Gluten-free Custard Apple Cake

This gorgeous Gluten-free Custard Apple Cake is so moist and delicious and full of wholesome ingredients. This is the perfect cake to serve to friends and family for afternoon tea with a pot of Bodhi tea. The cake is a great source of protein to supply amino acids to build and repair the body. Protein also helps you feel satisfied after eating and helps keep blood sugar levels nice and balanced. You will also get a good dose of dietary fibre from this nutritious cake to help support good digestive health and cardiovascular function. Apples are an excellent source of pectin, a type of dietary soluble fibre that has been found to help lower cholesterol levels.

Gluten-free Custard Apple Cake

Custard:
1 ½ cup milk of choice
½ cup organic cream (or milk of choice)
2 good heap Tbsp cornstarch
3 organic egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
3 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
Cake:
2 1/2 cups almond meal
¼ cup coconut flour
2 tsp baking powder (gluten-free)
2 organic eggs
¼ cup cold pressed coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup or raw honey
1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
2 medium apples (around 1 ½ cups grated apple)
1 large apple for topping, thinly sliced

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Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 180*C and line a 8” cake tin with baking paper.
2. First make the custard by heating milk, cream, honey and vanilla into a small saucepan. Take off the heat just before it boils.
3. In a small bowl whisk eggs and cornstarch then pour heated milk slowly into mixture. Stiring well so there are no lumps.
4. Pour mixture back into your saucepan and keep stiring over a low heat until the custard thickens. Pour custard into a bowl and place in the fridge to cool.
5. Now to make the cake, in a large bowl combine almond meal, coconut flour and baking powder.
6. In a medium bowl whisk eggs, coconut oil, honey and vanilla bean.
7. Pour egg mixture into your dry ingredients and gently combine. Mix through your grated apple.
8. Spread out half of your cake mixture into the cake tin. Make a small wall around the outside of the cake tin with some extra mixture.
9. Pour 1 ½ cups of cooled custard into the middle of the cake tin.
10. With the remainder of your mixture spread it out on a piece of baking paper, patting it down. Make a round circle similar size to your cake. Turn the mixture onto the top of your cake then neaten it up with the back of a spoon.
11. Layer your apple pieces around your cake and then drizzle in a little honey.
12. Place in the oven for 60 minutes then allow your cake to completely cool before cutting. This will make sure the custard has set.

TEA PAIRING: This delicious Gluten-free Custard Apple Cake pairs perfectly with our Bodhi Organic Masala CHAI and Black BeauTEA.

Recipe by naturopath Lisa Guy.