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This wonderful apple spice walnut cake is full of flavour, super moist and great as a snack with a cup of tea or a fulfilling dessert when you're entertaining! It's gluten-free, dairy-free and sweetened with applesauce, maple syrup and a hint of coconut sugar.
This cake was inspired by my incredibly popular Pumpkin Spice Cake ! It's super moist, flavourful, fluffy, and grain-free!
I love baking with seasonal ingredients because it makes every recipe so much more special! This cake is the perfect example of that because we love going apple picking in the Fall and then making this cake with fresh-picked apples. It doesn't get any better than that!
This cake will make your whole home smell absolutely delicious thanks to the warming spices like cinnamon and ginger.
I love the smell of something baking especially as the seasons change and it's a bit cooler outside, it's so comforting to smell this cake baking!
Did I mention that this cake is loaded with nutrients as well?! Apples contain a type of soluble fibre called pectin which is soothing for your digestive system and has also been shown to help reduce LDL cholesterol. Apples are rich in quercetin which boosts your immune system and malic acid which naturally helps to remove carcinogens and toxins from the blood.
This recipe is really easy to make! A couple of things to note: if you can't eat nuts just omit them and you've got a nut-free dessert! If you're plant-based, simply swap the eggs for flax eggs, you can find out how to make flax eggs in my Egg Substitution Guide.
Don't forget the extra 4 tablespoons of coconut flour. It seems very minimal but it's essential for this recipe to work! I love having this cake with a schlop of coconut milk vanilla ice cream! You won't be disappointed!
Serves 9
This wonderful cake is full of flavour, super moist and wonderful as a snack with a cup of tea or a fulfilling dessert when you're entertaining!
You can make this cake with flax eggs. You can find my Egg Substitution Guide here: https://shopjoyoushealth.com/egg-substitution-chart/
If you're an apple fanatic like I am, make sure you try out these recipes as well:
• Baked Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
• Mini Apple Tarts, Grain-Free and Gluten-free
• Apple Crisp, Paleo and Vegan
• Apple Beet Carrot Quinoa Slaw
Happy baking!
Hi Joy, I saw the video and did not see you use the olive oil. Is it still needed? I wanted to ask as I know coconut flour is a bit hard to work with and did not want to leave it out if it is definitely needed.
ReplyHi! Yes, the olive oil is definitely needed it was just the way the video was edited, sometimes that happens. Sorry for the confusion! As for the coconut flour, you definitely cannot leave it out as it's the only flour in this recipe and coconut flour doesn't sub well with other flours, like it's not a 1:1 ratio without changing the liquid amounts too. This is also a wonderful cake: https://www.joyoushealth.com/27423-blog-almond-flour-raspberry-cake with very little coconut flour, it's mostly almond. Or this cake can work with all brown rice flour: https://www.joyoushealth.com/27350-blog-strawberry-banana-cake and a little less liquid.
Just made it sooo good and easy to make. I really enjoy your recipes
ReplyThank you Jessica!
I just tried this recipe but it didn't work out for me. I substituted the eggs for chia eggs. When I poured the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients it got very thick like dough. Plopped it into baking pan and had to flatten with spatula Not sure what went wrong. Any suggestions?
ReplyHi Jennifer, I'm so sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. That's always frustrating when you've wasted some ingredients. I think we chatted over social media about this already and I'm just getting to your comment here.
Hi Joy This is one of my favourite cakes, I’ve made it many times this fall! I tried giving it a Christmas twist and turned it into a Gingerbread cake and it was amazing! I added 1 more tsp ginger, 1/4cup molasses and cut the applesauce down to 1/4cup, I grated in the apple and omitted the walnut topping. Topped with a coconut nog
ReplyThanks for letting me know your subs Kari, that sounds wonderful. Omg topping it with coconut nog sounds next-level good!!!
I made it and it was moist and just sweet enough. A great weeknight dessert. I served plain since we are not big consumers of ice cream or whipped cream and it was fantastic on its own. Two thumbs up!
ReplyGlad to hear it!!
Moist and delicious! This recipe is a keeper, :)
ReplyGlad you love it Joanne!