A Fall Family Favorite - GF Fresh Apple Cake

The smell of apples baking in the oven makes me sigh with contentment. Ever since my children were little, I've pushed back against the weather change by putting out brightly colored fall decorations. Orange is such a happy color and makes me feel perky. During the fall, I often find that I baked more with my kids to make the house smell good, so my kids didn't mind being stuck there for months when it was raining. 

I do a lot of baking with apples in the fall because I usually end up with a few buckets from my neighbor's trees.  So far I've already made a few pots of applesauce and some apple crisps. 

A few weeks ago I tried out this fresh apple cake recipe from my church cookbook.  Because the apples were organic, I didn't peel them like the recipe suggested, and it didn't seem to make that much difference in how it turned out. And not having to peel is a big time saver. 

1.  Prepare apples:  Chop up 4 cups of apples.  Put aside until needed.


2.  Prepare dry ingredients -In a large mixing bowl put:
(1)  2 1/2 cups of gf flour
(2)  2 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon and nutmeg.

3.  Prepare liquid ingredients - in a medium-sized bowl put:
(1)  1 cup of olive oil
(2) 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar (recipe calls for 2 cups)
(3)  Beat in 2 eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla.

4.  Combine ingredients - Add the oil mixture to the dry ingredients.   Then add the apples.

5.  Put into a greased 9 x 13 baking pan and cook at 325 for 50-55 minutes and test with a toothpick for doneness.  

Cake Recipes From This Blog: (What a treasure trove of recipes!)

Gluten Free Apple Cake   (From my grandmother)
You Won't Believe It's Gluten Free Carrot Cake (From my daughter's husband's grandma--whew)
Judi's Super Moist Gluten Free Chocolate Cake    (From a church friend)
Judi's Gluten Free Orange Chiffon Cake    (From a church friend)
Marilyn's Spectacular Gluten Free Oatmeal Cake   (My mother-in-law's specialty!)
The Best Gluten Free Black Bottom Cupcakes   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Delicious Gluten Free Rhubarb Cake   (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Grandma's Gluten Free Applesauce Cake   (Modified from an Internet search--tastes like my grandma's!)
Old Fashioned Gluten Free Banana Cake   (From my grandmother)
Rosie's Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake   (From my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook)
Overwhelmed By Your Bumper Crop of Zucchini? Try Claudia's Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake!   (From my former neighbor Claudia of 12 years)
Scrumptious Gluten Free Blackberry Cake   
Decadent & Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake  (From my Come & Dine church cookbook)
Debbie's Delicious Hot Water GF Chocolate Cake   (From my Come & Dine cookbook)
Debbie's Less Oil Carrot Cake (Made Gluten Free!)   (From my Come & Dine cookbook)
Jud's Crazy Cake (You Can Easily Make It Gluten Free!)  (From a church friend)