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Cinnamon Apple Spice Cake

This warming cinnamon apple spice cake is healthy, moist, and incredibly delicious. Made with stewed apples, fall spices, and a cinnamon sugar crust, this apple bread is a slice of heaven you won't want to miss out on. What's more, this recipe also happens to be gluten free and made with no refined sugars!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 small apples; diced about 3/4 cup diced- reduces to about 1/2 cup once its stewed in the apple cider.
  • 3/4 cup spiced apple cider substitute for regular apple cider
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cup almond flour
  • 3/4 cup oat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Cinnamon Sugar Crust

  • 1 1/2 tbsp coconut sugar substitute for dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Heat a saucepan on medium heat. Dice 2 small apples (about 3/4 cup chopped) into small pieces and add them to the saucepan. After about a minute, add the 3/4 cup of apple cider to the saucepan and increase the heat. Once bubbling, reduce the heat to low and simmer the mixture for 20-25 minutes on low heat with the lid on, stirring occasionally. You know the apples are done when most of the liquid is gone and the apples are soft. Drain the liquid and save only the apples.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a loaf pan with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl add the applesauce, maple syrup, egg, olive oil, and vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Add the stewed apples to the bowl. Mix to combine.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the flours, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold the mixture with a spatula to combine.
  • Once combined, pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  • In a small bowl mix the coconut sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle this mixture all over the top of the batter to coat in a thin layer.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let cool in the pan for 20 minutes before removing carefully from the pan and serving. Enjoy!
Keyword applesnackcake