Bouncy Apple Cake W/ Lemon Drizzle
SERVES: 12-14
GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, NUT FREE, VEGETARIAN
INGREDIENTS
DRY INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups gluten-free flour
- ½ tsp bicarb soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
WET INGREDIENTS
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup apple sauce
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil (plus extra for greasing)
- 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 red apples (skin peeled off & diced)
LEMON DRIZZLE
- ¼ cup icing sugar
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (approximately)
Optional: rose & lavender petals for decorating
METHOD:
- Preheat the oven to 175ºC, line the base of a cake tin (we use a springform cake tin) with baking paper and grease the side with coconut oil
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix together
- In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients (except diced apple) and whisk together well
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry bowl and fold together well until no dry pockets of flour remain
- Gently fold the diced apple into the batter
- Pour the batter into your cake tin and bake in the oven for 55 - 60 minutes. Before removing it from the oven, stick a skewer or knife into the cake and check it comes out clean to confirm it is cooked all the way through
- Remove the cake from the tin and allow it to cool on a wire rack
- Whisk the lemon drizzle ingredients together and once your cake has cooled (or almost cooled) drizzle it on top of the cake
- Option to sprinkle some rose and lavender petals on top for a pop of colour and fragrance. Placing some thin slices of lemon also looks really sweet on top of this cake
- Slice in to the cake and enjoy!