Recipe: Apple Honey Cake

Looking for a sweet and simple cake to warm up cold days or impress your guests? Enjoy this traditional Jewish New Year pastry any time of year. As a bonus, it’s gluten-free!

Serves 8

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup oat flour
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup grated apple (roughly 1 medium apple)
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup coconut or vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 Tbsp sliced almonds

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Grate the apple and squeeze the liquid out. Add it to a large bowl with the eggs, applesauce, oil, honey, vanilla and cinnamon.
3. Add the oat flour, almond flour and baking powder to the mixture. Whisk until smooth. 
4. Grease an 8-inch, round cake pan or a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan, and pour the batter in. Top with sliced almonds.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top of the cake is firm to the touch.
6. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Next Steps & Resources: 

• Recipe shared by the oncology dieticians at John Theurer Cancer Center
• Check out our dedicated survivorship class, Moving Forward: Eat Well, Live Well.
• For more research-based information on healthy eating, including recipes, food facts, and interesting articles, go to Healthy Eating - American Institute for Cancer Research and Eat Healthy and Get Active.