You’ve had Apple Cinnamon Bread and Apple Pie but have you had this? Gluten-Free Apple Cranberry Cake the perfect combo of two great Winter flavors. Just what you want on a cold morning with a big mug of tea. Sweet like a muffin but with a finer texture and full of fresh tart apples and bright cranberry bits. The vanilla glaze adds a bit of crisp sweetness that makes every bite perfect. This one is a favorite!
Gluten-Free Apple Cranberry Cake with Vanilla Glaze
Recipe modified for gluten-free from The View from Great Island
Makes one 8”x8” cake
Dry ingredients
1 3/4 cups Cup4Cup Multipurpose Gluten-free flour
1/4 cup blanched almond flour
1 teaspoon sweet rice flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
1/4 cup Half & Half
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 cups tart, sweet apple, peeled and chopped into ~ 1/4 dice
1/2 cup fresh cranberries, chopped in half
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8” pan or line it with parchment paper.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk dry ingredients together and set aside.
In a small bowl combine egg, yolk, 1/2&1/2 and vanilla, set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until smooth and well mixed. Add half of the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. Add egg mixture and stir until combined. Add the remainder of the dry ingredients, stirring until almost mixed. Add the apple and cranberries and stir in gently. Spoon batter into pan. Arrange thinly sliced apple and cranberries on top in a design you like. Sprinkle with large grain sugar. Bake for about 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean except for a few moist crumbs. Let cool 10 minutes and prepare glaze. Combine glaze ingredients in a small microwave safe bowl. Heat until glaze is very hot and less opaque. Immediately brush warm cake with vanilla gaze if desired. Let cool completely.