Gluten free baking is foreign territory to me, but I’m always willing to explore new tastes and new ideas in the kitchen. So when Cousin Lynn showed up at a cousin’s reunion with this Bundt cake last Fall I couldn’t wait to taste his creation.
Some of the ingredients may be foreign to you, as they were to me. But I can assure you this cake is delicious.
I was NOT disappointed…and I bet you won’t be either.
Gluten Free Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 Cups Brown Rice Flour Blend
- 1 Tblsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Tblsp Buttermilk Powder
- 2 tsps Ground Cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Allspice
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup White Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar (Loosely Packed)
- 3/4 Cup Canola Oil
- 3 Tblsps Dark Rum or Apple Juice
- 1/3 Cup Water
- 2 tsps Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 Cups Granny Smith Apples (Peeled and Chopped)
- 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts or Unsalted Pumpkin Seeds
- ---- Caramel Glaze or Confectioners Sugar
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Position rack in center of oven. Lightly grease 12 cup Bundt pan with cooking spray. 2. Whisk flour blend, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk powder, cinnamon, xanthan gum, nutmeg, allspice and salt in a small bowl. Set aside. 3. Beat eggs in a large bowl of an electric mixer until well blended. Add white and brown sugars and beat until creamy, about one minute. Scrape the bowl and add the flour mixture, oil, rum, water and vanilla and mix at low speed for about one minute. (Do not overbeat.) then mix in apples and walnuts. 4. Spread batter into prepared Bundt pan. Place in center of preheated oven and bake for approx. 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. (DO NOT OPEN OVEN DURING THE FIRST 45 MINUTES OF BAKING.) 5. Remove cake and cool on a rack for 8 minutes before carefully removing cake from the pan. Cool slightly on a rack. 6. Spoon Caramel Glaze over cake or simply dust with confectioners sugar. Cool completely.
Caramel Glaze for Gluten Free Apple Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Tblsps Unsalted Butter or Dairy Free Alternative
- 3 Tblsps Heavy Cream or Coconut Cream
- 1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 Cup Confectioners Sugar
Instructions
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1. Combine brown sugar and butter in a small, heavy bottomed saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts and sugar is dissolved. 2. Stir in heavy cream and bring mixture to a low, gentle boil and cook one minute,. 3. remove from heat. Add vanilla and whisk. Then add confectioners sugar and whisk until smooth. Cool until lukewarm before drizzling over the cake. (Glaze will thicken as it cools. It should be thick but still pourable.)
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