Plum Walnut Cakes

Gluten-free Plum Walnut Cakes 

12787994_10153891841958077_948165362_nA shout out to Andrea’s Kitchen for the inspiration for this recipe! Light, moist, and fragrant with just a little bit of sugary crunch, these muffins are chock full of fiber, protein, potassium, magnesium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin A to get your day started off right!

 Ingredients

  • 1/4 C packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 tsp high quality ground cinnamon – divided
  • 2 tsp fresh grated nutmeg – divided
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 2 C gluten-free flour blend (I like Cup4Cup or Authentic Foods)
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 C chopped dried plums (shhhhh…we do not need to actually call them prunes!)
  • 1 1/3 C chopped walnuts – divided
  • 1 large organic egg
  • 1 large organic egg yolk
  • 1 C greek yogurt – 2% or whole milk
  • 8 tablespoons organic butter, melted – divided
  • 6-8 tbsp milk (cow, nut, soy, seed – your choice)
  • 2 tbsp tahitian vanilla

12767229_10153891841948077_372855006_nInstructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375º
  2. Grease 6 jumbo muffin tins or 5 mini tart pans or use paper liners
  3. Stir together brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, 2 tbsp melted butter and 2/3 C chopped walnuts for topping and set aside
  4. Stir rest of dry ingredients together – flour, sugar, spices, baking powder, baking soda, salt
  5. Add chopped prunes and remaining walnuts to flour mixture
  6. In stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large bowl with a whisk and some serious elbow grease, mix wet ingredients until smooth (You can also use a hand beater, electric beater or an immersion blender – the choices are endless!)
  7. Add dry mixture to wet and stir well to combine (don’t worry the batter will be thick and lumpy- use a little more milk if it is too thick to stir)
  8. Fill muffin tins or tart pans almost to the top and sprinkle with topping mixture
  9. Bake 22-26 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

Enjoy!

 

Plum Walnut Cakes
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