A delicious dessert for the season. Gluten-Free Apple Butter Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze that's vegan and allergy-free. Combining the deep and rich flavors of apple butter and seasonal spices for one healthy and sweet recipe treat!
I just love bundt cakes! Whenever I see one I'm always captivated by how beautiful and elegant they look. I'd only ever baked these mini bundts and never owned a big "full-sized" bundt pan. I still don't...yes, even this apple butter bundt cake is not full-size, but half size! It was on sale at Walmart and I knew I had to take that as a sign to bake a bundt cake (even if it was a bit smaller!)
I never felt like investing in a fancy full-sized bundt pan was a great investment for me since I STILL have a hard time seeing myself as a prolific baker and I'm never baking for a crowd. Too bad (as far as I know) we don't have any vintage bundt pans. We never were a "cake" family (an ice cream cake family though, that's for sure!) No shame though; I'm happy with these smaller versions! Just enough and just as beautiful!
Fall and winter are total bundt cake season, if you ask me. That's probably because these next months of the year are ALL about baking. Summer bundt cakes just don't seem like a "thing". We have pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, apple pie, and now, apple cake!
Bundt cakes need some deep, rich, warming, sweet flavors to complement their beautiful shape and design. With it being apple season, that means it's also apple BUTTER season too. Apple butter is something I keep year-round in my house for sandwiches and such, but using it for a cake, specifically a bundt cake, seemed like a perfect idea!
Apple butter is richer and sweeter in taste than applesauce, as it's cooked down thick and smooth. As of the day I'm writing up this post, I haven't made my own apple butter just yet...but hope too soon! Need to make a trip to go apple picking and make the apple butter experience super authentic 😉 We still have time; those apples aren't going anywhere and if it starts to get late...I'll just have to blow some money at the grocery instead! (Update...YES I DID!!! Apple Butter coming at you on Wednesday!)
The only way to make an apple butter bundt cake even better is to add some cinnamon! A super easy (sugar-free) cinnamon glaze drizzled over top is just the way to make my heart flutter! As I said earlier, not a big cake baker here. When I went to "glaze" this bundt cake, I literally have to do some Google searching to see how to drizzle it over top. Everything suggested using a spoon and making zig-zag movements or to actually frost the entire top. I didn't want the whole thing covered, so I went with the zig-zaging. Let's just say...I used a fork and I ended up with glaze all over the counter, my shoes, clothes, and the floor. But did I get this gluten-free vegan apple butter bundt cake finished with its cinnamon glaze...yes...yes I did!
Gluten-Free Apple Butter Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze
Gluten-Free Apple Butter Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
A delicious dessert for the season. Gluten-Free Apple Butter Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze that's vegan and top 8 allergy-free. Combining the deep and rich flavors of apple butter and seasonal spices for one healthy and sweet recipe treat!
- Yield: 1 Cake 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- Bundt Cake:
- 1 Cup Quinoa Flour
- 1 Cup Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
- ½ Cup Erythritol
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Tsp Cinnamon
- ½ Tsp Ginger
- ½ Tsp Allspice
- ¾ Cup Apple Butter
- ¾ Cup Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk
- Cinnamon Glaze:
- ¾ Cup Powdered Erythritol
- ½ Tsp Cinnamon
- 3 ½ Tsp Water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the dry cake ingredients, mix together, then add the apple butter and milk and mix to combine for a smooth cake batter.
- Add the cake batter to a greased 3-cup bundt pan and place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- To make the glaze, simply mix together the ingredients in a small bowl until thick.
- Remove the bundt cake once done, remove from the pan and let cool before drizzling on the glaze.
Fall baking is for sure a wonderful thing. Cozy, relaxing, and always smells like happiness! It's that cinnamon that always gets me no matter what the baked good is! Now that's I'm out of apple butter, I should probably go seriously schedule an apple picking date ASAP. This bundt pan is in for a busy baking season...that's for sure! (P.S. If you double this recipe, you could fill a full size bundt).
So tell me:
+ Do you actually own a "real" bundt pan? I feel like I'm the only one.
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mel
Apple cake has always been one of my favourites
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
So good!
Emily
This looks delicious, and perfect for Fall!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
A Fall must bake!
candace
Did you have any issues with the center being to moist/gummy, or falling as it cools? When baking gluten free that has happened to me-do you have pointers on this? I plan to try this cake tomorrow and will report back!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
No, and that issue would be do to the "egg".
Hil
This looks so yummy!
Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks! Enjoy!
Genie
I used to have a full size bundt pan but rarely used it so it didn't make the move to Oklahoma with us. Now I kind of wish I'd kept it. You cake is beautiful and sounds really good.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All you need is a little one now!
Minakshi bajpai
Wow it looks so yummy and healthy cake. Apple butter cake sounds very interesting also. Cant wait to try it and taste it as it looks very tempting. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It's delicious, thanks!
Ada
It's really hard not to be a junk food vegan with all these delicious recipes floating around the internet. Stop tempting me!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I wouldn't call this junk food....
Nicole
Rebecca, I can't believe how easy this looks. Of course apple butter would be an awesome vegan cake ingredient, and I can't wait to try it w/my stash. I have a full-size, heavyweight bundt pan and plan to break it out for this recipe as my first fall cake. Yum 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Perfect! Let me know how doubling the recipe for a full goes!
Vicky
Rebecca, your bundt cake looks incredible.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Sharon
This has to be the perfect cake for Fall 🍂🍁 It's a shame you don't live closer as I'd happily give you a few bags of apples. Our tree has given us an incredible bounty this year... literally hundreds! I'm going to be doing lots of apple stewing and baking over the next couple of months.
Like you, I love Bundt cakes, but I've never baked one myself as I don't have the tins. I'll have to add one to my list for Santa 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, well good thing I went apple picking and made that butter 😉
Sarah
This looks delicious! I love the use of apple butter and the glaze puts it over the top!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All about that glaze 😉
Shelby @Fitasamamabear
Okay quinoa flour is amazing- it adds so many nutrients to the recipe! Love this 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It sure does! One of my go-tos that I always have stocked!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
This gluten free bundt cake looks amazing!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Jacqueline Meldrum
That looks gorgeous. *rakes in cupboard for bundt time*
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahaha 😉 Thank you!
Marina
This looks so rich and divine Rebecca! I bet it smells incredible too 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It sure did! Thank you!
Renee
This looks too yummy to be true! Going to have to Pin this one for later!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well enjoy!
Ben Myhre
This looks like a tasty bundt cake!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sure is! Thanks!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
The inside texture of your bundt cakes in your pictures looks delicious and moist and I can only imagine how good it tastes with that cinnamon glaze. Yum yums!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The moist texture comes from that magic apple butter 😉
Linnea | (Chick)peas & Understanding
I love this combination of apple and cinnamon, take every chance I get to make cake featuring them this season! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are a true combination must!
Rebecca Smith
This is perfect for my family and I've been meaning to get the bundt tin out for ages, this has inspired me
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Just in time for the holidays!
Jasmine
This is like a giant cinnamon roll, I love it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Lol, an apple cinnamon roll I guess?
Lee MacArthur
This looks really good. If I didn't know any better, I'd never know it was gluten free by the pictures. Thank you for sharing.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks! We celiacs don't miss out on good food!
Bailey | The Thin Place
That drizzle sounds like the perfect way to top off this dish! And it's so pretty!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Gotta have that drizzley glaze on a bundt cake!
Jillian
YUMMY! Im definitely going to be sharing this with my sister. Great photos too. I wanted to reach in and take a bite.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, well thank you!
Megan Anne
Oh my goodness! This looks so amazing and I’m defiantly putting this on my “must try” list because how could I not!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Must try and SOON!
Victoria with one sharp Mama
This looks amazing! I had to go dairy free when my daughter was young because she was allergic. One thing I really missed was a good dessert. I definitely wish list was around back when I was dairy free, but, now I can't wait to try it
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Never miss out!! You have so many options!
becca
This is a nice break from everything pumpkin right now! Perfect for the fall season.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I think apple beats pumpkin 😉
Suzy
This Indy cake screams fall! Love it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
cara
This looks so delicious and I bet it has the perfect balance of sweetness!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! It was just the right touch!
Laura @ The Mindful Mom Blographer
Oh my gosh, I am obsessed with everything apple right now, and this cake looks INCREDIBLE! I love that it is allergy free as we deal with a lot of food allergies in our house. Apple butter, cinnamon and a delicious glaze?! Sign me up.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Apple everything, yes! Perfect! I think I know what you'll be baking this weekend 😉
Anjali
These look absolutely stunning!! that glaze too!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Always the glaze!
Taylor Kiser
This looks so moist and delicious! Love the fall flavors in this bundt cake!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you, Taylor!
Danielle @ A Sprinkle of Joy
That looks and sounds so tasty! I'm with you on the baking! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Fall is all about the baking!
Love from Munchkintime.com
This apple bundt cake look amazingly delicious! I love your food photography by the way, pinning this yumminess to my Gluten Free Recipe Board!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much, friend!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
I keep saying I'll never use a bundt pan, and then I see a recipe like this! I need to go shopping this week. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Exactly! It's just one of those things...but to be a recipe developer...you just have to have one!
Lyndse
We are trying to eat gluten free per doctor orders. This looks absolutely amazing we love apple butter in our house. I will have to give this recipe a try when I get the chance. Also making your own apple butter is amazing and your house will smell delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know, I already have 🙂
Kim
Oh my gosh! My husband is gonna love me.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
If you bake it 😉
Linda from Veganosity
Yum! I love apple cake. The texture looks perfect.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Sasha
I can't believe this is gluten fr e! It looks so yummy. My daughter is gluten free and she would love it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Apple Butter Bundt Cake for all then 😉
steph parrell
This looks so amazing! Easy to make and your photos make it look so tasty! I am pinning this one for later. Perfect for Christmas baking 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much!
Tanvi Rastogi
I am usually not a bundt cake fan but this looks so moist and delicious. Love the pictures too.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Just a normal cake, but it a pretty shape 🙂
Amanda
I cannot wait to try this! Thanks for the recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I hope you bake it up soon!
Somnath
Delicious and yummies...Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Rachee
Yum! You had me at "butter"
I do NOT have to have a gluten free diet but this looks so like it needs to be a part of my menu soon!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This cake is for everyone!
Leah | Five for the Road
Yum!!! This looks so good! I am not very good in the kitchen but I am passing this on to my husband!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
As long as you have someone baking it 😉
Liz
Such a moist, dense, delicious cake! I love the drizzle, too 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes, thank you, Liz 🙂
Carri
The pictures alone make me want to whip this cake recipe up. Will be making apple butter today. It will work perfectly for this cake. Yum!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Homemade apple butter "makes the cake" 😉