If I had to choose my favorite breakfast sweet, it would be coffee cake. Allegedly, even though it contains zero coffee, it is named this because it is the perfect compliment to a cup of coffee. While I can’t attest to that because I don’t drink coffee, I can tell you that this Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is one of the best I have ever had. This recipe was inspired by King Arthur Flour‘s recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Coffeecake, but I couldn’t help but tamper with it. What Makes A Coffee Cake, A Coffee Cake Then? All coffee cakes start with a poundcake base. A high amount of…
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Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake
Confession. As a kid, I never understood people that pair fruit with chocolate. Chocolate oranges around the holidays…yuck. Cordial cherries…nasty. However, after watching a great deal of Great British Bake Off, where everyone seems to be obsessed with putting fruit of all kinds into absolutely everything, I decided to give it a shot. Enter this Gluten Free Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake. What my young taste buds didn’t understand was what happens to chocolate when it is paired with an acid; also known as the cherries, in this case. The cherries, while still maintaining their delicious sweet/tart flavor, make the chocolate that much more chocolaty. A little culinary science! The cherries…
