Einkorn Apple Butter Cake

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This delicious and nutritious cake is made with an ancient grain.

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Total Time50

Servings: servings

2 1/2 cups Einkorn All-Purpose Flour Whole grain or partially sifted flour can be substituted*
1 1/2 cups Sucanat, or other whole sweetener such as coconut sugar, maple sugar, or date sugar In a pinch, you can substitute brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Fine ground sea salt Any fine ground salt can be substituted
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
3 Large eggs
1 1/2 sticks Butter 1 stick of butter equals 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Apple butter, preferably homemade
1/2 cup Buttermilk Or yogurt or sour cream, thinned with milk

2 sticks Butter, divided 1 stick of butter equals 1/2 cup
1/4 cup Einkorn All-Purpose Flour Whole grain or partially sifted flour can be substituted
1 cup Whole milk
1/2 cup Sucanat, or other whole sweetener such as coconut sugar, maple sugar, or date sugar In a pinch, you can substitute brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
Pinch Fine ground sea salt Any fine ground salt can be substituted
1/2 cup Apple butter, preferably homemade
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Preheat the oven to 350°F
Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. Optionally, line the bottom of each cake pan with parchment paper.
Put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Alternatively, you can whisk the ingredients by hand.
Divide the batter into each cake pan.
Place the cake pans on the middle shelf in the oven.
Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes. When a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake layer comes out clean, the layers are baked and can be removed from the oven and placed on a cooling rack.
Allow the cake layers to cool approximately 5 minutes, remove each layer from its cake pan, and allow to cool completely on the cooling rack.

Place a small saucepan over low heat and melt 1/4 stick of the butter and add the flour to the melted butter. Allow to cook on low for 2 minutes.
Add the milk to the saucepan and bring up to a boil and allow the mixture to thicken.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the Sucanat, cinnamon, salt, and apple butter to the saucepan. Stir well to incorporate all the ingredients.
Transfer the mixture from the saucepan into a clean bowl and allow to cool completely.
Once the mixture has cooled completely, add the remaining butter and vanilla extract.
Use an electric whisk to whip the mixture until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes, until the mixture has the appearance and texture of whipped cream. Alternatively, you can whip the mixture by hand.

Place the first cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand. Cover the top with icing.
Place the second cake layer on top of the first layer. Spread the icing on top.
Optionally, spread the icing over the sides of the cake.
Allow the cake to chill for 1 hour to allow the icing to set.

*If you use 100% whole grain flour, you will want to increase the buttermilk to 3/4 cup.

Find this recipe and video at https://marysnest.com/how-to-make-an-einkorn-apple-butter-cake/