vegan apple spice cake with maple buttercream - hot for food

Ingredients

• 1 C soy milk
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 C all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 3/4 C packed brown sugar
• 1/3 C vegetable oil or coconut oil (melted)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp unsulphured molasses
• 1 C peeled and shredded apple
• 3/4 C pecans, finely chopped
• 3 to 4 C powdered sugar
• 1 C vegan butter, cubed and chilled
• 1/4 C maple syrup (or 2 tsp maple extract)
• 1 tbsp soy milk (if using maple syrup), or 2 to 3 tbsp soy milk (if using extract)