Gluten Free Apple Pecan Cake

Submitted by LARavenscroft

"A wonderfully moist gluten free cake. This makes a one layer 9-inch cake."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• For the Cake

• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups Pamelas ultimate baking and pancake mix (or 2 cups AP GF flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon baking soda)
• 2 cups baking apples, peeled & diced (I used Granny Smith)
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped

• For the frosting

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 4 -5 teaspoons pure maple syrup
• 1 lb powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat to 350°F.
2. Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
3. In a large bowl, beat the eggs.
4. Add oil, applesauce, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon; beat well.
5. Stir in baking mix.
6. Add apples, raisins, and pecans and stir just until combined.
7. Pour into greased cake pan.
8. Bake 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Cool slightly and remove from pan.
10. Meanwhile prepare the frosting.
11. Cream together cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
12. Add maple syrup and then powdered sugar, one cup at a time. Add more maple syrup, if necessary.
13. Frost cake when completely cool.

Reviews

[Jubes]

*Reviewed for Read, Set Cook! #10 Contest* This was a wonderful gluten free cake- delicious taste and wonderfully moist. Very quick and easy to make. Straightforward instructions that were well written.Used 5 apples for this recipe. A great change from carrot cake. The pecans and spices were a great addition to this cake. Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing a great recipe. It was great to see a gluten-free recipe submitted for the competition. Photo to be posted later.

 

[anme7039]

I have a friend who can not consume any gluten so I thought I would make this for her. I borrowed some of her GF flour since it is quite a bit more pricey that reg. flour here. I never worked with this type of baking mix before, but it acted and came out just like a regular cake. I don't like rasins so I picked them out of mine, but eveyrone else really enjoyed this cake. And the frosting is a bit too sweet for me, all the other who ate this really enjoyed it as well. Next time I might add a bit of nutmeg to the batter. Excellent cake

 

[DownHomeDinner]

This was Yummy! You would not know that this was a gluten free recipe it was very moist. I did omit the raisins because I knew my crew would like them added in. I will definately make this one again, thanks for a wonderful recipe!