Apple Cake
Serves: 16 slices
Carbs Per Serving: 6g (3g fiber)
Effort: Easy
INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup boiling water (240ml)
-2 apple-flavoured herbal tea bags - optional
-1 apple
-2 tablespoons lemon juice (30ml)
-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-2 teaspoons sugar equivalent
-1/2 cup Wise Choice Cake-ability Baking Aid (50g)
-1/2 pound ground pecans (225g or about 2 cups) pinch salt
-3/4 cup sugar equivalent (equivalent to 150g)
-3 eggs
-3 tablespoons oil (45ml)
-2 teaspoons allspice or apple pie spice
-1/4 cup walnut pieces (30g) - optional
HOW TO PREPARE:
1.-Optional: prepare apple tea concentrate and allow cooling.
Otherwise, just use plain water in Step 6
2.-Peel apple, slice thin, and then cut part into thin slices, the rest into a small dice. Sprinkle with lemon juice, cinnamon, and sweetener
3.-Grease tube pan and arrange apple slices in an attractive pattern.
Optional: if the pan is microwave safe, partly cook the apple slices this will help them stay in place when batter is added.
4.-Also cook the diced apple briefly in microwave or on stove to make the apple pieces tender.
5.-Mix (or grind) together, breaking up any lumps: CBA, ground nuts, sweetener equal (if dry -- or add liquid sweetener in Step 3), pinch salt.
The finer the nuts are ground, the finer the cake.
6.-Combine liquid ingredients.
7.-Stir liquid and dry ingredients together until thoroughly wet -- no need to beat.
8.-Immediately pour into prepared pan. Swirl in apple pieces and optional walnuts. Microwave (around 7 minutes), preferably raised above the floor of the oven (an upside-down glass pie plate works well).. or bake at 350 F (175 C) -- loaf pans 40-50 minutes, round pans 25-35 minutes, cupcakes/muffins 15-25 minutes ... or until centre springs back.
9.-Invert to serve.
NOTES:
1.- Use any combination of fruit and spices.
2.- Save the fruit carbs and get the fruit flavour from a commercial flavouring.
3.- Use apple or spice herb tea instead of water.
posted by MaryPaz @ 4:15 AM
