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Gorgeous, Simple Apple Cake Going gluten free and sugar free doesn't have to suck. I adapted this recipe so that I wouldn't get that awful bloated, too-full feeling, and to not feed that feel-like-crap-and-be-crabby processed white sugar addiction monkey. 11 steps to eating blissful apple cake.        Got Apples?  1. I started with 4 gigantic honeycrisp beauties.... (organic is best..apples on are on the 'dirty-dozen list' ) Use an apple slicer to make easy work of this. Peel off the skins and slice the apple pieces down the middle to make 2 thick wedges for each slice. Put them in a big bowl. 2. Preheat your oven to 350 when you're done with the apple slicing business. 3. Coat the inside of a 9 inch springform pan with a nonstick cooking spray. 4. Mix the apples in that big bowl with 1/4 cup coconut sugar and 1/2tsp. cinnamon set it aside. 5. In a smaller bowl, Cream up the 1/2 cup butter or Ghee and then add 1...

Delightful Apple Pie! Step One : Get on your Motorcycle and head out to the local orchard on a picture perfect day. Make sure to fill your sidecar w/as many Competent pickers as you can comfortably manage. Step 2 : Get your team on board for tasting and picking the best apples. Step 3 :get them home and wash them well..(the apples & the kids) Step 4 : make some Awesome Apple pie Filling for 1 pie Cut up 5-8  apples (depending on size) we used; mcCoun, gala, and honeycrisp Saute in a large skillet w/ 3-4 tbsp butter Add 1/2 cup sugar Add some shakes of cinnamon.. Keep shuffling those apples around until they are so fragrant you must taste it (around 7 minutes).. It's probably done. Step 5 : Pour it out of the skillet on to a cookie sheet to cool to room temperature. What you've got is the perfect consistancy now for ( Step 6 )pouring into your favorite double pie crust. Or on top of ice cream, or inside pastry puffs, or on your oatmeal. Anyway.....