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Gluten Free Apple Cake, French Style

Deliciously sweet, slightly tangy and perfectly moist, this Gluten Free Apple Cake French Style has it all. If you're looking for a different way to use up apples this Autumn, try this twist on the classic French apple cake.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack, Tea
Cuisine French
Servings 8 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium apples
  • 180 g rice flour
  • 120 g almond flour
  • 50 g maïzena cornflour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 120 ml oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 225 g sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt

For the topping:

  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180°C, fan. Grease and line a 25 cm diameter spring form cake tin.
  • Peel and core your apples and cut them into approx1 1/2 cm cubes.
  • Mix together the flours, baking powder, sugar, salt, eggs, oil and vanilla essence. This can be done by had (it comes together very easily), with an immersion blender, or in a stand mixer.
  • Mix the apples and cake batter together and pour into the prepared cake tin.
  • Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the top.
  • Bake in the oven at 180°C, fan for 50 mins. The cake should be cooked through with no runny bits in the middle. You can use a skewer to check that it is done but it is sometimes difficult to tell with so many apples in the cake.
  • Let the cake cool slightly in the tin then remove the spring form tin and transfer to a plate before it is cooled completely. You may prefer to use a ceramic or enamel flan dish and serve directly from the dish without transferring the cake to a plate. I find that if my apples are quite big, they make the cake so moist that it is difficult to remove from the cake tin.
  • Serve this delicious Gluten Free Apple Cake warm with a scoop of ice cream or swirl of whipped cream for dessert, or cooled on its own with a steaming cup of tea or coffee for a mid-afternoon snack.
Keyword Apples, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free