Gluten-Free Apple Almond Cake or Coffee Cake

This is one of those super-easy, delicious cakes you can whip up in 20 minutes. And it’s gluten free!Put everything in the food processor and blend, in this order:

1. Start with the fruit chunks, blending them to tiny pieces.
2. Add the coconut oil and vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time.
3. Add the dry ingredients.

Wet Ingredients

• 2 cups peeled and chopped apples (or pears or peaches or plums, depending on the season and your preference)
•  1/2 cup melted coconut oil
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 6 eggs

Dry Ingredients

• 3 cups almond flour (use freshly ground almonds for best flavor)
•  1/4 cup coconut or other sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground cardamon
• 2 pinches
• 1 pinch allspice
• 1 pinch dried ginger

• Preheat oven to 350˚.
• Grease a Bundt pan or a springform pan with butter or coconut oil.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well.
• In a food processor, add the fruit chunks and melted coconut oil and pulse until well combined. It does not need to be pureed. 
• Add the vanilla and almond extracts.
• Mix in the eggs one at a time, pulsing well after each one.
• Add dry mixture and mix on low speed until just blended.
• Pour batter into pan and cook 55-60 minutes, until a knife blade comes out clean when you test.

Serve with a dollop of cream and sides of berries.

This recipe also makes a great gluten-free coffee cake — recipe here »»