Apple cake (or cupcakes) with lemony cream cheese frosting
Apple birthday cake with lemony cream cheese frosting
cake
cake, birthday cake
This recipe can make cake (ex a birthday smash cake), cupcakes or muffins
Looking for a great two-layer cake recipe that's sugar-free and perfect to suggest to your clients? Look no further. This cake recipe is perfect for babies just starting out with complementary foods.
The flavour combination of apples with the lemony cream cheese frosting is subliminal.
What's more, my almost 4-year old daughter made this cake with just a bit of help from me so your clients can, too!
**Important to remind clients is that raw apples are a choking hazard for babies so be sure to offer them cooked, such as in this recipe.
The main ingredients are apples, whole wheat flour, butter, cream cheese, and dates. Using dates instead of table sugar adds sweetness as well as fibre and vitamins and minerals such as potassium, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, calcium, and more.
This recipe is great for babies as of 6 months old because the texture is so moist.
**Please note that this apple cake does contain potential allergens (wheat and cow's milk) so be sure that clients are aware and have introduced them.
This is what the cakes looks like coming out of the oven:
Apple Cake with Lemony Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients
1 cup dates, pitted
½ cup water
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 ¾ cup whole wheat flour (can also use all purpose flour, could probably work with gluten-free flour)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ cup milk (any kind, I used cow's milk)
1 ½ cup apples, cored, coarsely grated
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350*F.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave the dates and water for 4 minutes.
Blend the date mixture in a blender or hand blender to obtain a thick paste.
In a large bowl, add the date paste, butter, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and milk.
Fold in the apples.
Grease 2 8-inch round cake pans with the butter and separate the cake batter into the 2 pans*.
Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool for at least 30 minutes and then add the frosting.
* To make cupcakes or muffins, transfer to greased or lined regular muffin moulds and bake for 22 minutes.
Frosting
Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
8 oz (250 g) cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup maple syrup, optional
1 tsp vanilla
Zest of 1 lemon
Directions
Beat all the ingredients together until well combined
Frost your cake - don't forget to ice between the 2 cakes!
If you love icing, double this recipe.
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