Gluten-Free European Apple Cake

My Romanian family all make some version of this dense apple walnut cake every autumn. I think it's common to Germans, Austrians, and Hungarians too. I'm so pleased that I could almost replicate the taste and texture without wheat! Coconut flour can be substituted for almond flour. Makes a 9x13-inch pan. When cool, you can dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 401 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup tapioca flour
• 1 tablespoon xanthan gum
• ¾ cup sorghum flour
• ¾ cup almond flour
• ¼ cup rice flour
• 4 small Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan; lightly flour with gluten-free flour.

Step 2

Whisk sorghum flour, almond flour, rice flour, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Whisk sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture until incorporated and batter is thoroughly combined. Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour and press batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.