Servings: Makes 24 medium size muffins

1 1/2 cups Almond Flour 1 ½ cups Almond Flour
1/2 cup Coconut Flour ½ cup Coconut Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt ½ teaspoon Salt
3/4 teaspoon Cinnamon ¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves or Pumpkin Spice ⅛ teaspoon Ground Cloves or Pumpkin Spice
1 stick unsalted Butter, softened 1 stick unsalted Butter, softened
1 cup Swerve (Erythritol) 1 cup Swerve (Erythritol)
1 teaspoon pure Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon pure Vanilla extract
3 large Eggs 3 large Eggs
1 1/2 cups unsweetened Applesauce 1 ½ cups unsweetened Applesauce
1/2 cup Walnuts chopped (optional) ½ cup Walnuts chopped (optional)
 
FOR Optional FROSTING FOR Optional FROSTING
5 oz Cream Cheese, softened 5 oz Cream Cheese, softened
3 tablespoons unsalted Butter, softened 3 tablespoons unsalted Butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon pure Vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon pure Vanilla extract
1 cup pulverized (powdered)Erythritol 1 cup pulverized (powdered)Erythritol
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon ½ teaspoon Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter an 8- or 9-inch (square or round) cake pan or your muffin tins. I LOVEusing my silicone bakeware! Depending on how much fat is used in the recipe, silicone bakeware does not usually need butter or non-stick spray at all. (None needed this time!)
Make cake: subheading: Make cake:
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
Beat butter, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in applesauce. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined, then stir in walnuts (if using).
Spread batter evenly in pan and bake until golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen, then invert onto a plate. Reinvert cake onto a rack to cool completely.
Make frosting: subheading: Make frosting:
Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy. Sift confectioners sugar and cinnamon over cream cheese mixture, then beat at medium speed until incorporated.
Spread frosting over top of cooled cake.