Apple Spice Cake

Last weekend, Mike and I decided to go apple picking at a local farm by his apartment in Northeastern Connecticut. A few hours later, we came home with about 40 apples in total! Needless to say, I have been trying out tons of new baking recipes so I can try to use up all the apples we picked before they go bad. I recently tried an apple cake recipe that I found by Michelle at GlutenFreeFix.com. It turned out wonderfully. Even Mike, who loves refined sugar, thought this recipe was delicious. However, I did tweak the recipe a bit by adding a few more spices to make it an apple "spice" cake. I also added maple syrup, vanilla extract, and almond milk to give the cake a richer flavor.

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup almond flour, firmly packed
• 3 tablespoons coconut flour 
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup melted coconut oil (or butter)
• 1/4 cup melted raw honey
• 1/4 cup maple syrup (dark grade)
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2-3 cups apples peeled, cored, and diced (about 3 medium apples)

Steps:

1. Whisk together milk, oil, honey, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl.
2. In a medium size bowl, stir together flours, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
3. Slowly fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and stir until combined. 
4. Stir in nuts and apples 
5. Pour into greased 9 inch pie plate, cake pan, or 8x8 inch square pan
6. Bake at 325º for 40-50 minutes depending on the pan size
7. Serve warm and enjoy!