If you are in the mood to taste this dark & spicy season, this is the recipe!
Apple Topping
3 (2 large) apples of your choice
1 tsp cinnamon
1-2 dashes of:
Clove Cardamom
Nutmeg Ginger *
3 tbsp butter
1/4 cup brown sugar (I prefer dark brown)
3 tbsp maple syrup
Mix all ingredients except butter. When combined place into well greased and parchment papered cake pan. (I placed a circle of parchment paper in the bottom of the pan, greasing on both sides of the paper and the rest of the pan. Cut butter into small pieces and dot across the Apple mix. Set aside.
Cake Mixture
2 cups flour of choice (I used 1 cup oat flour, 1 cup gluten free flour mix)
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp clove
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp ginger *
2 dashes nutmeg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsp butter
1 egg
1/4 cup milk (regular, almond, or your choice)
1/4 cup apple cider
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 almond extract
Blend first 7 ingredients together. Cut in butter like for pie crust. In another bowl, combine rest of ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Pour over apples in cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. Turn out on plate and remove parchment paper. Enjoy!
* For any of the spices, you can substitute essential oil equivalent. I used one drop of ginger oil in both the apples and the cake mixture instead of ground ginger.
