Ingredients:

  • 1.5 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (5g) baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp (3g) baking soda
  • 1 tsp (2g) ground cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp (1.5g) sea salt
  • 0.5 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 0.5 cup (100g) coconut sugar
  • 1 large (50g) egg
  • 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup (120g) unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup (150g) apple, finely diced and grated
  • 0.5 cup (60g) powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp (15ml) maple syrup
  • 1.5 tsp (7.5ml) milk
  • 0.25 tsp (1ml) vanilla extract

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously grease the mini bundt pan with baking spray or softened butter and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
  2. Beat the softened butter and coconut sugar until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
  3. Whisk in the room-temperature egg and vanilla extract until the batter is smooth and emulsified.
  4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  5. Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet base, alternating with the unsweetened applesauce.
  6. Gently fold in the diced and grated apples using a spatula.
  7. Scoop approximately 2 tablespoons of batter into each cavity, filling them about 3/4 full.
  8. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  9. Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully inverting them.
  10. Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract to create a glaze, and drizzle over the cooled cakes.