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Apple Walnut Cake

Author Casey Colodny
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
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Soft and moist apple walnut cake with a sweet cinnamon cream cheese frosting overtop. This healthy apple spice cake is the perfect dessert for Fall.

Ingredients

Wet

  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup coconut sugar packed
  • ½ cup coconut oil melted & cooled
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Dry

  • 3 cups super fine blanched almond flour
  • 3 tbsp coconut flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup shredded apple packed & drained (~2 medium or 3 small apples, cored and grated with skin on)
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts and more for topping cake

Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Glaze

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • ¼ cup apple juice room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9" round cake pan with parchment paper (or spray with coconut oil) and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, coconut sugar, coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until combined.
    Freshly whisked wet ingredients for apple walnut cake including eggs, coconut sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and coconut oil
  • In a small bowl, whisk together almond flour, coconut flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    Freshly whisked dry ingredients for apple walnut cake including cinnamon, almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda and powder, and salt.
  • Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir together with a wooden spoon or spatula until just combined.
    Mixed batter for apple walnut cake.
  • To the batter, add the shredded apples and chopped walnuts. Stir until evenly combined - batter will be very thick.
    Apple cake batter with shredded apples mixed within.
  • Spread the batter with a spatula into the parchment-lined 9” cake pan. Bake for 33 - 37 minutes (mine took 35), or until a knife or toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, and the top of the cake is evenly browned.
  • While the cake is cooling, make your frosting. Whisk cream cheese, apple juice and vanilla extract until smooth. Next, add in powdered sugar and ground cinnamon, stirring again until smooth.
    Freshly whisked cream cheese frosting for apple cake.
  • Once the cake has cooled, top with cinnamon cream cheese glaze and sprinkle with extra chopped walnuts. Enjoy!

Notes

  • To keep the recipe dairy-free, I suggest using Kite Hill cream cheese for the best taste & texture

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