Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

Hoping that your weekend was amazing, we have been enjoying the most spectacular fall weather ever here. Like fantasy Seattle days which are in the low to mid-sixties, bright and sunny and filled with movie-set fall leaves gently falling like snow into blankets of red, orange and yellow. I’m serious- it’s that wonderful.

Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

Also, in case you are wondering, I totally have had a fail on my Whole30 attempt. Because Pete didn’t do it with me, I just couldn’t make it my own- so for those of you who have been telling me how hard it is to do it when you are the only one in the family- I sympathize. But I went off in spectacular style! Pete and I had the amazing experience of going to a dinner cooked by Michael Solomonov that was hosted at Canlis in Seattle. If you love documentaries and if you love food (who doesn’t??) then watch this amazing documentary (Netflix) that he did. So we had like a 12 course meal (I could eat almost all of it despite my allergies, which was very exciting) and an equal amount of wine. Very not Whole30.

Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

We also carved pumpkins this weekend which means that I ate my weight in roasted pumpkin seeds, granola and drank a whole bunch of this while we did it.

I capped the weekend off with a massive batch of Greek Chicken and Potatoes so that we would have lunch leftovers for a few days. But I have been switching up the “potatoes” part for fall and adding peeled chopped sweet potatoes and delicata squash to the mix- absolutely delicious and I highly recommend it!

Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

Then came this cake- so easy and really beautiful, and just what you need as the icing on a cozy fall dinner!

Caramelized Apple Upside Down Cake (gluten free and vegan)
Author: 
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut cream
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 large apple thinly sliced
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups All Purpose Gluten Free Baking Flour (make sure it is xanthum gum free- I prefer Bobs Red Mill )
  • ¾ cup sugar (or beet sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon xanthum gum
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9inch round cake pan with coconut oil spray.
  2. Melt the coconut oil and coconut cream in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and whisk in the brown sugar, cinnamon and salt as well as the apple slices. Toss everything together.
  3. Carefully lay the apple slices in concentric circles in the bottom of the prepared pan. Add any extra sugary stuff to the pan.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk and the apple cider vinegar and set aside.
  5. In a medium mixing-bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add the vanilla and melted coconut oil and mix into the dry ingredients.
  6. Add the coconut milk mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan on top of the apples and gently smooth out the batter.
  8. Bake the cake for about 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  9. Let cool and then slice and serve.

 

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Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

Hoping that your weekend was amazing, we have been enjoying the most spectacular fall weather ever here. Like fantasy Seattle days which are in the low to mid-sixties, bright and sunny and filled with movie-set fall leaves gently falling like snow into blankets of red, orange and yellow. I’m serious- it’s that wonderful.

Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

Also, in case you are wondering, I totally have had a fail on my Whole30 attempt. Because Pete didn’t do it with me, I just couldn’t make it my own- so for those of you who have been telling me how hard it is to do it when you are the only one in the family- I sympathize. But I went off in spectacular style! Pete and I had the amazing experience of going to a dinner cooked by Michael Solomonov that was hosted at Canlis in Seattle. If you love documentaries and if you love food (who doesn’t??) then watch this amazing documentary (Netflix) that he did. So we had like a 12 course meal (I could eat almost all of it despite my allergies, which was very exciting) and an equal amount of wine. Very not Whole30.

Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

We also carved pumpkins this weekend which means that I ate my weight in roasted pumpkin seeds, granola and drank a whole bunch of this while we did it.

I capped the weekend off with a massive batch of Greek Chicken and Potatoes so that we would have lunch leftovers for a few days. But I have been switching up the “potatoes” part for fall and adding peeled chopped sweet potatoes and delicata squash to the mix- absolutely delicious and I highly recommend it!

Caramelized Apple Cider Upside Down Cake- Gluten-free and Vegan from HeatherChristo.com

Then came this cake- so easy and really beautiful, and just what you need as the icing on a cozy fall dinner!

Caramelized Apple Upside Down Cake (gluten free and vegan)
Author: 
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut cream
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 large apple thinly sliced
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups All Purpose Gluten Free Baking Flour (make sure it is xanthum gum free- I prefer Bobs Red Mill )
  • ¾ cup sugar (or beet sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon xanthum gum
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9inch round cake pan with coconut oil spray.
  2. Melt the coconut oil and coconut cream in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and whisk in the brown sugar, cinnamon and salt as well as the apple slices. Toss everything together.
  3. Carefully lay the apple slices in concentric circles in the bottom of the prepared pan. Add any extra sugary stuff to the pan.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk and the apple cider vinegar and set aside.
  5. In a medium mixing-bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add the vanilla and melted coconut oil and mix into the dry ingredients.
  6. Add the coconut milk mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan on top of the apples and gently smooth out the batter.
  8. Bake the cake for about 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  9. Let cool and then slice and serve.