Spiced Applesauce Cake
Submitted by David Weaver on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 7:33am
* 1 cup almond meal
* 1 cup coconut flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/2 cup coconut or grapeseed oil
* 1/3 cup stevia
* 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 1 1/2 cups unsweetened chunky applesauce (Trader Joe's has a great one)
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Spread un-melted coconut oil in a 9 x 11 cake pan.
In a medium bowl whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
In a large bowl beat mix oil, stevia, and vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in applesauce. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined. Make sure to scrape down the edges as you are combining the flour!
Spread batter evenly into buttered pan and bake until golden-brown, 30-35 minutes. Test doneness with a toothpick. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen, then invert onto cooling rack. Let sit for another 15 minutes then return to pan or cake plate for frosting
Recipes
Cinnamon Muffins
These are a delicious alternative to cinnamon rolls for a quick addition at breakfast or part of brunch!
Ingredients:
Muffin mix-
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk
1/2 cup honey
Glaze-
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together all the dry batter ingredients. Add the wet batter ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Pour batter evenly into twelve muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix all the topping ingredients in a separate bowl, and drizzle over the muffins.
*Recipe has been modified from original recipe from tropicaltraditions.com
