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gluten free apple cider cake slice with cloves

Gluten Free Apple Cider Cake

Bursting with fall flavors, this gluten free apple cider cake is a cross between carrot cake and apple cake, with the additions of coconut, cranberries and yummy autumnal spices!
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Dessert
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Author: Jules Shepard

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Tbs. butter or non-dairy substitute e.g. Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks
  • 2/3 cup granulated cane sugar
  • 3 eggs or see article on vegan egg substitutes
  • 1 1/4 cup chopped peeled carrots
  • 3/4 cup chopped peeled apples
  • 1/2 cup cranberries or raisins
  • 1/2 cup grated coconut
  • 2/3 cup gluten free hard Apple Cider carbonated
  • 2 1/2 cup 337 grams gfJules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour OR 275 grams gfJules grain-free Nada Flour*
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º F (static) or 325º F (convection).
  • Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan or large bundt pan.
  • In a large food processor, chop the apples and carrots.  Mix together in a bowl with the raisins and coconut and set aside.
  • Cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes. Add eggs and blend until incorporated. Stir in the carrot-fruit mixture.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk gfJules Flour with other dry ingredients.
  • Gradually stir in the gfJules Flour-dry ingredient mixture, alternating with hard apple cider. Stir just until incorporated. 
  • Scoop the thick batter into the prepared pan and use a rubber spatula to smooth the top.  Bake in the preheated oven for 25 – 30 minutes for 9x13 or ~50 minutes for the bundt, just until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with dry crumbs attached.
  • When cooled, frost with Sour Cream Frosting or Cream Cheese Frosting.

** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.