This gluten free Apple and Almond Cake is packed with apples, almonds, a good dose of honey and love.
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.
Fig Upside Down Cake Recipe (gluten free)
2 Ingredient Banana Pancakes Recipe (gluten free)
Blood Orange & Chocolate Cake Recipe (gluten free)
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)
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.
Sara
Hi Edyta,
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.
It looks like dark almond meal. I have also added this note into the recipe itself for others. Thank you for asking.
Cheers Sara
Sheila
Woah! This looks lovely. Perfect for this weekend with family. I love to serve this as tomorrow's evening dessert. Thank you for the inspiration. So excited to make this apple almond cake.
Ushmana Palmo Rai
Whoah! I never knew apples and almonds go together, a new piece of information for me. Definitely, need to try this now! The cake looks yum! Thanks for the recipe, as always great recipes!
John | heneedsfood
I've got all of these ingredients in the kitchen right now. You know that that means? I need to make it. Although my Royal Gala's will be replacing the Granny Smiths, and I may need to combine honey and maple syrup as I only have a smidge of honey. Tonights dessert is sorted! Thanks luv!