recipe: gluten free chocolate applesauce cakies
November 27th, 2009 - by Jen
Last year my sister in-law gave me a small library of old Martha Stewart books and since then I have tabbed a number of recipes, as well as craft and organization ideas. One recipe I had to try before apple season was over was her cider glaze, apple chips and crystallized ginger recipe. Since I’ve temporarily changed my diet I couldn’t make the accompanying cake, but with some inspiration from a gluten free cookbook I made little cupcakes to accompany the glaze and apple chips patterned after the Martha original. These cakes are deliciously moist, and not too sweet like some cupcakes can be. They are perfect paired with the sweet cider glaze and are so cozy and full of holiday flavors - seriously; the glaze is good. Go make it, before fresh apple cider is gone for the year. Pick up a jug from a local orchard on your way home today, even if it’s just to sip.
gluten free chocolate applesauce cakies
6 Tablespoons butter/dairy free margarine
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
heaping 1/3 cup sweet rice flour
2/3 cup garbanzo bean flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 baking apples, shredded
Sift together dry ingredients in separate bowl, set aside. Cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, then add applesauce and vanilla, mixing well. Add dry ingredients by spoonful until just combined. Lastly add shredded apple just until combined. Spoon batter into paper lined cupcake pan and bake in preheated 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes or until inserted toothpick or knife comes out clean.
**You can most definitely substitute the rice and garbanzo bean flours with 1 cup of all purpose flour if you’d rather make it gluten filled instead of gluten free.
makes about 16 cupcakes.
Tags: gluten free, wheat and dairy free
