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Gluten Free Swedish Apple Cake (adaptable)

Ingredients

Topping

  • 1 large apple (thinly sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Cake

  • 150g butter
  • 100g brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 150g gluten free flour (see note 1)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar (see note 2)
  • sprinkling of pearl sugar (optional)

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 175ºC (350ºF). Grease a rectangle or square springform pan (I used a 28cm x 20cm pan - size doesn't matter too much, you would just need to adjust the baking time).
  • Cut the apples into thin slices and add to a bowl along with the brown sugar and cinnamon. I use tons of cinnamon so feel free to reduce the amount stated here. Stir until well combined then put to one side.
  • For the cake: beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar then add the the wet ingredients and stir in. Add the milk and continue to mix until everything is evenly dispersed (the batter will be thick).
  • Pour into the greased pan and spread the batter out towards the corners. Place the prepared apples in a pretty pattern on top. Sprinkle with pearl sugar.
  • Bake for around 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve warm or allow to cool completely. Enjoy.

Notes

  1. I used a ready blended gluten free flour mix. I wouldn't recommend using something like almond or coconut flour by itself as a replacement. You can substitute the gluten flour for regular or spelt flour. Naturally, the texture of the cake may vary slightly depending on the flour used. 
  2. If you don't have access to vanilla sugar, just replace with the same amount of vanilla extract.