Gluten-Free Spiced Apple & Pear Cake
Gluten-Free Spiced Apple & Pear Cake recipe. I made it last week, and it was absolutely delicious! If you're looking for a gluten-free dessert option that is healthy and packed with flavor, this cake is definitely worth a try.What I love about this cake is that it uses a blend of gluten-free flours, including almond flour and brown rice flour, which gives it a moist and tender texture. Plus, the warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg really make the flavors pop, and the chunks of fresh apples and pears add a burst of sweetness with every bite.I highly recommend giving this recipe a try, especially during the fall season when apples and pears are in abundance. It's a perfect dessert for those who follow a gluten-free diet, or for anyone who just loves a good slice of cake!
Ingredients
- 2 small apples
- 2 small pears
- ½ cup honey
- 120g butter, softened
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup gluten-free flour
- ⅔ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp raw sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160C. Grease a 21cm springform cake tin and line the base with baking paper.
- Dice one apple and one pear. Finely slice the other apple and other pear.
- Melt honey and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter together with the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat to combine. Beat in the melted honey.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the gluten-free flour, almond flour, baking powder, and 1 tsp of cinnamon.
- Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Do not overmix.
- Fold in the diced apples and pears.
- Mix the remaining 1 tsp cinnamon and raw sugar in a small bowl.
- Carefully pour the batter into the prepared cake tin, lightly press in the sliced apples and pears, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and bake for 50-60 mins, or until cooked through.
- Leave in the oven for 10 mins with the door ajar before removing to cool completely.
The recipe was good, but I found that it took longer to cook than the stated time. I would recommend adding an additional 5-10 minutes to the cooking time