Honey Cake: made without refined sugar, dairy and gluten free
Ingredients
4 eggs (room temp)
½ cup oil (grapeseed, coconut, or your choice)
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1½ cups of honey (we use buckwheat-it has a far superior flavor and color)
3 cups of flour-we used 260 g of all purpose gluten free (we used Arrowhead Mills) and 130 g of sorghum flour for added protein
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp allspice
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup coffee
1 shot of brandy/whiskey
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine dry ingredients
Beat eggs and applesauce in mixing bowl
Combine oil,honey, and coffee
Alternate adding dry ingredients and wet to the mixing bowl. Add shot of whiskey
Pour into un-greased tube pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350, reduce heat to 300 and continue to cook until top cracks and knife inserted comes out clean, about 60 minutes
Let cool for 15 minutes, and then invert, and allow to cool all the way
Enjoy and may you have a sweet (without lots of refined sugar :) and healthy year!
Recipe by Garden Fresh Foodie at https://gardenfreshfoodie.com/healthy-desserts/gluten-free-desserts/holy-honey-cake/