Apple and Almond Cake - Gluten Free

This gluten free Apple and Almond Cake is packed with apples, almonds, a good dose of honey and love.

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You won’t find gluten free recipes on Belly Rumbles often. There are a few, including our very popular Fig Upside Down Cake and Two Ingredient Banana Pancakes.

When I bake a gluten free cake it isn’t because I have a gluten intolerance. I can’t imagine how horrible it would be to go through life with a true intolerance, I love bread way too much!

Gluten free recipes usually come about due to other factors. The main one being that I have an abundance of almond meal in the pantry.

I love the density and texture that almond meal gives to a cake. Of course there is also the taste. Apple and almond are a natural flavour pairing. Plus they also say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. This goes for apple cake too…. Right?

Your doctor would probably be happier that you are eating a slice of this cake over some others. I use honey instead of refined white sugar to add sweetness. But let’s face facts sugar is sugar no matter what form, but there is only ¼ cup in the recipe.

Olive oil is used instead of butter. Therefore if you are an advocate of the Mediterranean diet, this will be a tick in your book. Make sure you use a light flavoured olive oil. Using extra virgin olive oil will kill the taste of the cake.

Besides being a delicious cake it smells amazing. When baking it will fill your kitchen with the sweet notes of honey. I was surprised how amazing it smelt.

I do love a cake that imparts delicious smells when baking, don’t you?

Sara xxx

Apple and Almond Cake (Gluten Free)

Recipe Author: Sara McCleary

This gluten free Apple and Almond Cake is packed with apples, almonds, a good dose of honey and love. Plus it smells amazing when baking!!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Course Cake

Servings 10

Calories 204.3 kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 180 grams 1 ½ cups almond meal
• ▢ 50 grams ½ cup LSA
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder (gluten free)
• ▢ 60 ml ¼ cup light olive oil
• ▢ 60 ml ¼ cup honey
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 granny smith apples (cored, peeled and finely diced)
• ▢ pumpkin seeds

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven 160 deg C (320 deg F).  Line a 20cm (8 inch) round cake tin with baking paper.
• In a large bowl add almond meal, LSA, olive oil, honey, vanilla bean paste and eggs.  Mix until well combined.  Then stir in the diced apples.
• Place cake batter in lined tin and smooth out evenly.
• Sprinkle a handful of pumpkins seeds over the top of the cake and place in the oven to bake for 60 minutes.
• Once cooked through remove tin from oven.  Leave the cake to cool in the cake tin for 30 minutes and then remove cake and place on a cooling rack.

Notes

LSA

LSA stands for linseeds, sunflower seeds and almonds. A packet of LSA is a combination of these three pre-mixed seeds, which have been ground down to a fine or coarse form

If you don't have LSA or don't want to purchase it, omit it and use 200g/2 cups of almond meal in total fo the recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gramsCalories: 204.3kcalCarbohydrates: 16.4gProtein: 4.7gFat: 14.6gSaturated Fat: 1.6gCholesterol: 32.7mgSodium: 13.6mgFiber: 2.6gSugar: 11.9g

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