Apple Cake Squares with Rice Flour, soft single-serve cakes, simple and quick to prepare. Their batter is butter-free, made with a portion of rice flour that makes the cake lighter and more delicate. It is then enriched with diced apples and, if you prefer, also with nuts or dried fruit. My squares are simply flavored with cinnamon but you can personalize them as you like. They are also excellent served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Below, let’s see together what we need for our delicious apple cake squares with rice flour:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: for 12 squares
- Cooking methods: Oven
Ingredients
- 2 apples
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup rice flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 3.4 fl oz milk
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 5.6 oz granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- to taste powdered sugar
Steps
Preparation of the apple squares with rice flour:
Peel the apples and cut them into small dice, removing the core as well. Add the cinnamon, the lemon juice and one tablespoon of sugar taken from the total.
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the remaining sugar until you obtain a light and frothy mixture. Add the oil and the milk in a thin stream and sift the two flours with the baking powder directly over the batter.
Mix everything with electric beaters at low speed until the batter is smooth and homogeneous. Then gently fold in the apples.
Once everything is well combined, spread the batter in a rectangular baking pan (8 2/3 x 11 13/16 in) well lined with parchment paper and level the surface with a spatula.
Transfer the cake to an oven preheated to 356°F and bake for 20–25 minutes, performing the usual toothpick test.
Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Then cut the cake into squares and serve, dusting the surface with powdered sugar.
Bon appétit — see you next recipe!
