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This Saturday, June 6, is one of those unique holidays. National Applesauce Cake Day offers the opportunity to bake a homey, comforting treat.
Applesauce cake is extremely easy to create, using a few basic pantry items. The recipe adapts well to adding extras such as nuts, raisins and grated apples and tastes great with or without icing.
I accepted the invitation to bake a cake, that this holiday presents. Or, perhaps the correct word is challenge.
Rather than baking a regular cake, mine are vegan, due to my choice to live a plant based lifestyle. And not just vegan…my cakes are gluten free as well. And not just vegan and gluten free…I prefer not to use refined sugar either.
Could I meet all those challenges and create a delicious cake?
Check out this vegan and gluten free applesauce cake. And oh yes, it is refined sugar free as well.
Vegan and Gluten Free Applesauce Cake
This fragrant and flavorful cake is adapted from a recipe from the blog, Veggie Balance. Check out the original recipe HERE. It’s helpful for me to start with a gluten free recipe, and adapt it to meet my other diet restrictions.
For this particular recipe I eliminated eggs and refined sugar, swapping them out for flax eggs and organic, unrefined coconut sugar. For the gluten free flour, I chose a 1-1 blend, meaning 1 cup of gluten free flour equals 1 cup of regular flour.
You can find gluten free flours in a special section in most supermarkets. I picked up a bag at Natural Grocers.
Vegan and Gluten Free Applesauce Cake Recipe
Vegan and Gluten Free Applesauce Cake
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup gluten free flour
- 1 tsp aluminum free baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup organic unrefined coconut sugar
- 4 tbsp melted plant based butter Or extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 flax eggs (1 tbsp + 3 tbsp water = 1 egg)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8X8 inch pan with olive oil or coconut oil. Make flax eggs by combining 3 tbsp ground flax seeds with 9 tbsp water. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, sea salt and coconut sugar. Whisk to blend.
- Make a well in dry mixture. Add melted butter, olive oil, applesauce and flax eggs. Stir with spoon or spatula until combined.
- Pour batter (it will be thick) into prepared pan. Bake 30 - 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before cutting. Makes 9 servings.
- Serve plain, with fresh fruit or with icing of choice.
Enjoy This Cake
This vegan and gluten free applesauce cake smelled amazing as it baked. The spices produce a fragrant, cozy scent and an equally wonderful flavor.
I served slices of applesauce cake with fresh strawberries and blueberries. Sugar free whipped coconut topping is another excellent choice.
Whether you serve this luscious cake Saturday for National Applesauce Day or pop it into the oven for a gathering of family or friends, you’ll enjoy the simplicity of this recipe and the wholesome ingredients.
I savored mine this evening, with a cup of hot peppermint tea.
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