Starbucks-Style Gluten Free Apple Pound Cakes

INGREDIENTS

Cakes 16 tablespoons (224 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup

sugar

9 oz

(about 4) eggs at room temperature, beaten

1 tsp

pure vanilla extract (or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract + 1/2 teaspoon almond extract)

1 cup

(220 g) all-purpose gluten free flour (I used Better Batter)

1/2 tsp

xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)

1 1/2 tsp

kosher salt

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

Apple Topping 2 tablespoons (28 g) packed light brown sugar

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp

freshly ground nutmeg

1/8 tsp

kosher salt

2 cups

diced, peeled firm apples (from about 2 medium-size apples—Granny Smith works great, so do Empire)