Gluten-Free Bavarian Apple Spice Cake!

Before school started, I had been wanting to make this cake . . . Yeah, it's October and I finally found the time to make it.  Funny enough is that it didn't even take that much of my time.  

Here is the picture gallery of this marvelous Apple Spice Cake-Gluten-Free!!
 

 Before the oven . . .

 Another angle before the oven . . .

 After baking, with the icing drizzled on top! Yum!!

 Another angle . . .very fall, huh?

 This was what Moydie saw when he got home . . . actually the first thing he saw was me, then he smelled the cake and looked over here.  

This cake is a fall treat! It didn't take long and it requires simple ingredients! (If you're a gluten-free baker like I am, I totally think sorghum flour, tapioca flour, and xantham gum are simple basic ingredients!)

Go ahead and try it!! Even if you're not gluten-free, it's a beautiful dessert for a lovely fall evening!

Here's the recipe . . . (courtesy of Angie at the Online Gluten-Free Club)

Ingredients:
DRY INGREDIENTS
1 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup tapioca starch or potato starch (not potato flour!)
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup light brown sugar, packed

WET INGREDIENTS
1 egg or tablespoon Ener-G Egg Replacer whisked with 1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup  olive oil
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup milk or  rice milk with 1/4 teaspoon light tasting vinegar added
2 Tbsp agave (or honey, if not vegan)
2 tsp vanilla

ADD-INS
1cup chopped apples
1/2 cup sliced toasted almonds
1tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp sugar

TOPPING
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp almond extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line a 9-inch round cake pan with greased parchment paper.  In a large mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine your dry ingredients together and set aside.

In a smaller bowl combine the wet ingredients and mix well.  Add the wet into the dry ingredients and stir until a smooth batter forms. If you need a tad more liquid add a tablespoon of milk at a time to achieve a smooth- but not too thin- cake batter.  Add  the apples and toasted slivered almonds(keep some for the top).  Scoop the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth evenly. Combine the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on top.

Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes until golden around the edges and firm in the center. Use a cake tester to test for doneness. Timing might also be influenced by the size of your chopped apples or variations in your oven temperature.Cool on a wire rack. 

Mix together the topping ingredients and drizzle over top and serve.

This cake freezes well and reheats beautifully in the microwave.

Enjoy!!