Spiced Apple and Zucchini Cake
This moist, family-friendly, gluten-free cake is ideal for small family gatherings. This works with all-purpose flour as well as an all-purpose gluten-free flour (with xanthan gum).
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Erythritol, monkfruit, stevia, inulin, and allulose work best in these recipes.
Ingredients
Glaze
- 1 cup sugar-free confectioners’ sweetener (see note below)
- 2 tsp. maple syrup
- * Note: When the recipe calls for confectioners’ sweetener, try using your blender to pulverize the no-calorie granulated sweeteners into a fine powder.
Cake
- 1 cup grated apples, do not peel
- 1 cup grated zucchini
- 4 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup avocado oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2¼ cup all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- ½ tsp. ginger
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves
- ½ tsp. salt
Preparation
- Grease and flour Bundt plan. Blend confectioners’’s sweetener and maple syrup together to make glaze, and set aside. Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Press apples and zucchini in wire strainer. Let sit 15 minutes. Press firmly with paper towel to remove any excess moisture. Set aside.
- Stir together dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients, with the exception of the apples and zucchini, to large bowl. Mix well in a stand mixer. Add dry ingredients, and stir well. Add apples and zucchini. Turn batter into prepared Bundt pan, and bake 50–60 minutes until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack at least an hour. Run a knife around the center of the pan and outside edge of the pan to release cake. Turn out onto a serving platter. Pour glaze over cake.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 230
- Carbohydrate Content 44 g
- Cholesterol Content 70 mg
- Fat Content 9 g
- Fiber Content 0 g
- Protein Content 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content 1.5 g
- Sodium Content 240 mg
- Sugar Content 15 g