We took a short break from our local farm delivery. So groceries are picked up from whole foods or a few months. It is difficult to tell what is in season when you shop at a grocery store. Sure some fruits and veggies look fresher and more abundant, but you can find pretty much everything all the time. Apples are one such thing. Hubbs picked up some mangoes and apples the other day. Mangoes got eaten as soon as they were ripe(they still were not as good as the ones I have grown up eating:) I miss mangoes..), but the Apples were sitting there waiting for their turn. So I decided to use them up before some other organisms decided to :).

Spiced Apple Cake or Apple Spice Cake. This quick cake is sure to be a crowd pleaser. It is just the right mild sweet, has a load of spices that hit you with each bite and is easy to whip up. With whole grain Spelt flour, the cake can be eaten as it of topped with icing, caramel or whipped coconut cream.



It is finally getting sunny in the Northwest and warm.. oh so nicely warm. I gave an ultimatum to hubbs to take time off his crazy work hours(most days I see him at 8 pm). There is only so many weeks of beautiful sunny and warm weather. Then it will get too hot and then it will get rainy again.. I think we should declare summer vacation in the Northwest for everyone. 🙂







I can never make pretty cakes with pretty frosting or icing. a- I am just not patient enough and good at the whole frosting/piping/icing process and b- no one in the house likes sweet frosting so even when I do make some, the cake or cupcake will be eaten just because it needs to be. Have you noticed the dearth of cupcakes on the blog:).

Yes, a very sweet chocolate frosting will be discarded too.

What are some of your favorite fruit cakes/quick breads?



More Cakes, Quick Breads, brownies here.



Steps:

Mix flaxmeal in water and let sit for a few minutes. Add the spices, sugar, oil, coconut milk and combine.







Add dry ingredients and mix to combine into a batter.







Toss finely chopped Apples in Maple syrup, then add to batter and fold.

Drop batter into parchment lined cake pan.







Bake until done.







Drizzle with salted caramel or use any other favorite frosting/icing.







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