APPLE CAKE with Walnuts and Honey

There were so many things to do last night, but all I wanted (and was craving ) was to make a dessert.  Even though it took about an hour before I could indulge, this delicious cake was definitely worth the wait.  The best part about this cake is that it's wheat-free, and sweetened with fruit, honey and just a wee bit of maple sugar.

APPLE CAKE with Walnuts and Honey

1/4 cup organic unsalted butter or organic palm oil at room temperature

1/4 cup (generous) local honey

1/4 cup flax slurry or 1 organic egg

1 tsp organic vanilla

1 cup organic applesauce

1 cup organic oat flour (or spelt or wheat flour)

1/2 cup organic brown rice flour (or spelt or wheat flour)

1 tsp organic cinnamon powder

1/4 tsp allspice

1/2 tsp gmo and aluminum free baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp sea salt

2 organic apples, peeled and chopped

1/2 cup organic raw walnuts, chopped

Topping: 1/4 cup local maple sugar or coconut sugar

1/8 cup organic butter at room temperature

2 Tbsp organic oat flour

1/2 cup organic raw walnuts, chopped

1 tsp organic cinnamon powder

Method:  Preheat oven to 350*.  Oil a 9 X 9" cake pan, or line it with parchment paper.  Cream the butter and honey together until light and fluffy.  To make the flax slurry, blend 1/8 cup organic flax seeds with 1/2 cup water until frothy.  Stir the slurry in, along with the vanilla and applesauce.

     Mix together the dry ingredients in another bowl.  Add the dry mix to the wet and stir.  Fold in the apples and nuts and spread into the cake pan.

     Combine the ingredients for the topping in a separate bowl.  Sprinkle on top of the cake and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.  Cool and cut.