Apple Gingerbread Cake
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- ½ cup Water, divided
- 3 medium Macintosh (or other tart) apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- ¼ cup Maple syrup
- 1 ½ cups Whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ¾ tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon, grounded
- ½ tsp Ginger, grounded
- ¼ tsp Allspice
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- ½ tsp Sea salt
- ½ cup Applesauce, unsweetened
- ⅔ cup Molasses
- 2 Egg replacers (2 tbsp. ground flaxseed meal mixed with 6 tbsp. water)
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Put apples in medium saucepan with ¼ cup water. Cover and cook 3–4 minutes over medium heat, until soft. Add maple syrup and stir to combine.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix applesauce, molasses, egg replacers, vanilla, and ¼ cup water. Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spread cooked apple-maple syrup mixture evenly on the bottom of a 9 × 9 nonstick baking dish. Pour batter over apples.
- Bake uncovered for about 35–40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the gingerbread comes out clean.
- While cake is still warm, place a serving plate over cake pan and carefully turn the cake over so it comes out onto the plate. Serve warm.