This healthy cake is light, airy and melts in your mouth. It’s like eating a cloud. It’s a low calorie dessert that is just 2 ingredients. It’s easy to make and doesn’t require baking. It also doesn’t need any flour, eggs, butter, oil or added sugar. It’s a fun and unique cake to try.
This isn’t your typical cake but it does look very similar to a regular cake. It is very fun to eat as it just melts in your mouth. One slice is only about 25 calories. It is perfect for when you are craving something a little sweet but don’t want anything heavy.
Ingredients
- Applesauce
- Gelatin
Unsweetened applesauce: This cake will only work with unsweetened applesauce. It will not work with sweetened. I have not tried this with other fruits but I have used flavored unsweetened applesauce with my berry cloud cake.
Unflavored gelatin powder: The key to this recipe working is unflavored gelatin powder. I do not know if it will work with gelatin sheets. The gelatin is whipped with the applesauce until soft peaks form. This process is similar to how marshmallows are made which explains why you are able to create a light cake-like structure with the gelatin.
Cloud Cake Texture
You can see from the photos how much this cake looks like a regular cake. But you are probably wondering if it actually has the same texture as cake. When you bite in, you do get the mouthfeel of cake crumbs, but then the cake crumbs almost immediately melt in your mouth. So you do get a little bit of the sensation of eating cake but a much lighter cake.
If you’ve ever made or eaten cloud bread, I think it’s a similar idea. Cloud bread resembles regular bread in texture but a much lighter and airier version of it.
Storage
The cake should be kept in the fridge until ready to eat. While the cake can sit out for a few hours, it will start to get a little too moist if it sits out at room temperature too long. Uneaten cake should also be stored in the fridge.
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2 Ingredient Apple Cloud Cake
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cup (400 g) unsweetened applesauce
- 4 1/2 tsp (15 g) unflavored gelatin powder
Instructions
- Line an 8 or 9 inch square pan with 2 sheets of parchment paper. To do this, cut 2 sheets of parchment paper long enough to line the bottom of the pan with extra hanging over the sides (you will need this to act as handles later). One sheet should go across the pan vertically. The other sheet should go on top and across horizontally so that all of the interior of the pan is lined.
- Add applesauce to a large heat-proof mixing bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over the surface. Whisk until gelatin is fully incorporated. The gelatin should thicken your applesauce as you mix it in.
- Dissolve the gelatin in the applesauce. This is important because if the gelatin is not fully dissolved, the batter will not whip up to soft peaks. I used the double boiler method on the stove, but if you are used to dissolving gelatin with other methods (using the microwave at low wattage or heating up the applesauce and dissolving it in there), that will also work. For the stove method: add 1/2 inch of water to a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Make sure you are using a saucepan that is smaller than your mixing bowl. You want to be able to put the mixing bowl on top of your saucepan without the bowl hitting the water. The bowl should also fit snugly so that the heat steam from the saucepan doesn't escape. Once the water is heated, place your mixing bowl on top. Stir applesauce mixture with whisk to dissolve the gelatin as the mixture begins to heat up. Be careful to not let the mixture boil or get too hot. You only need to mix a few minutes until the gelatin is dissolved, the applesauce turns liquidy again and is warm to the touch.
- Remove bowl from stove and let cool for about 5 minutes. Pour applesauce into the mixing bowl of a stand mixer (or if you are using a hand mixer you can just leave the applesauce in its bowl) and beat on highest speed with wire whisk attachment for about 15 minutes or until soft peaks start to form. Your mixture should turn very light in color (almost white) and look like whipped cream. If you lift your wire whisk from the mixture, it should be able to hold a soft peak (see photo in post for reference).
- Scoop batter into prepared baking pan. Use a spatula to smooth and even out surface. Try your best to not deflate the batter when adding it to the pan. Place cake into fridge for 1-2 hours to set.
- The surface of the cake will look unchanged even when the cake is set. It will look wet. To test to see if the cake is set, peel the edge of the cake back from the parchment paper. The cake should be solid enough to let you peel it back and it should look like a slice of cake inside. Lift edges of the parchment paper to remove entire cake from pan.
- Use a big sharp knife to cut cake slices. Store uneaten cake in fridge.
Video
Notes
- I added some whipped cream to the top of the cake, but it is completely optional. I did it mainly to make the cake look nicer for the photos. I also like how the airy whipped cream complements the light texture of the cake.
- If you don't have parchment paper, you can also line the interior of your cake pan with plastic wrap. It must be lined with something otherwise you will not be able to remove the cake from the pan because it is so delicate.
- You can make this cake in an 8 inch square pan or 9 inch square pan. The cake in the photos are made in an 8 inch square pan. I prefer the 9 inch pan though because the cake slices were a little too tall in the 8 inch pan and it made the slices a little floppy and unsteady to stand up.
- I don't have a substitute for applesauce at this time. I recently tested it with bananas and it did not work.
- Very slightly adapted from Real Cooking in My Kitchen.
- I used Knox unflavored gelatin powder.*
- *This product link is an affiliate link. This means I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
Sounds great. Can’t weight to make it.
We hope you enjoy!
love all your recipes
thank you
You’re welcome!
Did not fluff at all. Waste of ingredients
Sounds like something went wrong – was the gelatin completely dissolved in the applesauce? If not, the mixture will not whip up right.
This is amazing! Delicious and guilt free. I add one packet of splenda to the mixture before heating. I top with fat free whip cream. Came out perfect ?
That’s great! So glad you enjoyed it.
I made it today using homemade applesauce and it’s a success.
It felt a little like making marshmallows but much easier.
Thanks for the recipe!
We’re glad you liked it!
I microwaved it and then I just added a little monk fruit extract and and some cardamon. AMAZING!
We’re glad it worked for you!
I don’t know for sure but this one seems like an awful lot of work for a simple 2 ingredient cake. I will pass on this one, but I will try other recipes.
Thank you.
We have a lot of other recipes with 4 ingredients or less that you might like!
Hi ! I’m vegetarian so can I make this cake with agar agar instead of gelatine ? (Sorry for my bad english, I’m french)
Sorry, but we haven’t tried agar agar powder. Maybe other readers will chime in if they have.
This cake is absolutely great, but a yield of 12 servings out of an 8 x 8 pan is, um, ambitious. I mean, this is apple cloud cake, not fudge. Even cutting this into 8 servings is small. At 8 servings per recipe, making this cake with regular, sweetened applesauce is still only about 51 calories per slice. Realistically, this serves 4.
The cake slices in this post show 12 servings, which is standard for an 8 x8 pan. An 8 x 8 pan usually serves 12-16. If you only slice it into 4, that means your cake slices are 4 inches by 4 inches, which are enormous slices. Also this cake will not work with sweetened applesauce.
This is amazing! I’ve made it twice and had great results. I even added maple syrup to sweeten it more and it worked very well.
Thanks for letting us know!
I heated up gelatin with applesauce in the microwave power 5 out (there are 10 powers on my microwave). Heated for about 5 minutes, mixing every minute.
Then used a kichenaid stand mixer. Seriously thought it wasn’t going to work. After about 15 minutes soft peaks formed was white. Another 5 minutes it became thick like beat up egg whites. Tasted like cotton, little flavor.
However once it set in fridge, was phenomenal! Like Apple infused cake.
I’m so glad it worked out well for you!
I made this last week, followed your directions to the “T,” and it was incredible!!! So light and fluffy with the perfect amount of flavor. It barely lasted a couple of days. Another huge hit- thank you for such an easy, De-Licious recipe!!
You’re welcome! Glad you loved it!
Has anyone ever tried this with pumpkin instead of applesauce?!
I made this recipe with pumpkin a few days ago! I thinned pumpkin puree out with a few tablespoons of water to get the consistency closer to applesauce and then followed the recipe. It took longer to whip up, after 15 mins I still had no clue if it was working, but in the last 5 mins whipped up fine. I plan on attempting it with mashed banana and mashed sweet potato in the future
Thanks for sharing your tips!
So yummy. Tastes like Apple infused cake
So glad you loved it!
I tried this and the taste is there, but it didn’t get real fluffy. I made sure to use unsweetened applesauce. I used the double boiler method for heating and dissolving the gelatin. I don’t have a stand mixer so I had to use a hand mixer, but used it on highest setting for roughly 15 minutes. It seemed to get lighter in color but didn’t look like whipped cream. In the pan, it turned out to be about 3/4″ thick. I’m not sure what happened. I plan to try again but thought about doubling the recipe to get a thicker cake???
We’re sorry you had trouble with the recipe – two things help with achieving the whipped cream consistency: ensuring the gelatin is completely dissolved in the applesauce while you heat it and then whipping the mixture for 15 minutes or until it holds soft peaks and is very light in color. Your mixture should be very light and fluffy. Based on what you said, maybe the gelatin wasn’t completely dissolved?
Update: yesterday I tried adding cocoa powder, vanilla and splenda to the applesauce prior to beating. It would not whip to the correct consistency so I ended up adding more gelatin and beating it for an EXTRA 10 min. It set and was tasty but not nearly as fluffy. Today I tried adding splenda, cinnamon and vanilla AFTER beating and it immediately deflated to about half (it was heartbreakingto see tbh:(). This one is a toughy to vary. I am going to try using flavored gelatin and I’ll let you know how that goes but other than that I recommend sticking strictly to the recipe and vary what you top it with. The original is awesome.
Thanks for sharing your experience. We’re glad you’re happy with the original recipe!
Un -freaking-believable! It tastes nothing like applesauce, and is miraculously cake-like in texture. It will be known as Houdini cake going forward because this s#!t is inexplicably magical. I can’t wait to play around with this recipe! Cocoa powder, extracts, sweeteners, flavored gelatin, spices, etc. Definitely happy to have it in my arsenal. Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Can mixture be out in silicon egg-shaped pan instead of pan and parchment paper?
We don’t recommend it because this cake is very delicate and it will be hard to remove from a silicone pan
I’m not going to give this a rating just yet because my first one was nothing like what is described or what I was hoping for.
I assembled everything needed, opting for the double boiler stovetop method, measured everything carefully, lined an 8″ pan with parchment paper and proceeded by following the instructions to the letter. The mixture never got as light in colour as described or fully reached that soft peak stage that I was looking for either. I went an extra 5 minutes to be sure but ultimately gave up and poured it into the pan. It set in under 2 hours but is essentially just applesauce jello. Oh I will still eat it to be sure but it is not even close to what I would call cake-like.
I suspect that my kitchenaid handheld mixer might be what let me down.
I will try it again with a more powerful mixer.
It’s hard to say what might have gone wrong – if the gelatin was not fully dissolved in the applesauce that can cause problems. Also, it could be your mixer. We used a stand mixer.
I’ve made this countless times. And with countless different little variables. Including adding some drops of liquid stevia, any flavor, adding additional gelatin, for more firmness. And I have mashed strawberries sweeten them with stevia and serve them over the top. I have also bear egg whites with stevia for a topping. I’m not a chocolate lover but I know that cocoa would work!
Additionally I have started with strawberries instead of applesauce and accomplished the very same thing, Cloud Cake!
Oh, wow! We love all of the things you’ve tried – thanks so much for letting us know.
This worked just fine in an 8″ springform pan using parchment paper on the bottom and a very light wipe of neutral oil (I used sunflower) on the sides. This avoids having to lift the cake out of the pan by means of the paper. The cake was completely separated from the sides of the pan once refrigerated. There was no taste of oil and I am not sure it needed the oil at all since the pan was nonstick.
Thanks for letting us know!
Have you tried this recipe using sugar free flavored gelatin? Just wondering if it would work because it mean a wide variety of flavors.
We haven’t tried that but let us know if you do!
I have started using favored gelatins in this recipe and it works fine. I top with the corresponding fruit and whipped cream when serving – a BIG hit!
I have also added extract flavorings to boost the taste. Our family favorite is to add a little fresh lavender to the mix with a touch of food coloring to get a delicate lilac hue, then top with a few sprinkles of lavender.
We’re glad to know flavored gelatin worked well for you!
Can you use cocoa powder in it to make it a chocolate cake?
We haven’t tried that – sorry!
Recipe not clear for melting gel. I gVe up trhing to make since of it.
We go into great detail on how to do this in step 3 in the recipe card including how to do it on the stove or in the microwave.
is it possible to make cupcakes out of this?? 🙂
Sorry, but we haven’t tried that.
Why don’t you try it? Then let us know. Thars the beauty of cooking. Anyone can try anything. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. You don’t have to ask permission to try something different from a recipe. I’m certain with the many paragraphs on this blog, if they tried that, they would say it. If anything…ask if they think something would work. I never understand asking bloggers if you “can” do something. What’s stopping you? Be creative.
Is it possible to make this vegan by using agar instead of gelatin?
Sorry, but we haven’t tried that.
So easy and delicious! I’m wondering how long these will keep in the refrigerator…
I’m so glad you enjoyed! I kept mine in the fridge for 3 days. I don’t know beyond that because we finished it all.
Do you think this cake could be frozen?
We haven’t tried freezing it and not sure how well it will freeze.
I made my own applesauce, just wondering if green apples can be used.
Green apples are fine but we haven’t tried the recipe with homemade applesauce. It could work, but if the texture/thickness is very different from the storebought kind, your cake may have a different texture.
SO GOOD!! I tried it the first time and I don’t think I waited long enough for the gel to turn to liquid in the applesauce.. now that I know how this will be in my fridge all the time! I love how easy and yummy this is! Thank you so much!!
You’re welcome! We’re happy you love the recipe.
Do you think it would be good with a little vanilla or almond extract? Which would you try?
Both sound good! Let us know if you try it.
This is amazing! I love the texture and the flavor. The only problem is I can’t stop eating it!! 🙂
I’m so glad you like it so much! Luckily it’s very low calorie so it’s okay to eat a few slices 😉
How long does it store in the refrigerator while still looking nice. Can I make this the night before serving?
yes it can be made the night before.
This looks amZing! Is there a substitute for gelatin, such as agar agar power?
Sorry, but we haven’t tried that substitute.
Can this recipe be doubled? Thought that I would check before I waste the ingredients, lol. It is amazing!!
I have not tried doubling it so I’m not sure. It may be difficult to whip to soft peaks if you double the recipe.
I double the recipe, as long as you use unflavored gelatin it works. In the absence of cool whip, I sprinkle cinnamon on top after it firms up.
thank you for sharing!
I doubled it. Heated in microwave for about 9 minutes, power 5 out of 10. Then beat for 15 minutes in kitchenaid stand mixer. Ended up with 3 times the amount though.
Can you make this with agar agar for a vegan version? I’m not sure if it will whip the same way.
We haven’t tried it with agar agar. The only problem you might have is the cake not setting properly since that sub will work differently with the liquid.
I absolutely loved how this turned out. I had a couple of slices for my tea time. I have never had much of a sweet tooth, and don’t eat sugar on a frequent basis, so this was perfect for me. SUCH cute little cakes that I enjoyed making and in the future can’t wait to switch up with various spices. CAUTION: My husband and mother who do have bigger sweet tooths were, sadly, not too impressed… Which totally bummed me out, because I can’t get over how much I enjoyed making these little cakes and how excited I was to share them. So, yeah, just be forewarned if you plan on serving these to big sweet tooth people that you might come away disappointed with their reactions. For those of you like myself who don’t need sugary desserts, I recommend this recipe! It really does look and feel like cake when you first bite into it and I feel like it will be so easy to switch up the flavor each time based on what spices you can throw in or toppings you can sprinkle.
thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience!
Used agar agar powder and it did not work.
thank you for letting me know. I suspected it would not work and answered that in the comments.
This never made it to crumbly cake texture. It moves like jello, which is okay. It had peaks after fifteen minutes of hand mixer spinning. But after refrigeration, it never dried out and became crumbly. The whip cream is ingenious.
We’re happy you enjoyed it and to follow up on your comment, it’s not supposed to be an obvious crumbly cake texture. Once chilled, it has a little texture that is similar to cake, but it’s very subtle. It should practically melt in your mouth when you eat it.
I heated up gelatin with applesauce in the microwave power 5 out (there are 10 powers on my microwave). Heated for about 5 minutes, mixing every minute.
Then used a kichenaid stand mixer. Seriously thought it wasn’t going to work. After about 15 minutes soft peaks formed was white. Another 5 minutes it became thick like beat up egg whites. Tasted like cotton, little flavor.
However once it set in fridge, was phenomenal! Like Apple infused cake.
Wow, thanks so much for letting us know! We’re glad it worked for you – thanks for sharing the tips!
Thanks for the recipe. I tried it, but the batter is not turning white like in the photo, even after 20 minutes. What did I do wrong?
What matters most is that the mixture holds soft peaks – did you achieve that texture? As far as the color, it’s hard to say – what color was it?
Can you use agar agar powder?
Sorry, but we haven’t tried that.
Turned out absolutely amazing. I added a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg to the applesauce and also scratched the parchment paper and made a homemade graham cracker crust and it was a huge hit!
I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you for sharing your experience
This is a game changer. If I put the graham cracker crumbs into parfait bowls, then spoon the mixture in, I can pop them in the fridge overnight and not have to worry about it sticking or cutting it. Top it with whipped cream and a dash of cinnamon to serve. I’m going to try it!!
Looks and sounds wonderful
I hope you enjoy
Thanks this sounds interesting. Two questions. 1. After it is made can you freeze it? Or does it last a long time in the fridge? 2. Can it be made with homemade applesauce?
I have not tried freezing it so I don’t know how it will affect the texture. Yes it can be made with homemade applesauce
This a recipe for jello not cake. The only difference between this recipe and jello is that jello calls for a clear liquid and this recipe calls for a texturized liquid.
This is definitely not a recipe for jello. It tastes nothing like jello. Jello is not whipped for 15 minutes at high speed. Jello also contains a lot more gelatin resulting in a more solid texture.
Just made this! The perfect dessert I didn’t know I needed. Thank you for posting this. Some of these commenters are yahoos! If you follow the recipe perfectly it comes out great ?
I’m so glad you liked it!
Can you use flavored jello.
it will not work with flavored jello because flavored jello is not pure gelatin. It contains flavoring and sugar so it would be much harder to figure out the amount to use to get enough pure gelatin in the batter.
I tried it last night with sugar free cherry jello and it was totally different than the first time when I made it (according to the directions) and NOT in a good way. I trashed it. Now I don’t have enough unflavored so I have to go to the store to get some. As a newly diagnosed diabetic this is an awesome dessert that hits the spot without spiking my sugar. Love it!!!!!!
We hope you give it another try!
I work in LTC and I am going to prepare it for the residents with dysphagia and can’t have regular cake because of the dry crumbly textures.
Thank You
I hope they enjoy this!
This is delicious! I’m trying to lose weight so this is perfect for when I crave the feeling of eating a fluffy sponge cake!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Is it the whole pack of gelatin to use.. I googled it and 15 grams is equivalent to 1 tsp.
please use a measuring spoon or a scale. 1 tsp of gelatin is not 15 g. 1 tsp of gelatin is a little over 3 grams.
Whatever happened I had applesauce hello. Period. Won’t bother trying again. Stood and beat for 15 minutes. Gever changed colour or really got peaks. The gelatin was dissolved we.. waited 5 min, beat like he’ll with mixer for 15 min. Would a food processor work?
A food processor could work but I haven’t tried. 15 minutes is approximate. It can be longer, depending on your beater. I used a stand mixer which tends to be more powerful. If you used a hand mixer, it will likely take longer, maybe close to 20 minutes. Also make sure your gelatin is fully dissolved. It’s not enough just to whisk it into the applesauce; the gelatin needs to be warmed up. The only time this cake did not work for me is when I didn’t warm up the gelatin enough.
Is there any reason that you can’t warm the applesauce in the microwave and then whisk in the the gelatin, and continue from there? Seems simpler. Thanks.
you can do that as well. I described the stovetop method because that is what I used.
2 ingredient recipe then proceeds to instructions applesauce, gelatin, water
the cake does not include added water. It is just applesauce and gelatin which is why it’s 2 ingredients. water is only used as a heatsource if you want to use the stovetop method for heating up the gelatin
Shut up Dan.
Can this be done with homemade warm applesauce,skipping the stove method
Yes you don’t need to heat the gelatin on the stove. That was just the method I used to ensure the gelatin was fully dissolved because the first time I made the cake my gelatin was not fully dissolved and I couldn’t get it to whip up to soft peaks. But it should also dissolve in warmed applesauce.
I am unsure on the gelatin quantity. Recipe says 4.5 t or 15g. Knox box says 1 oz is 4 env and that is 28 g. That should be 3 envelopes for 4.5 t but 3 env is 21 grams. Any thoughts?
do you have a teaspoon or a scale? I would recommend weighing it out or using a teaspoon to measure instead of trying to figure out how many envelopes.
This is ingenious! I’m just amazed how a beautiful sponge forms with just 2 ingredients! I put on whipped cream as well and I sprinkled some cinnamon on top. It was delicious!
I’m so glad you liked it!
This cake was delicious! I sprinkled a little bit of brown sugar and cinnamon on top of the whipped cream to give it just a little extra flavor. So good! I’ll be making this again!
I’m so glad you liked it!
Great apple taste. Really difficult to keep air in mix.
Do you mean when you are mixing the batter? Make sure your gelatin gets fully dissolved by warming it with the applesauce and let it cool for a few minutes before your start beating.
I don’t know why but I put mine into a 8 inch square pan but it was about an inch thick. What do you think I did wrong??
It sounds like you didn’t whip your mixture enough. Did you have soft peaks when you were done mixing? If the mixture deflates too much then it needs to be whipped longer
Same here and I used the 9″ as the writer prefers so mine wasn’t even 1/2″ thick. I whipped for 20 minutes and it splattered everything around it. Unimpressed with recipe, and thanks for posting your review.
To reduce splattering, you can start at a lower mixer speed, and as the mixture incorporates air and thickens you can speed up. This recipe works for us and many other readers, so it really does sound like you didn’t get to the right texture. We include a time estimate but also a visual cue to look for, which is more important – the mixture should hold soft peaks when it’s ready.
Is this something good for diabetics
I am not a professional. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for this question
Hi Kirbie!
Is the Apple Cloud cake OK for diabetics? Thank you
I am not a professional. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for this question
For diabetics, including myself, I would recommend looking at the amount of carbs in the applesauce. Being it’s unsweetened, that will make them less.
I’m going to buy the ingredients today and try it.
Hi! Do you think this will work with a vegan gelatin?
the only vegan gelatin I have worked with is agar powder. While I did not test with agar, based on my experience cooking with agar, I do not think it will work.
I am 73 & a diabetic. I like sweets like most people, but have problems finding simple, small size recipes. Please send me your easily made, low ingredient recipes. THANK YOU.
P.S. I love unsweetened applesauce.
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Could you use agar instead if gelatin to make it vegan
While I did not test with agar, based on my experience cooking with agar, I do not think it will work.
Very interesting…. I actually liked it with Fresh Fruit! Great idea for Weight Watchers!!
I’m glad you liked it!
Great idea
i hope you try it out!
I wonder if I could use pumpkin puree instead of applesauce?
I think that should work as well but I have not tried it
Can you substitute agar agar for the gelatin and obtain the same results?
While I did not test with agar, based on my experience cooking with agar, I do not think it will work.
Delish,refreshing, guests were surprised…to say the least!!
I’m so glad you and your guests enjoyed! I was just telling a friend that I think this would be a unique dessert to serve at a dinner party.
I’m looking for different and healthy ways to eat.
I hope you find more recipes to try!
I’m going to try it.
It looks like real cake.
I hope you like it
I’m curious to try this, but using food coloring. The white would be stunning between two red layers. Have you tried using gel food coloring?
I have not but I think that should be fine
Looks great for that light breakfast jump start..
hope you enjoy!
I had to read this recipe through several times to try and understand the instructions. It sounds like you are supposed to somehow sit the mixing bowl in a near-boiling pot of water? I am so confused. A video, or at least some pictures would be very helpful to show what you are trying to explain.
If I’m understanding this correctly, your pan and bowl would need to be just the right size to make this work, and that’s even if you had a glass mixing bowl, which most people don’t. I’ve got plastic ones and metal ones, but definitely no glass. How else can this recipe be made? The title of this recipe makes it sound like this will be a simple thing to make, but this sounds super complicated.
I’d love to see a version that people who aren’t professional chefs could make with things we already have in our kitchens. It sounds like a great dessert, I just don’t know how to make it. :/
Hi, I’m sorry if you are confused by the instructions. The gelatin needs to be dissolved with indirect heat. The method I describe in the recipe is a very common way to heat with indirect heat, most often used for melting chocolate. It is not a method that requires you to be a professional chef. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It is a DIY method for home cooks who don’t own a double boiler. All you need is a pot and a heatproof bowl that is bigger than the pot so that it can sit on top of the pot. If you don’t have a glass mixing bowl, a metal one can also work. I discuss using glass because in my experience most people own a glass mixing bowl or a giant glass bowl. If you need a photo reference, you can search for “diy double boiler”
What kind of gelatin what go favor do you use
this recipe uses unflavored gelatin
Can this be made vegan??
sorry I have not tested a vegan version
Could I use cinnamon apple sauce for extra flavor in this recipe?
yes!
Hi! What size slices do you cut them into? The nutro info is for 1 size, but what size is that slice, please?
I cut the cake into 12 slices. you can find the information under “yield” in the recipe box.
Can’t wait to try thisl
I hope you enjoy!
So this is pretty much classic Russian Pastila ?
I haven’t had classic Russian Pastila. Based on my limited knowledge, it seems like that is more like a marshmallow in texture. This cake doesn’t have a marshmallow texture.
Got to try this cake
We hope you like it!
Apple cloud cake is a great desert option!
Can’t wait to try it!
I hope you enjoy!
At last there’s a cake I can eat & enjoy without worrying about my diabetes & graining alot of weight
I hope you enjoy
Do you think this may work with agar as a substitute?
I haven’t tried but I don’t think it will work with agar
Can you flavor with extract??
I think that should be fine
This looks amazing! I’d like to try it as is and with some mashed ripe banana. Maybe some spice as it’s getting to be fall. I see myself making it for a long time to come!
please let me know how a banana version turns out!
Step by step image would help.
I try to provide step by step photos for parts where I think may be tricky and need a photo reference. Here, I provided a photo of what the mixture needs to look like when you are done mixing. I don’t feel like a photo will really help for the other steps. For example, dissolving gelatin in the applesauce: it just looks like a bowl of applesauce.
Can’t wait to try this! And will share with my 92 yo Mom who likes to try new recipes.
Might you add cocoa powder to turn the cloud stormy ( to make it chocolate?). Or is it too fragile? Guess you could flavor whipped cream instead?
Thanks!
I think it should be fine to add a little cocoa powder, but I think it may make this a little too bitter because unsweetened cocoa powder is quite bitter and there is no added sugar in this recipe.
Can’t give it 5 stars cuz I haven’t actually made it yet, but it’s too simple NOT to! ?. I have a few snack cups of strawberry applesauce that no one is eating, so I think I’ll use them up!! Mmmm, can u imagine how THAT’S gonna taste?? ? hehehe I can’t wait to try it! I wonder if this will work with any simple fruit puree? ?. Thanks for the awesome idea! ?
strawberry applesauce sounds like it will make the cake very pretty. I hope you enjoy
Haven’t tried this but my question is… does it taste like cake since it’s unsweetened apple and sauce and unflavored gelatin?
It’s a little hard to describe. The mouthfeel when the cake first goes in your mouth is like actual cake crumbs except lighter. Once the cake is fully dissolved, it tastes like applesauce.
I love easy recipes. They look delicious
I hope you enjoy!
Is there a vegan replacement for the gelatin? Perhaps chia seed flour or tapioca flour? Thanks!
Sorry I have not tested a vegan version