Gluten-Free Maple-Apple Cake
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup pure maple syrup
  • 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
  • 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular all-purpose flour for a non-gluten-free option
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1½ sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 1⅓ cups sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°.
  2. Butter and flour a 10-inch round cake pan with no removable bottom (see comments above). Be sure to grease and flour it well so your apples don’t stick to the pan.
  3. Bring the maple syrup to a boil over high heat in a large saucepan, then lower your heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. You want the syrup to be thick and reduced to ¾ cup. The smell will be amazing.
  4. Pour your syrup into your cake pan. Arrange your apple in circles and overlap them a little bit. Be careful not to burn yourself as the syrup is very hot.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  6. In another bowl or a glass measuring cup, whisk your eggs with the buttermilk and vanilla.
  7. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar at medium speed for about 3 minutes, you want it to be fluffy. Beat in the flour mixture and the eggs mixture in 3 alternating batches until the batter is smooth.
  8. Pour your batter over the apples and spread it in an even layer.
  9. Bake your cake for about 90 minutes or until golden on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Let your cake cool for at least 45 minutes before you invert it.
  11. So now…this is the part where you hold your breath for the moment of truth! Place a plate over the top of the cake pan, and turn it around, you can tap on the bottom of the pan to help release the cake. Remove the pan and VOILÀ!!! Your piece of art!
  12. You can serve it with crème fraiche or vanilla ice cream.
Recipe by Valerie's Keepers at https://www.valerieskeepers.com/gluten-free-maple-apple-cake/