Gluten-Free Apple Cake Recipe
This gluten free Apple Cake recipe is great for using up a glut of apples. It is delicious, very easy to put together and it freezes well.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Measuring Jug
- Chopping Board
- Sharp Knife
- Loaf Tin (1kg)
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 125 g Melted butter (4 oz)
- 100 g Brown sugar (3.5 oz)
- 2 Medium eggs
- 300 g Cooking apple peeled and chopped
- 225 g Gluten-free self-raising flour (8 oz)
- 1/2 tsp Gluten-free baking powder
- 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 100 g Sultanas (3.50 oz)
- A splash of milk if the mixture is dry
- 1 tbsp Seeds for top of cake
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180℃ (gas 4). Well, grease a 1kg (2 lb) loaf tin.
- Peel and chop the apples. Place in a saucepan and cook down in a little water until soft. Leave to cool.
- Melt the butter in a bowl over a pan of boiling water (bain marie)
- Mix in brown sugar it should look a bit like the consistency of wet sand.
- Add beaten eggs one at a time and mix in well.
- Add the remaining ingredients; cooked apples, flour, baking powder, spices, and sultanas.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
- Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes until golden brown.
- To check if it is cooked through pop a skewer inside if it comes out clean it is fully cooked (if it isn't fully cooked keep cooking and checking in 5-minute intervals until done).
- Allow to cool for a few minutes and then remove from the tin and onto a wire rack to fully cool.
- Serve with a little butter, custard, or on its own, delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 163mgFiber: 5gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 473IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 2mg
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