Gluten-Free German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)

Ingredients

• 1 cup Almond Flour
• 1/2 cup Potato Starch
• 1/4 cup Tapioca Starch
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 3 large Eggs
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 3 medium Apples, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.

Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease and flour (with gluten-free flour) a 22.86 cm round cake pan.
2. 2In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
3. 3In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. 4Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. 5In a small bowl, toss the diced apples with lemon juice.
6. 6Fold the apples into the cake batter.
7. 7Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread evenly.
8. 8Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. 9Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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