Gluten Free Spicy Apple Tea Cake
The tender, moist crumb, and spicy flavour will have all who try it coming back for seconds!
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 90g unsalted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup icing sugar
- 2 free range eggs, beaten
- ½ cup (62g) Irwin Valley Lupin Flour
- ⅔ cup gluten-free plain flour
- ⅓ cup (33g) almond meal
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1½ teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ teaspoon natural vanilla essence
- ¼ cup apple juice concentrate
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 sweet apple, cored & thinly sliced
- Glaze: 1 tablespoon apricot jam (100% fruit), 1 tablespoon water.
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C (conventional heat).
- Cream together butter & icing sugar until white in colour.
- Add beaten egg & mix well.
- In large mixing bowl, sift together flours, cream of tartar, bicarb soda, xanthan gum, cinnamon & allspice.
- In a separate bowl, mix milk, vanilla & apple juice concentrate.
- Add liquid mix & dry mix alternately to creamed mixture, stirring to combine after each addition.
- Line a 20 cm round cake tin with baking paper.
- Spoon mixture in & top with slices of apple.
- For glaze, mix apricot jam & water, and brush over top of apple.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean from the centre, and the edges begin to pull away from the tin.
- Best enjoyed while warm.
- When cool, leftovers may be stored in an airtight container.
Notes & tips
- Try a cinnamon & brown sugar blend as the glaze.
Nurtition Information
| Serving size: 75g |
Average quantity per serve |
Average quantity per 100g |
| Energy |
900KJ |
2100KJ |
| Protein |
5.8g |
7.8g |
| Fat, total |
39.8g |
53.1g |
| Fat, saturated |
5.6g |
7.4g |
| Carbohydrate, total |
20.1g |
26.8g |
| Carbohydrate, sugars |
12.7g |
16.9g |
| Sodium |
26mg |
35mg |