Applesauce Molasses Cake - Low-Fat, Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free

A moist, delicious spice cake that also happens to be low in fat and free of gluten and dairy. If you use another GF flour mix make sure it contains adequate amounts of guar gum or xanthan gum to help the cake rise. Kosher: Pareve.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 1⁄4 cups applesauce
• 1 1⁄2 cups  brown rice flour (fine ground)
• 1⁄2 cup potato starch (not potato flour)
• 1⁄4 cup tapioca starch
• 1  teaspoon guar gum
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
•  cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Sift dry ingredients together in large mixing bowl, combining thoroughly.
3. Blend wet ingredients in a separate mixing bowl.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients slowly while beating with electric beater or large whisk. Beat thoroughly, until smooth.
5. Spray 9" round cake pan or 9x13" baking pan with baking spray. (For easier removal of cake from pan, place parchment paper on bottom of pan before spraying). Pour batter into cake pan.
6. Bake cake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out nearly clean.
7. Remove cake from pan and place on cooling rack. Serve while warm.
8. Optionally, the cake can be frosted with vanilla frosting or dusted with powdered sugar before serving.