Name: Gluten Free Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 egg; 3/4 cup rice flour; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg ( I will admit several in my family do not like nutmeg so I leave it out); 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 cups chopped and peeled apples, granny smith, jonathan, or another baking apple work best; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts ( I leave these out now because of my daughter's nut allergy, but if you can have nuts be sure to add them. I think pecans would be good too); 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/2 cup corn syrup; 1/4 cup evaporated milk; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 egg

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Today over in my main section I am sharing a recipe for my mom’s apple cake with caramel sauce. It is a delicious and moist apple cake that my mom has made for years. You really can’t go wrong with apple cake covered in caramel sauce. It is kind of like a caramel apple, but in cake form.

This cake is so good that I knew I had to adapt it to gluten free. Moist cakes like this usually adapt well, so I thought this cake was the perfect cake to try gluten free. And it was worth. The gluten free version was delicious!

Now I will say that this cake is not an everyday cake. It is a special treat cake. One of those cakes you make a few times a year. Not healthy, but so worth it. Really this is a must make gluten free cake for fall.

Yield: 9 servings

Gluten Free Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce

An old fashioned apple cake with caramel sauce made gluten free.

Prep Time 8 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Additional Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 13 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg ( I will admit several in my family do not like nutmeg so I leave it out)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups chopped and peeled apples, granny smith, jonathan, or another baking apple work best
1/2 cup chopped walnuts ( I leave these out now because of my daughter's nut allergy, but if you can have nuts be sure to add them. I think pecans would be good too)

Caramel Sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg

Instructions

For Cake:

In a bowl combine butter and sugar. Add in egg and combine well.
Stir in rice flour, cornstarch, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon and mix well.
Stir in apples and nuts if using nuts.
Spread into a greased 8 inch square pan.
Bake at 350 for 30-34 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

For the Caramel Sauce:

In a pan combine brown sugar and cornstarch.
Add remaining ingredients and cook on medium low, stirring constantly, until thickened. This will take about 3 minutes.
Pour warm caramel sauce over warm cake.
Let sit for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 462Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 289mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 2gSugar: 48gProtein: 4g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.