MCLV Mange | Apple Spice Cake

There are two things that say Fall to me in the kitchen – Pumpkin and APPLES!

Stemlit Farms just sent me some of their amazing SweeTango apples and I couldn’t wait to get into the kitchen. Last year I did a healthy twist on a traditional Apple Crumble, so I wanted to try something different this season. Enter – The Apple Spice Cake. A yummy, spicy, Fall treat filled with sweet apple chunks. It’s gluten-free and vegan.

{Vegan // Vegetarian // Gluten-Free} 

Apple Spice Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut oil {you could also do 1/4 cup of oil and 1/4 cup of applesauce}
• 2 flax eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or brown rice syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups of gluten-free flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 apples {cored & chopped}
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts {I recommend walnuts or pecans}
• Optional: Shredded unsweetened coconut is a yummy addition as well

Directions:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 and spray & lightly flour a 9 inch bundt pan, a 9 inch round pan, or an 8×8 baking pan
• Mix together sugar and oil, then add in the eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla. I used an electric hand mixer, but you could also use a stand mixer or mix by hand.
• In a separate bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
• Next, slowly mix the flour mixture into the bowl of wet ingredients. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to incorporate all of the mixture.
• Fold in the nuts and chopped apples. If needed, you can add non-daily milk to reduce thickness of the mixture, one tablespoon at a time.
• Pour the batter into your baking dish and put in the preheated oven. Baking time is between 45-60 minutes, depending on thickness of the mixture and the size of your baking dish. Check the bake at 45 minutes and each subsequent 5 minutes. You’ll know it’s done when a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean.
• Let sit for 15 minutes prior to removing from the pan.
• Enjoy!

Stay tuned for the next MCLV Mange installment and check out the previous posts from this series here to see what you’ve missed so far.