Apple Cake (Kathy Cooks)

APPLE CAKE (KATHY COOKS)

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Categories : Cakes Desserts

Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

2 tb Butter or margarine

1/4 c Honey

1/4 c Date sugar

1/4 ts Cinnamon

1 pn Cloves

1 pn Nutmeg

1 Apple -- peeled, cored,

-- sliced about 1/8 thick

1/4 c Butter or margarine

1 c Pitted dates

1/2 c Water

1/2 c Raisins

1/4 c Chopped walnuts or pecans

1 1/2 c Whole wheat flour

1 t Baking soda

1 t Baking powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 ingredients together in a

9"-square cake

pan by putting the pan with the ingredients into the

oven as it is preheating.

While the ingredients are melting, mix the next 4

ingredients together and then mix them into the melted

butter and honey. Lay apple slices in the syrup to

completely cover the bottom of the cake pan in an

attractive way. (You may need more than one apple if

you use a small one.)

Fill a 1-cup measuring cup with pitted dates, but

don't pack the dates into the cup. With the dates in

the cup, fill the cup with water, then pour both dates

and water into a blender. Add 1/2 cup more water into the blender. Now blend till it forms a smooth, thick

paste. Add the 1/4 cup butter or margarine and blend

till totally whipped in. Put the blender mixture into a mixing bowl and add the last 5 dry ingredients. Mix

just long enough to thoroughly blend in all the dry

ingredients. Pour this batter on top of apple slices

and spread evenly in the cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees

35 to 40 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in

the middle of the cake comes out clean. When done,

remove from oven and immediately turn the cake pan

upside down to empty out onto a serving platter.

Source: Kathy Cooks -- Vegetarian, Low Cholesterol (by

Kathy Hoshijo) Typed for you by Karen Mintzias - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -