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gluten free caramel apple pound cake

Caramel Apple Pound Cake

Meeta Arora
Apple season needs no excuse for baking something sweet, but this Caramel Apple Pound Cake is the perfect excuse anyways! 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 571 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 8 TBS Butter Soft
  • 4 OZ Cream Cheese Sofr
  • ¾ C Apple Sauce
  • 1 + ½ C Sugar Divided
  • 5 Large Eggs
  • 2 Medium Granny Smith Apples Peeled and Chopped
  • 1 ½ TBS Cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon Nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon Cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 270 G Cassava Flour
  • 60 G Arrowroot Starch + 1 TBS Separated
  • ½ TSP Guar Gum

Caramel Topping

Instructions
 

For the Cake

  • Peel and small dice the apples and place them into a small bowl with ½ C sugar and the spices + 1 TBS Arrowroot Stach. Let it sit to soften the apples while you prepare the rest of the cake.
  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and prepare your bundt pan or loaf pan depending on what you are using.
  • Cream together the remaining sugar, butter and cream cheese until it is light and fluffy and has become pale in color.
  • Add each egg individually to the butter mixture mixing well between each addition.
  • Carefully measure and mix in the cassava, arrowroot, guar gum, and salt and mix just until it's incorporated.
  • Fold in the apple sauce and the softened apples.
  • Put the batter into your prepared baking dish. The batter does rise so make sure not to fill your pan more than ⅔ full.
  • Bake the cake the preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour. Do NOT open the oven before 45 minutes. Check the temperature of the cake and it should it read about 205-210 degrees when it is done.
  • Allow the cake to cool exactly 10 minutes before inverting it to remove it from the pan.

For the Glaze

  • Combine all of the ingredients into a small saucepan over medium heat whisking until its combined.
  • Once the mixture is combined let it slighlty boil for 5 minutes so it can thicken.
  • Remove it from the heat and let it sit about 5 minutes to cool.
  • Drizzle over the cooled cake, slice and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 571kcal
Keyword apple, cake, caramel, dairy free, dessert, fall
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