Description
Impress everyone with my ultra moist + crazy simple nourishing apple cake with cinnamon sugar walnut crumb topping. THE fall dessert or breakfast treat! Made with almond flour, maple syrup, applesauce, and fresh chopped apples, it tastes as delish as the classic (but is packed with nutrients, shhh!).
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups super fine blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed*
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 6 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweet crisp apple (like Fuji, Honeycrisp or Pink Lady), diced small
Cinnamon sugar topping:
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped (can sub pecans)
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 in baking dish with cooking spray.
- Melt butter (you'll need 3 tbsp total including the topping) using the microwave or stovetop and set aside. Chop apple (smaller versus larger pieces better distribute the flavor and will be softer!).
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk almond flour, flax, cinnamon, baking soda and salt until combined.
- Add maple syrup, applesauce, eggs, vanilla, and 2 tbsp of the melted butter. Whisk until combined, then fold in apple. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Make topping by stirring together in a small bowl the coconut sugar, almond flour, walnuts, cinnamon, and 1 tbsp melted butter. I like to use my hands! Sprinkle topping onto cake.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely pan on a wire rack before slicing into 9-12 pieces (I refrigerate to speed it up). The cake is much easier to cut once fully cooled. Store on the counter for a day and then transfer any leftovers to the fridge since it's so moist!
Notes
*I have made this with oat flour instead of flax and it was delicious. Just add a couple more tbsp applesauce since it's more dry.
You'll notice most photos don't show walnuts in the topping--I didn't add them until my final test but preferred the version with nuts!
I don't recommend freezing this cake since the apples release moisture.