Calcium | 58 mg | 6 % |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 20 % |
| Sodium | 8 mg |
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The Rawtarian
May 08, 2014
Ah, confession time. Glad you love this, Annie! :)
Bella
Mar 02, 2014
Bella's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
Absolutely delicious. I used pecans as my husband has a thing with walnuts smelling and tasting rancid even when I have just bought them. He only wants to eat them when they are freshly cracked. He told me to give it a ten star rating,I explained it only goes up to 5. Great for dessert or cake.
Sarah B&B
Feb 26, 2014
This tastes divine. Only trouble is that it is very crumbly. You couldn't eat it without a fork. Although the ingredients were pretty well chopped up, perhaps I should try processing them even finer next time. And, there definitely will be a next time!
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annap5942
May 17, 2024
annap5942's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
Good recipe and very quick! A bit too sweet for my taste, next time I will omit the agave and use less raisins.
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rubyr
Feb 08, 2024
rubyr's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
I’m new to your website. I made the raw apple cake. It’s delicious!! I have been vegan for years. Started eating raw approximately six weeks ago. Loving it!
Ruby R.
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rubyr
Feb 08, 2024
rubyr's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
Hi there,
I joined today. I made the raw apple cake it is delicious!! Looking forward to making the raw carrot cake. I’ve been vegan for years.
However eating raw for approximately 6 weeks. Loving it!!
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jenya
Mar 01, 2019
Would you suggest a replacement for the coconut, please?
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The Rawtarian
Mar 02, 2019
The coconut (or something similar) is important in this recipe, because it adds bulk without adding heaviness. (It kind of acts like flour in this recipe.) You could use hemp seed hearts instead - or reduce the amount of coconut down to perhaps as low as 1/4 cup.
Do you have an allergy? :)
kevinr
Feb 07, 2019
Not a visual masterpiece, and I didn’t quite get the consistency I was hoping for, but it’s edible, and now I know how to use my foodprocessor.
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The Rawtarian
Feb 09, 2019
Ermygodddd nicely done! What will you make NEXT????? Momentum is EVERYTHING! (food processor)
Sara11
Mar 27, 2018
Can I soak the walnuts?
The Rawtarian
Apr 19, 2018
I don't know, can you? ;)
Soaking is not NECESSARY nor is it RECOMMENDED, but if you WANT to (to remove the enzyme inhibitors) you can! Just soak them in luke-warm water for about an hour, rinse clean, drain, pat dry with a tea towel and proceed.
If you do soak, it's important that you don't introduce a lot of excess water into the recipe, so do make sure you dry them reasonably well before making the recipe.
4744K3s3Yb
Oct 31, 2017
4744K3s3Yb's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
This recipe is GOLD!
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The Rawtarian
Nov 15, 2017
I'm so glad the apple walnut cake turned out well for you. I love this one too. It's gold, Jerry, gold!! (Seinfeld reference because I am old.)
michellec2910
Mar 04, 2017
Thankyou for this delicious recipe.
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The Rawtarian
Mar 05, 2017
I'm so glad that it turned out so well for you, Michelle. That looks moist and rich and delicious!
Melissa W.
Feb 11, 2017
do you have any suggestions for a replacement for cashews? seems all your recipes i looked at use cashews :/
The Rawtarian
Feb 11, 2017
Hi Melissa,
Cashews are used for creaminess in my recipes. You can use macadamia nuts and pine nuts instead of cashews in all of my recipes.
However, there isn't really any other good substitute that will work instead.
If you can't do cashews or the substitutions that I've suggested, you may want to do a recipe search here on this site for recipes that DO NOT contain cashews.
You can do a detailed ingredient search on my website in a hard-to-find spot: use the search at the top (search for something, like almonds), then click on the fork and knife icon beside the search box, then click the "more options" and there you can specify recipe ingredients that you want (or don't want, in this case).
I hope this helps!
celinab
Jan 29, 2017
celinab's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
Really easy and excellent!
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The Rawtarian
Jan 30, 2017
That's what I like to hear, Celina!
vitaminsea
Jan 18, 2017
Amazing! Moist and fresh. Easy recipe everyone love it. Must do it again. Thanks !!!
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The Rawtarian
Jan 19, 2017
Beautiful presentation :)
Eve
Jan 13, 2017
I am about to give this recipe a try, just wondering if I could substitute the honey for dates?
The Rawtarian
Jan 13, 2017
Hi Eve,
Re: not using honey and using dates instead:
In the cake, yes, I think using 1/8 cup of dates instead of the honey will work totally fine. It won't be quite as sweet, but it will still be sweetish. I approve!
In the icing, using dates will change the color of the icing (darker). It will also work to use dates instead, however it may too dry without the honey, so you may need to a 1-2 tablespoons of water to help facilitate blending if using dates.
If you try it, let me know how it turns out please :)
manuelam
Nov 17, 2016
I nade it ITS delicious
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The Rawtarian
Nov 19, 2016
Looks delicious, Manuel :)
Itana
Aug 03, 2016
Itana 's Review
Raw apple walnut cake recipe
Fantastic! I've used measurements for 15 servings. We had some family gathering :)
Anyway, at first I've put all of the ingredients in the food processor and started blending. But realized it's not going to work. So I've removed half. Then processed one half like suggested in the recipe. Pressed it in the cakepan, like a base. Then on top of it I added the other half with bigger chunks. And the icing on top. It was amazing. Everyone loved it.
The Rawtarian
Nov 03, 2016
I'm so glad you trouble-shooted and the results were a success, Itana!
Nice job :)
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