STELLAR APPLE SPICE CAKES BY CHEF GALE GAND

Stellar Apple Spice Cakes By Chef Gale Gand image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

For the Cake:
1 cup chopped dates or whole raisins (dark or golden)
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 cage-free organic eggs
1 1/2 cups Wholesome Sweeteners Fairtrade Organic Sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground allspice
2 cups peeled apple chunks (from about 3 apples)
1 cup chopped walnuts
For the Glaze:
1/2 cup Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Raw Blue Agave or maple syrup
1 1/2 cups Wholesome Sweeteners Fairtrade Organic Powdered Sugar
Tools: 1 or 2 Bundt muffin tins (makes mini-Bundt cakes with no hole) or regular muffin tins, buttered and floured (or use nonstick)

Steps:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the dates or raisins in a bowl and toss them with 2 tablespoons of the flour until lightly coated (this will prevent them from sinking in the cake batter during baking).
Beat the eggs and organic sugar in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer) until fluffy. With the mixer running, slowly pour in the oil and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Mix into the egg mixture. Mix in the apples and nuts, then stir in the dates or raisins by hand, distributing them evenly in the batter. Spoon into the muffin tins and bake about 35 minutes, until springy and dry in the center. Let the cakes cool in the tins on a wire rack, then turn out.
Meanwhile, make the glaze: Stir the agave or maple syrup and organic powdered sugar together in a bowl. Glaze the cooled cakes by spooning the glaze around the tops of the cakes and letting it drip down the sides.