Today’s post is a recipe for a gluten free Apple and Almond Cake. You can never imagine how a cake will taste like without butter and flour. The cake is soft and moist with pureed apples and almond meal. Another plus point is adding lemon juice to the cake which gives it a lemony taste. What’s more, you don’t have to use a cake mixer, just use the food processor to do the mixing within minutes. Definitely a great keeper recipe for me!
Apple and Almond Cake 苹果杏仁蛋糕
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Author: Ann Low
Serves: 5 servings
Ingredients
- 2 Red apples + 2 tbsp water
- ¾ tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Caster Sugar
for the cake- 4 large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 165g Almond meal/ground almond
- 120g Caster sugar
- 1.5 tbsp Lemon juice
- flaked almonds for topping
Instructions
- Peel, core and chop the apples to cubes. Put them in a saucepan with the lemon juice and sugar and bring the pan to a bubble over a medium heat. Cover the pan and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes or until the apples are soft enough to mash with a fork (stirring occasionally to prevent apples bottom from burning)。 Leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 180 deg C; line a small loaf pan all sides up with parchment paper.
- Put the cooled cooked apples in the processor and blend smooth. Add eggs, almond meal, sugar and lemon juice and blend well. Pour and scrape, with a rubber spatula for ease, into the prepared loaf pan, sprinkle the flaked almonds on top, and bake for about 45 minutes or skewer inserted into cake comes out clean.
- Leave cake in pan for about 5 minutes and move to cool on wire rack.
- This cake is best served slightly warm, though still good cold.
recipe adapted from here
苹果杏仁蛋糕
- 无须面粉或牛油，也可以做出健康又很有香气的苹果杏仁蛋糕。赞！
材料：
- 2粒 红苹果 + 2汤匙 水
- 3/4茶匙 柠檬汁
- 1茶匙 细糖
蛋糕材料
- 4粒 鸡蛋， 打散
- 165克 杏仁粉
- 120克 细糖
- 1.5汤匙 柠檬汁
- 适量杏仁片点缀
做法：
- 苹果去皮和核，切丁状。放入锅子里和柠檬汁及糖，用中火煮致起泡泡。盖上盖，转入小火焖煮约10分钟或致苹果变软，可用叉压压苹果试看软度是否够（期间须翻拌苹果以防烧焦）。待凉备用。
- 预热烤箱致摄氏180度。准备一个小长方形烤盘，铺上烘焙纸。
- 将苹果丁倒入食物处理机打滑。加入鸡蛋，杏仁粉，糖及柠檬汁，搅打均匀即可。然后倒入烤盘里，撒上适量杏仁片。送进烤箱烤约45分钟致熟。
- 让蛋糕连烤盘待凉5分钟，才取出放在凉架上待凉。
- 蛋糕温吃；冷藏吃都一样美味。
Hi Ann,
Is it possible to substitute blended apple fruits with apple jam?
Also, can i substitute half of the almond meal with plain flour?
Hope to hear from you soon! 🙂
Hi Phylicia, Adding apple fruits will make the cake more moist while apple jam is much sweeter. Sure you can add plain flour if you prefer but the texture will be slightly different. Anyway is your choice.
Hi Ann,
May I check for 120g caster sugar, is it too sweet? Can it be reduced as I try not to put too much sugar.
Thanks!
Hi Esther, I’ve already reduced the sugar from 275g to 120g .Of course you can reduce a little more sugar if you want but the texture will be different.
Hi Ann， 我试做了你这蛋糕，真的很香又很松软，好好吃，我很喜欢。。
Hi Ann,
This is a lovely gluten free almond cake.
Love the moist and fine crumbs very much.
thanks for sharing this to BRFE!
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美味又营养的蛋糕，我喜欢。
而且蛋糕组织还很棒！ 谢谢你的分享，有机会我也做。
Hi Ann， 这个没有奶油和粉的蛋糕，感觉很棒。虽然还没有试过，但有机会一定要试一试！
Hey Ann I did follow the above Receipe but it turns out too moist n breaking apart??? After 45 mins++ baking the inner cake seems not well cooked n the outer layer is totally brown. Please advice n Thk you ��
Hi Vivian, Your cake is not fully baked yet. You can't judge the cake on the outer layer. As oven temp varies, you need to test the cake with a skewer before removing the cake from the oven..
You can cover the cake with an aluminium foil if your cake turned too brown when baking.
Hi Ann, I did test it both the sides are dry n the centre part are very moist. After overnight I try cutting it but falls apart. Actually I blended the raw almond not the grounded one from the shop. Does it make any difference? The taste was lovely anyway I would try again. Will cover it with aluminium foil next one as you said. Appreciate your help!
Hi Vivan, Have you blended the almond nuts to fine powder form and what type of apples did you used? I mean the cake should be set when there are eggs in it.
Please have a look at my FB fanpage. Someone baked this cake beautifully.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anncoo-Journal/285488781462818
Hi Ann sorry for the late reply. I did try to bake it again and did follow your info. Cheers it was perfect and nicely done! Million thanks and grateful to know your website. God bless?
Hi Vivian, So glad to hear that your cake came out successfully 🙂
Now I can't wait to try these!
Who can resist good gluten guilt free cakes? Me for sure not… Lai lai lai.. Shifu Ann, let's share the goodness
苹果加杏仁，一定是非常香的！
我很喜欢这个蛋糕，没有用到任何牛油，适合现在肥肥的我，呵呵。。
Hi Ann,
Wish I could taste it … This gluten free Apple and Almond Cake must be delicious with a hint of lemony taste.
Almonds and apples.. apples really taste great with any nuts I guess 🙂
Looks so healthy yet mouthwatering. Defintely will bookmarked it. Thanks so sharing again!
Interesting cake without flour and butter, looks nutty and delicious!
太棒了 Lovely texture !!
Without oil but still soft and moist, Can't wait to have a try. Thanks for sharing
满满杏仁味的蛋糕，我喜欢
This gluten free cake sounds delicious! I always like putting almond and apple together in desserts 🙂
Hi Ann,
I'm impressed with this cake too… It is gluten free and looks so good!
Zoe
Love your beautiful cake, Ann! The texture looks great too.
wow Ann, the cake has such a fine and smooth crumb. Absolutely divine!