Apple Cake Squares

Apple Cake Squares

Description

The bonus of this cake is that it's fast to make. It's a moist cake with a mellow cinnamon-apple taste. You can serve it for dessert or you can wrap slices up to take to school or to the office.

Food as Medicine

Unfortunately, apples tend to rank among the top 12 fruits and vegetables contaminated by pesticides, according to annual tests conducted by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group. The good news is that organic apples are now easy to find, as they are featured in many conventional grocery stores.

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons softened butter or Spectrum Spread
2 eggs
2 cups apples, peeled, cored, finely shredded
1/4 cup finely chopped dates
1/4cup confectioners' sugar

GARNISH (Optional)
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl and stir thoroughly.

Cream the sugar and butter together in a large bowl.
Beat in the eggs and whisk until smooth.

Stir in the shredded apples and dates until they are completely distributed throughout.

Slowly stir in the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly into the batter.

Spray the bottom and sides of a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, or grease it with 1/4 teaspoon of butter and pour in the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes.

Put the confectioners' sugar in a sifter and dust it over the cooled cake a few times until all the sugar is gone.
If you want to garnish, mix the walnuts with the maple syrup and drizzle over individual serving plates.

Cut the Apple Cake into 9 squares and arrange each one on top of a decorated plate and serve.

Serves 9

Per serving:
Calories 201.2
Fat 7.5 g
Saturated fat 2.9 g(39.9% of calories from fat)
Protein 3.6 g
Carbohydrate 31.6 g
Cholesterol 58 mg
Fiber 1.4 g

This recipe is from The Healthy Kitchen - Recipes for a Better Body, Life, and Spirit (Hardcover) by Andrew Weil, M.D. and Rosie Daley (Knopf)-----------------------