Ingredients
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3/4 cup rice flour
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1/2 cup potato starch (NOT potato flour)
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1/4 cup tapioca flour
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3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1/2 cup butter
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3/4 cup white sugar
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
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2 eggs
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3 tablespoons milk
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1 1/2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and shredded (about 2 apples)
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icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; grease either 9 inch round springform pan, or 8 inch square cake pan, and dust with rice flour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour mix, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon; set aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, cream the butter for about 1 minute or until softened.
- Add both sugars,and beat for about 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until well incorporated.
- Blend in the milk.
- Then turn mixer to low and add the dry ingredients half at a time, beating after each addition, until they are well absorbed.
- Remove the bowl from the stand and gently fold in the shredded apples.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted tests clean and the cake pulls away from the edge of the pan.
- If serving from the pan, cool at least 10 minutes before removing.
- Dust lightly with icing sugar, if desired.